Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and model. She got her big break after she caught the attention of the Mavin Record Label boss “Don Jazzy” in 2019 after posting her first original songs on Instagram. This discovery led to her being signed into Mavins Records.
Since Ayra Starr’s debut, she has released some hit songs that got people talking about her and made her a Nigerian Music industry sensation. This article will be spotlighting some interesting facts about Ayra Starr and her top-charting songs in no particular order.
Some Interesting facts about Ayra Starr
- Ayra Starr was born on a Friday, which was the 14th day of June 2002, in Cotonou, Bénin.
- She grew up in Cotonou, Bénin, and Lagos, Nigeria.
- She has one sibling, a brother called Dami Aderibigbe.
- Her family moved around a lot because of her father’s business, and because of this, she found it difficult to make close friends.
- She grew up in a music-loving family, and that helped influence her.
- She wrote songs with her brother and sang in her secondary school choir. Her brother Dami or Milarofficial (on social media) is credited as a writer on her EP and Jonny Drille’s hit single, “Mystery Girl”.
- She received a BA degree in international relations and political science from Les Cours Sonou University.
- Ayra Starr signed with Quove Models, a modeling agency based in Lagos in August of 2018.
- She has modeled for companies like Esperanza Woman, Complete Fashion Magazine, and Mazelle Studio.
- She began posting covers of artists like 2Face Idibia and Andra Day online in 2019.
- Her stage name “Ayra Starr” was chosen by her because it meant woke and eye-opening. This is what she stands for.
- She uploaded her song titled “Damage” on her Instagram page in 2019, and this went viral and led to her been signed by Don Jazzy into Mavins Record.
- She released her first project titled “Ayra Starr” in January 2021
- Her father passed away, and she draws big-time inspiration for her music from his death.
Ayra Starr’s Top-charting Songs
In 2021, released her debut studio album titled “19 & Dangerous”. After the release of her hit song “Away” which featured in her debut eponymous extended play. “Away” peaked at number four on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50 and number 17 on the US Billboard Top Thriller Global.
Her debut album has received commending critical reception. She performed during a live eviction episode of Big Brother Naija Season 6 in September of 2021 and on the finale of the Voice Nigeria. Her hit single “Bloody Samaritan” off her debut album ‘’ 19 & Dangerous” ranked high on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50.
Ayra Starr was ranked number three on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart in August of 2021 and debuted on the Pandora Predictions chart. She also featured on “in the light”, a song on Johnny Drille’s “Before We Fall Asleep”.
Below are some of her top-charting songs so far:
- Away
- Bloody Samaritan
- Ija
- Sare
- Memories
- Beggie Beggie
- Fashion Killer