‘My Teacher Said I Won’t Be Successful Because I Had Poor Grades In French’- Davido

David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he had really bad grades while in school and his French teacher told him he can never make it in life.

The father of three revealed this in a chat on the Tea with Taymesanpodcast, while reflecting on his childhood, career, and how he started singing at the age of 16.

Speaking further, the singer revealed that his grades were poor and he was the most unlikely to succeed type of student, and his French teacher told him that he will never make it in this life. He also stated that he was a bad kid with good intentions.

Davido revealed that he cries at different situations, and the death of his three friends really pierced him. And he also cried on his birthday because he was completely overwhelmed by the show of love.

Recall that the singer lost three of his friends to the cold hands of death in the course of the year, he described 2020 as a crazy year.

According to him, ‘’We lost TJ, my bodyguard who has been my security for over eleven years, we also lost my photographer Fortune, may his soul rest in peace. 2021 has been a crazy year, may their souls rest in peace.

“We are carrying their legacy on, we think about them everyday, from handling that and still working , still having to do what I have to do, going on tours, or doing music recording, juggling the pandemic and also family matters, 2021 has been a crazy year. We just thank God we are here, we are strong.’’

Davido won the Next Rated award in 2012 at The Headies after releasing “Dami Duro“, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo(2012).