The Nigerian music industry doesn’t really have too many one-hit wonders.
Out here, it’s either you blow, or you don’t blow. It’s so crazy over here. Once you make a hit, you try as much as possible to follow up with hits, to stay relevant. So everyone’s putting extra efforts in their follow-ups.
But, not everyone is lucky to make a hit, twice. On the long run, we still have a handful of one-hit wonders. Artists who made Nationwide hits, only for all their next efforts to get slept on.
On this list, we give you ten of the known one-hit wonders, of our day. These are artists even children from the indomie generation will know or at least would have heard of one time.
1. Bigiano (Shayo)
Waste of talent, or what do we call this? Bigiano made one of the biggest hits of 2008, a club jam named “Shayo.”
If you listened to Nigerian music in ’08, you’ll definitely know Bigiano. And, that “Shayo” jam. But unfortunately, that was his only hit.
2. Jodie (Kuchi Kuchi)
Whatever happened to Jodie.
“Oh baby, oh baby, kuchi kuchi yeah..” Who didn’t know that song that year? That tune can actually cool your temper, anytime. It sounds like gospel and inspirationals, but it’s a love song. It was a hit then, in 2011.
But, many people don’t even know her name, let alone, another song from her. Sadly, I might add.
3. Chuddy K (Gaga Crazy)
“Go gaga going crazy, o yes she’s going crazy…” This jam was one of the biggest club bangers, in 2012. But somehow, that was the last time we heard of Chuddy K.
Turning Chuck D’s name upside down to form your stagename shouldn’t really have a lot of effect on your career. Or should it?
4. Lynxxx (Fine Lady)
Thank God for Wizkid. Lynxx might have ended up without a hit single.
No doubt, “Fine Lady,” which had vocals from WizKid, was a hit, then. The music video, a wedding shot, was one of a kind too.
But then, Lynxxx? Perhaps he’s still working on “the hit single after the hit single!”
8. Wale Turner (No)
Wale Turner was once a wonder boy who we thought would take the reins of indigenous hip-hop and bring it to the mainstream.
“No” was kind of impressive though. A catchy hit, and a very worthwhile one too. It was able to keep the guy in some conversations for about a year. After which, he slowly drifted into oblivion.
