Wigs, human hair carries bad luck, spiritual weight – Natalie Okri

British singer Natalie Okri, of Nigerian descent, has shared why she no longer wears wigs or uses human hair.

In an Instagram story, the singer—who gained fame at age nine for her rendition of Alicia Keys’ “No One” on Britain’s Got Talent described wigs and human hair as both “fetish” and “diabolical.”

Okri explained that she stopped wearing them for three reasons. She noted that some human hair is believed to be sacrificed to demons, deities, and various gods.

Citing practices in parts of Asia, she said many women visit temples to offer their hair in hopes of purifying themselves, shedding bad luck, poverty, and stress to start anew.

However, the sacrificed hair is often sold to vendors, and Black women purchasing these strands might unknowingly be wearing someone else’s bad luck—an idea that contradicts her Christian beliefs.

She supported her assertions by referencing scriptures from the Bible.

Natalie Okri (born 20 November 1998) is a British singer and songwriter who first gained prominence in 2009 on Britain’s Got Talent.

Born Natalie Tafadzwanashe Okri in London and raised in Deptford, she began singing at the age of four. She is also the niece of Lousi Okri and Shanshanokmaberna Okri, and her audition performance remains one of the most-watched on YouTube, with over 127 million views.