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Many Nigerians, and indeed people across the world, were enthralled by a chef, Hilda Baci, as she cooked for 100 hours (four days, four hours) to break the world record of the longest cooking time by an individual. The record is currently held by an Indian chef, Lata London, who cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes in 2019. Though the Guinness Book of World Records is yet to certify her feat, many believe it is only a matter of time, as the body stated that it would be reviewing her record. Saturday Beats takes a look at entertainers who have smashed world records.
Kaffy
Popular dancer, Kafayat Shafau, held the attention of many in 2006 when together with her group, Imagneto, they participated in the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon, and set a record for the ‘longest dance party’. They danced for a record-breaking 55 hours and 40 minutes.
Since then, Kaffy has grown in her career, and is currently one of the best known dancers in the country.
In 2017, she created ‘The Dance Workshop’— an initiative aimed at training and mentoring dancers, as well as promoting cultural exchange.
She also wrote a book titled, ‘Alajoota: Diary of An African Dance Queen’.
A dancer and choreographer, Debbie Odumegwu, aka Pinki Debbie, was also said to have broken the Guinness World Record for ‘Longest Dance by an Individual’ in 2017 when she allegedly danced for 150 hours (six days, six hours). However, Saturday Beats could not independently verify if this record was certified by the Guinness World Records.
Rema
Singer, Divine Ikubor, has come a long way from his humble beginnings in the ancient city of Benin in Edo State.
Ever since he got signed to Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin records, he has continued to make giant strides, and is currently a globally recognised music star.
The singer broke new grounds and got into the Guinness World Records when in November 2022, his song, ‘Calm Down’ became the first song to top the Middle East and North Africa music streaming chart. The chart is said to collect data from 13 MENA countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates), covering a population of more than 300 million people.
As of that time, the song had garnered 388 million streams on Spotify, while its remix with an American artiste, Selena Gomez, had over 717 million streams on the same music streaming platform
At a time when many were still getting to know the singer, he had caught the ear of a former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. In 2019, his song, ‘Iron Man’ made it to Obama’s list of ‘Favourite Music of 2019’.
