I Was Up for the Challenge’: Sadé Awele on How Music Competitions Helped Her
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2026
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I Was Up for the Challenge’: Sadé Awele on How Music Competitions Helped Her

CBC Music welcomed Sadé Awele to The Block studio in Toronto, where she joined host Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe for a conversation about her journey as an artist. Sadé reflects on how participating in school music competitions as a child helped build her confidence and sharpen her craft, and shares how her Nigerian upbringing and deep love of music informed the sound and storytelling on her latest EP, Intuition.

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