Prior to picking music as a profession , Tonye had previously worked for UBS Financial and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited as a business analyst . She dropped her corporate job for a career in music in 2013 and went on to release her first official single titled " Were Niyen " which was received to critical acclaim . On 2 October 2014 , she released another song produced by Password titled " Criminal " which did well to gain grounds . In 2015 , her song titled " Abi Belema " became popular and thus winning her a nomination at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards . She cites Whitney Houston , Janet Jackson , Brandy and Aaliyah as her musical influences . In an interview granted to '' ThisDay Live '' on 21 June 2014 , she said she is working on her debut studio album
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Tonye Garrick