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From Pitch to Stage: Skales Discloses How Lamine Yamal Inspired His 2025 Musical Comeback
Nigerian singer Skales has shared an inspiring testimony about a surprising catalyst for his career revival in 2025, revealing how Barcelona football prodigy Lamine Yamal played a pivotal role in his breakthrough.
Speaking during a crossover service, Skales recounted that he began the year with intense fasting and prayer, feeling that his career had stalled and “looked funny.”
Determined for a turnaround, he documented seven prayer points, asking for divine intervention in his professional life.
“To start the year, I prayed a lot and fasted like never before. I told God to bless me because I was being laughed at, and my career just looked funny. I wrote down seven prayer points, and all of them happened in one day,” Skales explained.
He singled out one moment as particularly transformative: a viral dance video by Lamine Yamal, a young Barcelona footballer, who performed a simple dance to Skales’ song. That viral moment, he said, changed his life and served as the spark for renewed attention and opportunities in his music career.
This testimony highlights the unpredictable ways global influence, social media, and viral moments can intersect, giving artists like Skales unexpected breakthroughs that reshape their careers.
“God raised a kid in Barcelona, his name is Lamine Yamal and all it took was one simple dance video. I had 7 prayer requests and everything happened in one day.”
– Skales shares his testimony at Harvesters church pic.twitter.com/HymgbgOwfQ
— Pulse Nigeria (@PulseNigeria247) January 2, 2026