Often regarded to as one of the biggest Afrobeats star worldwide, David Adeleke who is popularly known as Davido has so far set numerous records as an African that have remained unmatched in the music industry till date.
We at Oyogist have compiled a list of the top three notable records the OBO himself has set over the course of time.
1. Remarkable Impact of Hit Track, ‘Aye‘
Davido’s Aye” reshaped Afrobeats, it was nominated for over 11 awards whilst still winning quite a few.
It was the most-watched video in Nigeria on YouTube in 2014 according to Google.
Aye emerged among the top 5 songs in Nigeria for the year 2014 according to @YNaija, It was also #81 of FADER’s 116 best tracks of 2014 in the USA.
So far, ‘Aye’ has garnered 64 Million views on YouTube alone.
The song has over 100 Million combined streams and still receives numerous covers to date, one of which recently got over 10 Million views on video sharing platform, YouTube, Oyogist reports.
2. First African To Win BET Awards
Davido happens to be the first African artist to receive the prestigious Best International Act at the 2018 BET Awards.
In his acceptance speech, the singer urged patrons and American artists to visit Africa and see their lifestyle(s).
3. 02 Arena Shut Down:
In January 2019, Davido singlehandedly sold out The O2 Arena in London, a year after Wizkid sold out the 20,000 capacity venue.
Wizkid also sold out the venue in 2019, for the second time, many months after Davido did.
Also, on march 5 2022, Davido held a mind blowing concert tagged WRBLO, WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS at the packed O2 Arena in London. show organisers further confirmed that the 20K capacity venue was beyond sold out.
