Nigerian Afropop singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, widely known as Ayra Starr, successfully reaches another feat, as “Rush” attains 80 million views on youtube.
The talented Mavin superstar released the song, Rush in the year 2022 and followed up with a music video in October 2022.
Rush fast became an anthem on social media with Ayra Starr’s die-hard fans following up closely with a viral challenge.
Ayra Starr’s music video reaching 80 million views on youtube places her among the top-rated music stars in the industry.
Appreciating her fans for their love and support, Ayra Starr wrote: “Nahhh this one is too mad 😭😭 thank youuu guys so much , thank you 🤍🤍🤍”.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the singer was born in Cotonou, Benin.
She began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue her musical career properly. After covering several songs by popular artists on Instagram, she posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. This brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy, and led to her signing to Mavin Records.
In early 2021, Ayra Starr achieved mainstream recognition with her eponymous debut extended play and its hit track “Away” which spent two consecutive weeks at number four on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50 and went to number 17 on US Billboard Top Triller Global, paving the way for the release of her first full-length mixtape, 19 & Dangerous in August 2021.
Categorized mainly as Afropop and R’nB, the album has been met with favorable critical reception. It spawned two top forty hits in Nigeria. The lead single “Bloody Samaritan” peaked atop the Top 50 chart, becoming the first solo song by a female artist to reach the number-one position.
She debuted on Pandora Predictions chart, and on 28 August 2021, she ranked number two on Billboard’s Next Big Sound.
