Simi opens up on what inspired her upcoming album, "Lost and Found"

Simi announces new album, "Lost and Found"

Simisolo Bolatito Ogunleye, famously known as Simi announced her studio album titled Lost and Found.

On Tuesday, the Nigerian singer penned down the inspiration behind the album title.

"For most of my life, I have enjoyed the privilege of knowing myself deeply, unwaveringly, truly. In more recent years, I have also endured the discomfort of losing myself. Sometimes, to make room for something else that I needed to be - other times, because I could not, for the life of me, find my way. I felt like a stranger to myself. This version of me has been the hardest one to look at in the mirror," she wrote.

Simi further talked about the making of the project and how it relates to finding herself. 

"Making this album is a symbol of finding parts of myself again that I hoped I hadn't lost permanently. I don't believe that we ever stop finding ourselves. If you're willing to look, there's always more. This is a tribute to the things we continue to find and rediscover."

"When I sing, I do it first for me, then for you. In this order, because I can not give what I do not have. "LOST AND FOUND" is about me reclaiming my chemistry with music, melody, and love stories. I hope you feel it too when you listen. I hope you enjoy it, regardless of the journey that brought it to you. Experience it, knowing that nobody can bring you, what I can. What I have. What I will," Simi concluded the note.

The album's release date is July 5.

Simi's husband reacted to the post by encouraging his wife's fans to anticipate the album.

"LET ME JUST TELL YOU SIMI ARMY, YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE THE BEST EXPERIENCE! WAKE UP SIMI ARMY! LOST AND FOUND IS EVERYTHING!" Adekunle Gold wrote.