Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has described the death of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, as a life-changing experience that reshaped his outlook on life and his career.
Davido and his wife, Chioma, lost their three-year-old son in October 2022 after he drowned in a swimming pool at the singer’s Banana Island residence in Lagos State.
Speaking in an interview with ABC News’ Rocsi Diaz, Davido said the tragedy forced him to step back, reflect, and refocus on how he wanted to move forward.
“Stepping away after losing my son and being able to look back into my career, gave me a refocus of how I wanted to move going forward. It changed my life,” he said.
The singer praised how he and Chioma handled the devastating loss, noting that their resilience has inspired many people facing tough times.
“I know how many who randomly come to me at the airport to tell me how my strength has inspired them in hard times. I was telling my wife the other day that I’m proud of how we bounced back. Now, we got twins. They are big and shouting everywhere. For us to be able to go through the loss of our son and be able to bounce back in a major way is huge,” Davido added.