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In 2017, Idyl auditioned for season two of The Voice
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Idyl auditioned unsuccessfully for four seasons of
Project Fame West Africa between 2012 (season five) and 2015 (season nine). He also had unsuccessful auditions on Nigerian Idol (Seasons two through five) and X-Factor Nigeria. In 2016, he released the song
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in London; which came with a music scholarship at the
Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) School of Music, where he learned to play the piano, and studied music theory and vocal training.
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As a result of his win, Idyl received a recording contract with
Universal Music Africa, a sports utility vehicle and an all-expense-paid trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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received favourable responses from audiences and months later, he released an ADM remix. In August 2019, he released another single,
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produced by Sovida, which was recorded in his local Ijaw language. The song title translates to
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