Rema’s growth makes me believe in miracles – Davido

<p>Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed joy over the phenomenal growth of his junior colleague, Rema.</p>, <p>He said the youngster’s musical exploits made him believe in “miracles”.</p>, <p>Davido stated this in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, United Kingdom.</p>, <p>The Omo Baba Olowo crooner, while recounting how Rema used to come to his mansion with his record label boss, D’Prince, as a shy and quiet boy, said he was proud of his impressive growth as an artist.</p>, <p>He said, “I saw Rema in New York two days ago. And I hugged him and I was like ‘I’m so proud of you’. Because I remember like him coming to my house with D’Prince back then. And chilling quietly in my living room. He didn’t say a word, not knowing that he is going to have the highest charting Afrobeats song ever on Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez. That is crazy!”</p>, <p>“You know, he’s just a kid from Benin and then you see that happen, it makes you like believe in miracles,” he added.</p>, <p>Davido described afrobeats as an avenue for a lot of people to escape poverty in Africa.</p>, <p>He slammed the government for not doing enough to tackle poverty.</p>, <p>He, however, expressed joy that Nigeria and the African continent are blessed with entertainment that can be used to alleviate poverty.</p>, <p>Rema was introduced to music fans in 2019 with his eponymous extended play (EP) which housed hits such as Dumebi, Iron Man, Corny and others.</p>, <p>In April 2023, his song ‘Calm Down’ which features American superstar, Selena Gomez peaked at Number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the highest-charting Afrobeats song in the history of the chat.</p>