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Singer G kon : Avril broke my heart but I have moved on

              Singer G-kon known for his hit song 'Wacha Iende' Photo: Standard

After trying to woo singer and actress Avril for over two years, singer G-Kon has finally given up, a heartbroken man. Speaking to Pulse’s SNYDER LUKALIA, the Wacha Iende hit maker shares the story of the beauty he dreamed of marrying before she got engaged to another man

He is not the jovial chap he is known to be. Not at the moment. G-Kon bows his head reminiscing, and regretting his widely publicised desire for gorgeous singer Avril. His hopes were dashed after the apple of his eye announced her engagement to a South African businessman.

At first it looked like a publicity stunt. Now, G Kon says it wasn’t. He had fallen flat for the Chokoza singer and had vowed to woo her with everything, even if it meant going to the ends of the world.

And though he shared his heart and invited her for dates, even sending emissaries to broker the love deal with the Mali actress, like a free spirit, Avril wandered away. She kept G-Kon in suspense over what the dumped singer terms as a secret affair, something between an infatuation and fling, for two years. Now, he is putting the pieces back together. A heartbroken man, he has decided to move on.

“I was serious about my love for Avril. Over many occasions when we chatted or met, I expressed my amorous feelings for her. The people around me knew it. There was nothing to hide,” G-Kon recounts.

“I felt that she was the love of my life and even shared with her how I loved her character besides her obvious beauty. When I did this in privacy, she did not seem to mind and we were cool. But she was shy when we were in public. It all collapsed after the media started stalking us,” he reveals in a pitiful tone.

It all started with a photo of Avril snubbing G-Kon. Radio and TV stations grilled the two about the rumoured affair. Avril denied it. G-Kon was still smitten.

As G-Kon now claims, the two had private dates, some secured during their numerous out of town Insyder school outings, during which they spoke about a possible relationship. G-Kon says Avril did not want the affair exposed to the media, more so to showbiz reporters who stalked them every time they were on an outing.

“The two of us would be out with Size 8, Kenzo, Marya, Moustapha and other artistes (then) affiliated to Ogopa DJs. They all knew about it. My producer Steve of Jomino Records is a witness,” G-Kon remarks.

“I was attracted to her; her beauty, her skin tone, ambition and independence. When she finally announced that she was dating someone else and that she was engaged, my heart sank. I almost collapsed. I was really heartbroken. Totally crashed,” he laments.

Asked how far the secret affair had reached and if the two had any intimate moments, G-Kon becomes shy, offering no comment but suggesting that the two never crossed that bridge.

“One major out of town date was marked for Ole Polos but as we prepared for the date, a gossip columnist splashed the story and then a popular radio station blog made a meal out of it. Avril was mad and did not want to see me at all. She never gave me time to explain. At that point, I knew things were getting thick,” he notes.

“We would be at a concert and I would approach her but she would run away. I felt rejected. Over time I wanted to tell her I had moved on. It was only recently that we reconciled,” he explains.

So has G-Kon moved on? “Yes, I have a beautiful girlfriend. We hooked up early this year. Avril is in the past,” he concludes.

 

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