{"id":45296,"date":"2025-11-11T13:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=45296"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:57:22","slug":"simi-earns-first-ever-foreign-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/simi-earns-first-ever-foreign-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic: Simi earns first-ever foreign certification with heartwarming hit \u2018Duduke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko<\/a>, popularly known as Simi, has achieved her first international music certification with her hit single \u201cDuduke.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

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The song was recently certified Gold in New Zealand after selling 15,000 units, marking her first-ever foreign recognition.<\/p>\n

\"Simisola<\/p>\n

Originally released in 2022, \u201cDuduke\u201d<\/em> beautifully captures the rhythmic heartbeat of Simi\u2019s love for her unborn child, with the singer proudly showcasing her baby bump in the music video.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"simi\"<\/p>\n

To further engage her fans, She introduced the #DudukeChallenge, encouraging listeners to share their personal interpretations of the heartfelt song.<\/p>\n

She revealed in an interview that some people were calling her daughter, Adejare, \u201cDuduke\u201d because she inspired the popular song.<\/p>\n

She explained that referring to her daughter as \u201cDuduke\u201d isn\u2019t offensive, however, she prefers they call her by her name.<\/p>\n

\"Adekunle<\/p>\n

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Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has achieved her first international music certification with her hit single \u201cDuduke.\u201d Join our WhatsApp group The song was recently certified Gold in New Zealand after selling 15,000 units, marking her first-ever foreign recognition. 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