Singer Marya who sang, 'Chokoza' with Avril has been missing in action for many years now.
Speaking in a recent interview with Mungai Eve, Marya said she was unable to do music on her own after her contract with Ogopa DJs expired.
She tried doing music on her own but all of her attempts failed.
"I am on a music break since it has not been easy. When I approach people to shoot in their studios, they charge me very expensive and I can't afford it," she said.
Speaking about how she became famous, Marya said Mustapha saw a future in her in the music industry.
"When I met Mustapha, he took me to Ogopa DJ and that is how I found myself at Ogopa DJs. My song 'Hey Baby' with Mustapha was the breakthrough song."
She appreciates the support they gave her saying being signed by the record label, was a very okay move for her.
Her contract would then expire 5 years later adding that most of the people she thought were her friends disowned her at her lowest point.
"After the five-year contract expired, that is when my problems started. I used to think I had friends in the industry, but it was not the case," she narrated.
"It didn't work for me after that. Ogopa did not want to renew our contracts. I tried working on projects but kept hitting the wall. Finances were the main reason. I did not have a manager and it was tough for me to manage myself."
Marya regrets that she did not have a mentor and she was very young but making a lot of money.
"I became famous and got money at a very young age. The worst thing I did not have someone to tell me I need to save or buy land or invest. The next thing is, I'm broke. It was the mistake I did. I was 22 years then. I learnt my lesson."
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