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Wizkid, Tems and others who made 2021 their year
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It&#8217;s no longer a secret that 2021 has been an interesting year. This year, 2021 is a bit better than 2020 which had the coronavirus pandemic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In this article, I will show you some of our favorite Nigerian singers who made the best of the year, 2021, despite the circumstances.</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">9. Ayra Starr</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ayra Starr whose real name is Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe has made 2021 her year as her lead single, Bloody Samaritan peaked at the top 50 chat.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It became first number one single on the chat. Ayra Starr&#8217;s Bloody Samaritan lyrics talks about pursuing one&#8217;s dreams despite detractions and others people&#8217;s negative opinions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Also, in the month of September, Ayra Starr joined the growing list of Pepsi Global Ambassadors that include Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="zcR0PWGfUhs" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Ayra Starr - Bloody Samaritan (Official Music Video) [Dir. by Ayra Starr]"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/zcR0PWGfUhs"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zcR0PWGfUhs/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Ayra Starr - Bloody Samaritan (Official Music Video) [Dir. by Ayra Starr]"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">8. Adekunle Gold</span></h4>
<p><a href="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Adekunle-Gold.webp"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12615" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Adekunle-Gold.webp" alt="" width="720" height="891" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Adekunle Gold whose real name is Adekunle Kosoko ended the year, 2021 with a bang, collaborating with one of African best singers, Davido to release their hit single &#8216;Be High&#8217;.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A lot of his fans have appreciated Adekunle Gold for releasing this some, some even use it for challenge on social media.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="juBnNBm0cPw" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Adekunle Gold, Davido - High (Official Video)"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/juBnNBm0cPw"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/juBnNBm0cPw/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Adekunle Gold, Davido - High (Official Video)"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">7. Simi</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Simi whose real name is Simisola Kosoko released a single titled &#8220;Woman&#8221; which addresses the issues women face while celebrating their strength and courage.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since the release of the song, Nigerians including female Celebrities have praised Simi as they couldn&#8217;t stop listening to it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">They also used this song for the popular hashtag #NoBodyLikeWoman started by Simi.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="udnkr-pMRa8" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Simi - Woman (Official Video)"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/udnkr-pMRa8"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/udnkr-pMRa8/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Simi - Woman (Official Video)"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">6. Tiwa Savage</span></h4>
<p><a href="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tiwa-Savage-1.webp"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12617" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tiwa-Savage-1.webp" alt="" width="720" height="891" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tiwa Savage whose real name is Tiwatope Savage also had a big year as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In August, 2021, Tiwa Savage released an hit single titled Somebody&#8217;s son featuring American singer, Brandy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since, the release of the visual of her single, it gained over 19 millions views on all streaming platforms despite dealing with her leaked tape. Watch the video below:</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="zxDAgjaxDWI" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Tiwa Savage - Somebody’s Son (Audio) ft. Brandy"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/zxDAgjaxDWI"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zxDAgjaxDWI/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Tiwa Savage - Somebody’s Son (Audio) ft. Brandy"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5. Joeboy</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Nigerian singer, Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Dons whose real name is Joeboy has had an amazing year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fans really got a lot to do with songs as they perform a challenge for the hit song, titled, Alcohol.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since the release on the 24th of September, 2021, it has been trending on Tiktok and other social media platforms.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="UEcAPvoSe_8" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Joeboy - Sip (Alcohol) [Official Music Video]"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/UEcAPvoSe_8"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UEcAPvoSe_8/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Joeboy - Sip (Alcohol) [Official Music Video]"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. Davido</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Even though he didn&#8217;t release any new album in 2021, it was still a big year for singer Davido.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Davido released his Better Time Album in the year 2020. Of course, a lot of Nigerians went into 2021 listening to the album which contained hit tracks like Jowo, The Best featuring Mayorkun and others.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="l6QMJniQWxQ" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Davido - Jowo (Official Video)"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/l6QMJniQWxQ"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l6QMJniQWxQ/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Davido - Jowo (Official Video)"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Burna Boy</span></h4>
<p><a href="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Burna-Boy.webp"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-12620 size-full" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Burna-Boy.webp" alt="Burna Boy who made 2021 his year" width="720" height="718" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Well, Burna Boy too didn&#8217;t release any new album in 2021 yet he made 2021 is big year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Burna Boy&#8217;s fifth studio album, Twice as Tall earned him the Best Global Music Album at the 63rd Ceremony of the Grammy Awards.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="waImBy8OMrs" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Burna Boy - Level Up (Twice As Tall) (feat. Youssou N&#039;Dour) [Official Audio]"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/waImBy8OMrs"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/waImBy8OMrs/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Burna Boy - Level Up (Twice As Tall) (feat. Youssou N&#039;Dour) [Official Audio]"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Tems</span></h4>
<p><a href="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tems.webp"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-12621 size-full" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tems.webp" alt="Tems who made 2021 her year" width="718" height="896" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tems whose real name is Temilade Openiyi was recently ranked number 1 on the Billboard Next Big Sound Chart and number 5 on the Billboard Emerging Artist Chart.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tems who began her singing career in 2018, got featured in Wizkid&#8217;s Essence. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the album, Made In Lagos, we are not disappointed with Tems performance as she really killed it.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="og1SfJ7nOAU" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="Tems - Crazy Tings (Official Video)"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/og1SfJ7nOAU"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/og1SfJ7nOAU/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Tems - Crazy Tings (Official Video)"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Wizkid</span></h4>
<p><a href="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wizkid-2.webp"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12622" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wizkid-2.webp" alt="Wizkid who made 2021 his year" width="720" height="830" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wizkid whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun really worked hard this 2021, No cap!. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He has been giving his fans more content than they could ever hope for.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In October, 2020, Wizkid released his album titled Made In Lagos featuring Tems. He also released the deluxe edition of the album was released on 27th August, 2021.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After a year of the release of the album, The album has earned Wizkid 18 awards which include The Best Albums of 2020 by The Guardian, The 100 Best Albums of 2020 by Noisey.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wizkid also became first African Artist to sold out the O2 Arena within just 12 mins. See photo below for other notable achievement he has achieved so far.</span></p>
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<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="jipQpjUA_o8" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="WizKid - Essence (Official Video) ft. Tems"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/jipQpjUA_o8"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jipQpjUA_o8/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="WizKid - Essence (Official Video) ft. Tems"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>