Amileena: “I Was Actually Tricked Into Joining Project Fame”

Amileena: “I Was Actually Tricked Into Joining Project Fame”

The composed hotelier is a study in self-confidence. Always smiling, and in a joyous mood, Amileena sailed through to the final night of Project Fame, but even for Ami, as her friends call her, it was not easy.

Amileena says, “I started TPF at 7 am. My boy from work, he’s been wanting me to sing from day one. So I’ve always been too shy to step up myself, so he phoned me and was like: ‘I’m in a fix, si you come wild waters?’ I get there, and there’s cameras, and I’m asking, what’s going on? And there was a one on one this jamaa is standing there, I actually like him, in dreadlocks, and he asks me to sing, and he’s like, ‘we’ll see you tomorrow.'”

“Couple days later, I get a phone call from Nairobi, eish, wa, this stuff is serious, its not just for jokes! I get there, sing for kina Ian, they were jazzed. Then they put me on probation for gala night, so I sing for a spot to get into the house.”

And when asked about her stardom:

“I don’t think I classify myself as a star. People just had me in their faces for eight weeks and got to know me like that. I’m somebody who’s face looks familiar. I don’t think I’ve done enough to consitute being a star just yet. I’m hoping to do so, so I can earn the respect of stardom. I’m humble that some people will think that I am a star.”

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Courtesy: George Kariuki