First time i heard heard her voice on her debut track Catch Me i knew she was destined for Greatness. Gbemisola Scarlet Shotade was “Miss Borno” in the MBGN 2012 competition. Little did we know that she was also a budding singer-songwriter. She says she comes from a ‘music family’ but up until last year, she hasn’t been known for her singing abilities. She has been most popular for being a video model and beauty queen, having featured in some of the biggest Nigerian music videos.
She starred in Timi Dakolo‘s “Love Song” music video as the lead video model. She was also in Lynxxx‘s “Eziokwu” featuring Phyno, IllBliss & Ikechukwu; the video for Hennessy Artistry 2012 anthem “Bartender” by Naeto C & M.I and most recently, Burna Boy‘s exciting “Run My Race” video.
Having been on set with such prolific acts, Scarlet promises that we would be hearing collaborations with one of them very soon. But, music videos are not the only frontier she has conquered as a model. On December 9, 2012, she was crowned Miss United Nations in Kingston, Jamaica, winning a whopping $10,000 along with it.
She is also Miss Global 2012, was Lagos Carnival queen for 2012 and won the Vlisco Face challenge in Miss Nigeria 2011. Her music is very emotional so she has a very strong ability to connect with her listeners; so it’s no surprise that she’s close friends with Nigerian R&B guru, Capital F.E.M.I.
Now, she’s ready to make her sojourn into the music industry full-on. And, so far, she has been collaborating with Temi Gomez and DJ Klem of Knighthouse. She recently released the music video for her debut single, “Catch Me”.
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Photo Credit: Gbemisola Shotade | Mayreejay | Dola Posh Photography
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