Video: ‘Stop calling my child ‘Duduke’, Simi tells fans

Abdullateef Fowewe

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Simisola Kosoko, known as Simi, has urged her fans not to call her daughter, Adejare, “Duduke.”

Video link: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19SfyhLfJJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

In an interview with VJ Adams, Simi explained that “Duduke” is the title of a song she released in 2020 during her pregnancy with her husband, Adekunle Gold.

After Adejare was born in May 2020, some fans began using “Duduke” as a nickname for her because of the song’s popularity.

However, Simi clarified that the word simply reflects the sound of her heartbeat for her baby and doesn’t carry any specific meaning.

While she appreciates the good intentions behind the nickname, she asked fans to honour her daughter’s true name, Adejare.

She said, “People call my daughter Duduke, which I don’t like. That’s not her name. It doesn’t even mean anything. Had it meant something good, I would have allowed it. But it’s just a beat, duduke, duduke. That was what I meant. My heart beats like a drum.

“Stop calling my child Duduke. But you know what? I get it, it’s coming from a good place, so I try not to react.”