By Murphy Akanji
American super star singer and actress, Selena Gomez has disclosed that she is a fan of Nigerian afro beats superstar singer, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema even before they collaborated on the ‘Calm Down’ remix.
According to Gomez, she first fell in love with Rema’s song, ‘Runaway,’ before the “Rave Lorde” contacted her for a remix of ‘Calm Down.’
Gomez also added that she accepted to work with Rema because she loves his demeanor, stressing that she “just wanna take care of him.”
The 32-year-old singer, who said she “just wanna take care of him.” made this disclosure while appearing in the latest episode of the VA 100 New York Podcast.
“I actually fell in love with the song ‘Runaway’ before I fell in love with ‘Calm down.’ I literally was a fan of his. But it [remixing ‘Calm Down’] was all like kind of his idea.
“When I met him, I honestly was so impressed by his demeanor, how humble and how grateful he is for every moment. And, I just couldn’t pick someone else who deserves all this success in the world. He is so kind. I don’t know, I just wanna like take care of him [laughs],” Gomez said.
Selena Gomez is a legend an icon, and honestly, she is at the moment .In addition to her makeup brand, Rare Beauty, and her role as Mabel in the Emmy Award-winning series Only Murders in the Building (which is currently streaming its brand new season on Hulu), Selena is embarking on a brand new leg of her music career.
Selena’s current ventures are earning her some big bucks, but she’s been on the showbiz grind for many, many years.
She started her career at just 7 years old on Barney and Friends. Then, she was a part of perhaps one of the most iconic Disney Channel eras with her leading role in Wizards of Waverly Place, which also marked her break into the music industry. Since then, Selena’s career has been on the upward trend. She is now one of the prominent singer in the world at the moment.