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Chameleone has never charged me for collabo because he believes in me - Leila

Leila Kayondo said Jose Chameleone has never charged her for a collabo despite being among a few singers the legendary hitmaker has teamed up with on more than one project.

Leila Kayondo and Jose Chameleone

Kayondo, who said in an interview that she grew up enjoying Chameleone's music, noted that the Valu Valu hitmaker "believes in me".

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"He knows I love music. I have passion for music. He has seen my hustle," said Leila Kayondo. "He has seen what I've gone through. And one thing everyone should know. I'm talented and the Doctor [Chameleone's other monicker] sees that."

Apart from Papa Cidy, there is probably no other singer that has collaborated with Jose Chameleone as much as Leila Kayondo has. Some of their collabos are Nyumirwa, Relaxing, Singa Namanya and Hooray.

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Born Leila Kayondo Nakato, the songstress went to

Went to Seeta Church of Uganda Primary School, Naalya S.S. Namugongo for O-Level and Greenville High School for A-Level. She then joined Makerere University for a diploma in IT and Uganda Christian University for an undergrad degree in Social Work and Social Administration.

Leila Kayondo was born in Seeta but hails from Kyabakuza. Her father is Yahaya Kayondo and the mother is called Faridah Wakabi Kayondo.

When she was in S.6. vacation, a singing competition was announced on Record TV and she participated and was among the finalists.

After the competition, she joined Makerere and during this period, she met Eddie Yawe who recruited her into Dream Girls. They were her, Renah Nalumansi and Anitah the Diva. One of their hit songs was Lero Weekend

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Their manager was Emma Carlos. Their dreams later changed and they split amicably.

As she was completing University, Universal Entertainment, which at the time had signed artistes like Cyclone (girls' group), Ngoni, Chilli Galz, contacted her for management.

Under them, she released songs like Kiluma Nyo, Kankutigise (with Aziz Azion), One Moment (with GNL), Nkwagala, etc.

She left Universal before her three-year contract ended because artistes were many and she wasn't getting enough attention.

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