At the maiden edition of its talent hunt competition in 2021, five winners emerged in the areas of acting, modeling, singing, and dancing. One of the winners, Aduni teamed up with top Nigerian singer, Ric Hassani on her debut single/video under the management of AYKO, a talent and modelling agency born of a shared passion of its co-founders, Ayoola Bakare and Koya Onagoruwa.
With a simple vision to discover and nurture raw African talents and showcase them to the world, AYKO, has within a short space of time since emergence, registered its presence in the creative industry while deepening Nigeria’s entertainment ecosystem. In this chat with Ferdinand Ekechukwu, Ayoola and Koya talk about their formation, opportunities and plans beyond just identifying and managing these talents…
