Peter and Paul Okoye grew up idolising the American music legend and nearly collaborated with him through their ex-label boss Akon before he passed away.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer and one half of the now defunct P-Square musical group, Peter Okoye, has recounted how he and his twin brother, Paul, missed out on an opportunity to collaborate with the late music legend Michael Jackson.
The Nigerian music star made this known in a trending video interview which recently made the rounds on social media.
In the clip, Peter recalled how American-Senegalese superstar and music producer Akon played a “pivotal role in making the dream become a reality”.
According to him, Akon had gone as far as writing an Afrobeats-flavoured song specifically for Michael Jackson to record with the Nigerian duo.
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He, however, noted that the sudden demise of the King of Pop in 2009 brought the plans for the anticipated collaboration to an abrupt end.
Peter went on to reveal that after P-Square dropped the music video for their hit single ‘Personally’, Jermaine Jackson reached out to the group via video call.
He added that the gesture underscored how far the duo’s appeal had spread beyond the African continent at the height of their fame.
“The timing of the clip’s recirculation has, however, set tongues wagging online, as it comes against the backdrop of a very public dispute between Peter and his siblings, Paul and Jude Okoye.
