Ayra Starr, a Nigerian recording artiste has become the first African female artist to hit 5 million followers on Spotify.
Ayra Starr whose real name is Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe has set a new African record on streaming giant, Spotify.
The ‘Rush’ crooner recently surpassed 5 million followers on the platform, becoming the first African female artist to hit the milestone.
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However, she still trails Tems on the list of most streamed African female artists on the platform.
She has a total of 2.7 billion streams across all credits while Tems has 3.8 billion streams. Equally, Ayra Starr’s most streamed song on Spotify is “Santa”, with over 707,987,442 million streams. Her most streamed lead single on the platform is “Rush”, with over 474 million streams.
Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Benin Republic. She achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the release of her hit song “Rush”.
The singer-songwriter is signed to Don Jazzy’s record label, Mavins. She released her eponymous EP in January 2021, she has remained one of the most prominent singers to emerge from the Nigerian music industry.