Ayo Benzi, winner of the first season of the “The Next Afrobeats Star” has shared his debut EP Heat & Heart.
Released under Ultima Limited, organizers of the competition, the project is a fulfillment of the promise made by Ayo Benzi to his fans while he was on the show.
All four tracks on Heat & Heart are songs that were written, crafted, and performed across the competition’s run which have now been now remastered and packaged for Ayo Benzi’s transition from the television spotlight to the speakers.
“Every song on this EP is a piece of me that Nigeria has already heard, but now it’s yours to keep. Heat & Heartis just the beginning,” says Ayo Benzi.
Heat & Heart is an Afrobeats-forward project rooted in culture, texture, confession, and groove.
Lead single “Oil Dey My Head” sets the tone. Drawing on the imagery of divine favour and anointing, the oil that marks, protects, and consecrates.
Femi Ayeni, C.E.O of Ultima Limited is confident that Ayo Benzi’s debut project will capture the hearts of fans: “Ayo Benzi did not just win a competition, he earned a platform. Heat & Heartis what happens when raw talent gets the time and space to say something real. We believe in these songs. Nigeria will too.”
ABOUT AYO BENZI
Ayo Benzi is a Nigerian Afrobeats artist and the winner of Next Afrobeats Star Season 1. Known for a performance style that fuses vocal range with raw stage presence, he rose through one of Nigeria’s most competitive music platforms and emerged with both a title and a fanbase. Heat & Heart is his debut EP and his formal introduction to the global music market.
Heat & Heart by Ayo Benzi is out now on all streaming platforms.