Daphné Njie, known mononymously as Daphné, doesn’t need any introduction in the music industry. Despite her hiatus, the multi-talented and multi-award winning artist, was always in the conversations, usually with fans always desiring to know when she’d make a come-back.
On October 4th, 2024, Daphné, enthusiastically referred to as the “Queen” by her many fans, finally made her way back into the music scene with a sizzling tune, titled “Happy” featuring Nigerian singer – TeniA pata.
The official video, directed by King Achiri, currently stands at 1.6k views on Daphné’s YouTube channel after three hours, at the time this post was made. The video portrays Daphné’s journey from marrying, to getting pregnant, and to returning to the music industry level-headed, despite all the troubles with her Label which could have weighed her down. It’s worth mentioning, that the video doesn’t have any obscene scenes. It’s a video for every age group.
The numbers might have been more, maybe if Daphné was still under her former label with a huge subscription, but it’s obvious, that the singer has started a new Journey, and it might not be as easy as fans would expect it to be, but this might not be one of the biggest hits of the year, but it’s definitely an amazing tune.
“Happy”, produced by Ntui Rodrique Egbe, mixed and mastered by K Master K Mix, is a song for people who’ve refused to let the ups and downs of life to weigh them down, hence they choose happiness above all.
The song is co-written by Asaba and Teni, who are undoubtedly some of the best female singers and writers, in the continent. The Melody and refrain, are easy and smooth. Teni didn’t need to do any better with her verse as she has always had her unique flare. You weren’t expecting another Teni or Daphné, were you?
Many would argue, that Daphné could have gone for a trendy artist other than Teni, but seeing the singer make her come-back with an international artist, only sends waves that we might just be seeing more of international collaborations, going forward.
The only question running through my mind now, is how frequent she’s going to be dropping music ? A little bit of consistency moving forward, could reinstate her at the pinnacle, even if that’s not her object right now.
REMARK: Daphné is still very much loved by her fans from social media reactions, following her latest release. One thing we must make peace with, is that her solo journey won’t be a walk in the park, but she now has freedom to do as she pleases, more reason why we can trust the come-back.
