Renowned Nigerian gospel artiste, Osinachi Joseph a.k.a Sinach has become the first Nigerian to make the Billboard USA Christian songwriters chart with ‘Way Maker’, her hit song.
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TheNewsGuru reports that Sinach dominated the chart for the past seven weeks.
An excited Sinach took to her social media to share the good news with her numerous fans.
“So apparently We have been No 1 on billboard USA for Christian song writer for 7 weeks !! Look at God!! First Black person . First from Africa … So grateful to God!! Thank you,” she wrote on Twitter.
In the same vein, she also took to her Instagram page to announce the feat. According to her, such achievement is a proof that her songs have been of great impact to people.
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“It’s not a competition however, this shows that we are making impact with what God has assigned us to. When you impact people with the gift of God influencing them for Jesus that’s something to celebrate!!,” she wrote.
In March 2019, the visuals for Sinach’s “Way Maker” became the third Nigerian video to garnered 100 millions views on YouTube behind Davido’s “Fall” and Yemi Alade’s Johnny. “Way Maker” has been covered by multiple Christian artists such as Michael W. Smith, Darlene Zschech, Leeland, Bethel Music, and Mandisa.
In September 2019, Sinach became the first gospel artiste from Africa to tour India, headlining concerts with several thousands in attendance.