The Most Famous
SINGERS from Benin
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Beninese Singers of all time. This list of famous Beninese Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ayra Starr (b. 2002)
With an HPI of 33.73, Ayra Starr is the most famous Beninese Singer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 14 June 2002), known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Starr achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the release of her song "Rush". The song charted in several territories, including Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 24. It earned Starr a nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance. In early 2021, Starr began her career with the release of her eponymous debut extended play and its lead single "Away", which spent two consecutive weeks at number four on Nigeria's TurnTable Top 50 chart; the song also peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Triller Global chart. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, 19 & Dangerous (2021). Categorized mainly as Afropop and R&B, it received favorable critical reception and spawned two top forty hits in Nigeria. The lead single "Bloody Samaritan" peaked atop the Top 50 chart, becoming the first solo song by a female artist to reach the number-one position. In August the same year, Starr was ranked number three on Billboard's Next Big Sound. In 2024, Starr released her sophomore album, The Year I Turned 21.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Beninese singers born between 2002 and 2002. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Beninese singers include Ayra Starr. As of April 2024, 1 new Beninese singers have been added to Pantheon including Ayra Starr.
