Photos:Suleiman Atta,20-Year-Old Nigerian Wins Welsh Version X Factor.

Suleiman Atta, a 20 year old Nigerian, who could also be seen as a new kid in the Nigeria musical industry has won the Welsh version of the X factor with an original song composition that he wrote two hours before the grand final of the competition.

Attah who is studying Music Technology at Coleg Llandrillo Music Technology in Wales, won the first prize against 21 other finalist at the Welsh factor, Wales largest Talent competition.
Atta, while speaking with this medium expressed joy and appreciation to his family for allowing him, due to his love for music, to abandon his course in Medicine to study music in Coleg Liandrillo Music Technology.

“Before I went into music, I was studying Medicine in Ghana, because Medicine was what my parents wanted for me, but, I wanted to achieve my dreams in music. I love music so much, because, it inspires me.
"I also hope to inspire people through my music even though I loved medicine, I had passion for music and with support from members of my family I left medicine for music and today am happy I did because music is where my passion lies.
“Winning this big competition is like a dream come true for me, even though I never believed I could, but, I did and am glad I did. Two hours to the grand final of the competition, I told myself I needed to be different, I need to be original if I must win this competition. So, there and then, I composed a song titled “Viexen the female folks” and that was the winning song. I never believed it but it was real” he explained.

Rekiya Atta, mother to Suleiman:

“He has always wanted to go into music, but, I refused even though the pressure was high from him, his aunts and uncle. I still insisted he must study Medicine, because, he was good in Sciences, so I sent him to a school in Ghana where he started studying Medicine.

"Then, suddenly he called me from Ghana and said mum, 'you know I love Physics so well, but, anytime I am in that Physics class, all I am doing is creating beats in my head.' At that point, I realized that I needed to let him follow his dream and passion, instead of insisting he must study Medicine.

"So, I gave up and decided to send him to a music school, where he can have a Degree to add value to his talent, not just doing it on the streets and today he is making the whole family and his country proud. I am proud of him, for emerging winner in the big competition in a foreign land. I am happy that my decision to allow him go into music was not a mistake”  Rekiya explained.