Valerie Kimani: lessons for TPF’s current contestants

TPF contestants should read from a page in Valerie Kimani’s book.

Just to recap for those of us with short-term memory retention issues, Valerie Kimani was the winner of the first spin-off of Tusker Project Fame. Her win was considered controversial but even as people doubted her, she not just rose above their doubts, she soared.

She recorded her debut album called “Baiskeli” with Gallo Records and like most greats, she was unfortunately not as appreciated at home as she was abroad. She then turned her sights onto acting and she starred in Shuga. From there she went on to perform in a theatrical piece alongside Eric Wainaina. Unfortunately, her story wouldn’t be complete without mentioning her darkest days. She had a rough patch as do we but what astounded me about her resilience is that when everyone had counted her down and out, a phoenix rose from the ashes .
Since then she has been growing from strength to strength. She has had a steady acting gig on an NTV show. Why do i think the current contestants should read a page from her book? Well, she is the most successful TPF artist. Aside from that, she is the most resilient.
If they can learn from her, not only will they be successful, they will be able to surpass her level of success!
That’s my humble opinion though.