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COVID-19 HERO:
DJ CUPPY • Please tell us a bit about yourself
2 Sep 2020 - The Covid Hero campaign by The Luxury Network Nigeria, in partnership with Business Day, and Robert Taylor Media aims to applaud outstanding individuals and organisations, whose work is critical to the survival of Nigeria in these unprecedented and challenging times. It’s driven by the company’s ethos of partnership and collaboration for greater impact - especially in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. The next hero under the spotlight is DJ Cuppy. A world-renowned Disc Jockey and artist who recently released her highly-anticipated debut album, Original Copy, on 21st of August 2020, Cuppy is a multi-talented individual with a plethora of interests. Philanthropy is one of such, and she is especially passionate about the African child. She founded the Cuppy Foundation in July 2018, and over the months since the coronavirus pandemic, the Foundation’s commitment to keeping the fight against Covid – 19 has been relentless and focused. In partnership with some global partners such as Save the children, the Foundation has supplied PPE and PPC to Lagos State Government, the Ministry of Health in Abuja and the Red Cross Society of Nigeria. 102
My name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola globally known as Cuppy. I am a professional Disc Jockey, creative, producer and philanthropist. I am very passionate about protecting and empowering the minorities in the society and that is why I founded the Cuppy Foundation. I strongly believe that we all have a part to contribute in making the world better. I’m committed to using my platform and resources to help provide the much needed health care, facilities and education especially for our African children and people living with disabilities so they are equipped to live comfortably and compete on a global level. • Please share some of your career highlights to-date, to give us a picture about your professional background I’ve had quite a number of career highlights for which i feel truly blessed that my hard work has met with success. I’m so proud of my African heritage and always have a sense of fulfillment when I’m given the opportunity to serve. In 2015, I had the honor of DJing at President Buhari’s inauguration; It was a very fantastic opportunity and I felt really patriotic. In whatever I do I want to always be an advocate of Africa. So when I got the opportunity to host my own radio show , Africa Now on Apple Music, I was beyond elated about being the host of such a phenomenal show created by Africans for Africans that celebrates our unique sound and culture. Also, in 2019 when my foundation, the Cuppy foundation held a gold gala, attracting dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria and they made wholesome donations to the foundation. It was humbling to see people I look up to key into my dreams and visions for the African child.
