- Wizkid song ‘Joro’ clocked 5 years on September 30 2024
- From amassing over 200 million views on Youtube, to being certified Gold and Platinum, Wizkid’s ‘Joro’ is indeed a smash hit
- TheRadar spotlighted the song as it clocked 5 years since its 2019 release
5 years after the release of Nigerian singer Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun’s song Joro is still climbing the charts with remarkable numbers.
Joro was released on September 30, 2019, a day before Nigeria’s Independence Day, from his Made In Lagos album and the song was written and produced by Northboi.
Joro hit the right chord to serenade a female lover and became one of the biggest songs out of 2019 as part of fans’ favourites.
Joro, which means ‘mindlessness’ in the Yoruba language is playful and uptempo, and the direction of the music video also captured the meaning. As Joro marks 5 years since its existence, TheRadar spotlights the song and its remarkable milestones.
5 milestones set by Wizkid’s Joro song in 5 years
- 287M+ views on YouTube
As one of the songs from Afrobeats sensational artiste, Wizkid, Joro amassed 10 million views on YouTube in one, and now, it has over 287 million views.
- 123M+ streams on Spotify
Since its release in 2019, Joro has gathered over 100 million streams on popular streaming platform, Spotify. This feat edges it slowly closer to hitting 200 million streams.
- Certified Gold in Canada, France and Belgium
- Certified Platinum in Switzerland
- Sold 410k+ units in the US
10 best surprise on-stage appearances of Wizkid
TheRadar earlier reported that Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has severally left fans stunned by his surprise appearance to support fellow artistes on stage.
Following Wizkid’s recent surprise on-stage performance at SeyiVibez’ concert, TheRadar looked back at 10 best surprise performances of Wizkid to support fellow artistes in the Nigerian music scene.
