BBNaija: Laycon Bags Offer To Perform Alongside Wizkid, BurnaBoy At AfroNation Festival

Oyinlola Awonuga
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Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) Lockdown housemate, Olamilekan ‘Laycon’ Agbeleshe has obviously got a lot of celebrity fans behind him among his social media icon tagged fans.

Recently, show organizer of AfroNation, Adesegun Adeosun Jr popularly known as King Smade, recently wowed Icons (Laycon’s fanbase) when he revealed he’ll get housemate – who is a musician – to perform at AfroNation festival.

The festival which is slated to take place in 2021 in Portugal, will be a 3-day event that will see top music stars like Wizkid, Olamide and Burna Boy performing.laycon Wizkid BurnaBoy

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For an upcoming act like Laycon, this offer, if accepted will be a dream come true for him as it would be to any musician hustling for a breakthrough.

Singer and music producer, Samklef who is an icon had made a post suggesting they throw a party to celebrate when Laycon wins.

Responding to this, King Smade wrote: “I will have him perform at AfroNation festival! Lay on for the win!”

Samklef shared a screenshot of the comment on his verified Twitter handle.

Read his Twitter post:

“Icon u heard it 1st @iamsmade just confirm laycon will be performing along side WiZkid, burnaboy, Olamide..etc and the Afronation festival in Portugal. Na God noni.”

Afro Nation festival is a newly-launched gathering that had its very first edition in the Algarve region of Portugal in 2019.

The newly-launched gathering in 2019 brought together top talent from across Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Jamaica, the U.K. and the U.S. for a 4-day long “urban beach festival.”

Over its several days and nights, Afro Nation brought together afrobeats’ rising stars with cemented legends for an impressive line-up.

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The debut edition of Afro Nation in 2019 boasted performances from the likes of Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, J Hus, D’Banj, Busy Signal, Buju Banton, Femi Kuti, Tiwa Savage, Adekunle Gold, Jidenna, Maleek Berry, Stonebwoy, Vanessa Mdee, and many more.

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