How resemblance to 2face affected my career – Joe El
Popular singer Joe El Amadi has spoken out about the challenges of looking remarkably similar to fellow artist 2Baba.
Joe El shared that frequent comparisons have stunted his career growth.
He noted that some music industry executives and media personalities have excluded him from their platforms solely because of his resemblance to 2Baba.
“The downsides of 2Baba comparisons almost broke me down. Some presenters at Cool FM and Sound City, and an event planner at Festac Carnival 2013, denied me access to their platforms for looking like 2Baba
“The Sound City presenter even confronted me at Club Rumours one time boasting that he was the one that ordered presenters at his station not to play my songs because I was mimicking 2Face.
“The event planner at Festac Carnival insisted that I won’t perform because I look like their King 2Face. The same thing happened when I went for an interview at Cool FM; the presenter said he can’t interview someone who imitates 2Face.
“I complained to my mum and my record label boss, Baba Keke but they urged to be calm. Sometimes, when I try to pay homage to 2Face when we meet in public, some of his team members will block me.”
According to Joe El, teaming up with 2Baba on “Hold On” in 2015 helped shift public perception, earning him recognition as an individual artist.
When asked about his exit from Kennis Music, Joe El attributed it to the natural conclusion of his contract, saying, “It was over.”
