Meet Fellipe by Julie Erusa

When I heard his song on Capital FM “Without U”, I didn’t think it was I Ugandan.  I immediately sent a text to the DJ in-house and he replied my message saying it was “Phillip” asked Phillip who? He did not reply that, so that left me no choice but to look for his contacts among Dj’s around town.  I even bumped into several people claiming to be his manager and had to go though them if I wanted anything to do with “Fellipe”.  After a week of searching, I met a gentleman who gave the number without hustling to get it.

Real name: Philip Emuli.  He is a first year student at Mukono Christian University pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Developmental Studies. He describes himself as an honest, down to earth, assertive and doesn’t take no for an answer.

Musical  Background.

Fellipe started singing in his S.1 when he joined a Christian choir.  He later joined a Christian group called Trinitex which split up after some misunderstandings. From S.1 – S.6 he participated in church by leading praise and worship and rallies too.  In his S.6 vacation he recorded songs form Merge-In Records for a Japanese family.  The family belonged to his producer and here he just did it for the fun of it. 

In January, a friend of his wanted a song for his girlfriend who had just given birth. So he wrote and recorded “Without U”.  He had never thought of doing music as a career.  He was encouraged by his producer Albert to take the song to Radio. So he took it.

About the “Without U”

He wrote the song himself and it consists of four languages; Luganda, English, Ateso and Runyakole.  This is all in an aim to capture a bigger crowd and prove to himself and be flexible in any language and produce something nice.

The song depicts a couple so much in love regardless of their financial situation i.e. unconditional love.

Up-close

What does Fellipe stand for?

Fellipe: “Good Lord” New Breed of a musician

What is your philosophy on life?

Fellipe: Everything is about opportunity.  Nothing is guaranteed

What is your shoe size?

Fellipe: 7

What is your craziest encounter with a fan?

Fellipe: Some girl told me she wanted to sleep with me last Saturday.

What CDS are you listening to?

Fellipe: All kinds of music.  Every music has its own style. It has its own way of entertaining and you learn something different from each style.

What are your favorite drinks?

Fellipe: Mirinda Fruity

What are your favorite perfumes?

Fellipe: Fa

Who would you like to do a collabo with?

Fellipe: Peter Miles and Menshan and Redsun

What makes you laugh?

Fellipe: Jokes, Comedies

What makes you cry?

Fellipe: Sad movies, failure

What is your stand for the Youth?  Abstinence or Condom use and why?

Fellipe: Abstinence because it’s a principle

Are you seeing someone?

Fellipe: Yes

What is the first thing you do in the morning?

Fellipe: Look for what to eat before I even brush.

What is your favorite color?

Fellipe: Deep black

What type of woman would you like or what would you like in a woman?

Fellipe: Must have dimples. (I love dimples), assertive, independent and reasonable.

What is your most trying moment?

Fellipe: I once was in a relationship where there was no love it hurt.  There was a lot of confusion.

Where do you call home?

Fellipe: Church