Pia Pounds identifies four female Friends within the entertainment industry.

During an interview, Pia Pounds listed her female friends in the entertainment industry as Karole Kasita, Lydia Jazmine, Spice Diana, Sheebah Karungi, and Azawi. The inquiry into her female friendships arose due to the predominant male support she received throughout her career. Mr. Henrie, the interviewer, raised the question, prompting Pia Pounds, whose real name is Tracy Kirabo, to share insights into her network.

Several key male figures played pivotal roles in her career development, including producer Kusseim, Ragga Dee, and Eddy Kenzo. Pia Pounds’ musical journey began in church, where she sang and accompanied her elder half-brother, a budding singer, to West End Studios owned by Aziz Azion in Makindye. Later, they moved to Ragga Dee’s studio (DV Records) in 2010 when Pia Pounds was 14 years old.

Her collaboration with Ragga Dee on the song “Just the Way You Are” marked a turning point in her career, with the video filmed during her S.4 vacation when she was 15. Despite working at the Insurance Company of East Africa during another vacation, her passion for music remained strong. A fortuitous encounter with a benefactor led to the sponsorship of her first song, recorded at Jahlive where she met producer Kusseim.

After initial recording attempts with Kusseim yielded no results, Pia Pounds lost contact with him due to school commitments. However, in her second year at university, a contact from New York, associated with Big Talent, reconnected her with Kusseim, who had moved to the same label. Despite facing delays in her collaboration with Eddy Kenzo, Pia Pounds persisted with encouragement from Kusseim.

By 2018, she had recorded approximately 14 songs before eventually parting ways with Big Talent due to unwarranted attacks from fans of Rema, Eddy Kenzo’s baby mama, who mistakenly believed she was dating Kenzo. Pia Pounds highlighted the impact of her song “Tupaate,” released in September 2020 and gaining massive popularity in April 2021, on her financial trajectory. Despite differing opinions on her breakthrough moment, she personally credits “Taala” as the turning point in her career.