Ahmed Ololade, who is popularly known as Asake, has been announced as the most-searched artiste in Nigeria in 2023 by Google.
Asake’s song, “Lonely at the Top,” was also ranked as the most searched song by Nigerians.
The list of 10 most searched topics and persons in Nigeria in 2023 released by Google revealed that Asake is the most sought-after artiste in the country, followed by Khalid and Shallipopi in the second and third positions, respectively.
Other artistes who made it to the list include Seyi Vibez, Kizz Daniel, Portable, Spyro, Boy Spice, Odumodublvck, and Ayra Starr.
In the Top 10 Most Searched Songs list, Omah Lay’s hit ‘Reason’ came second, while Kizz Daniel’s song ‘My G’ and ‘Who is Your Guy’ by Spyro took the third and fourth positions, respectively.
The list also includes other songs such as ‘Terminator’ by King Promise, ‘Sability’ by Ayra Starr, ‘Asiwaju’ by Ruga, ‘Carry Me Go’ by Khalid ft Boy Spyce, ‘Ojapiano’ by KCee, and ‘Rich Till I Die’ by Kizz Daniel.
Ahmed Ololade, who is a fast-rising Afrobeat singer, adopted his mother’s name, “Asake,” as his stage name.
In September 2022, his debut album ‘Mr Money with the Vibe’ was released, which broke the record for the biggest opening day for an African album on Apple Music at the time.
The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart and was recorded as the highest-charting Nigerian debut album in the history of the chart.
Asake’s sophomore album ‘Work of Art’ was released in June 2023, becoming his second album to debut at number 66 on the Billboard 200.
The “Sungba” crooner received a Best New International Act nomination at the 2023 BET Awards, and the same year, he was listed as Number 5 on Rolling Stone Music’s Future 25.
He won the Breakout Artist of the Year at the 2022 All Africa Music Awards.
He was also nominated as the Best African Music Act at the 2022 MOBO Awards, marking his first international award nomination.
Asake walked home with a brand new car after winning the highly-coveted Next Rated category at the 2023 Headies Award on September 4.
In November, he received his first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards scheduled to be held in February 2024 for his hit song “Amapiano” featuring Olamide.
With all these accomplishments, Asake has become one of the most sought-after artistes in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Here’s a full list of the top 10 most searched artistes:
- Asake
- Khalid
- Shallipopi
- Seyi Vibez
- Kizz Daniel
- Portable
- Spyro
- Boy Spice
- Odumodublvck
- Ayra Starr
