Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has appealed to the public to stop referring to her daughter, Adejare, as “Duduke.”
It will be recalled that Simi released the hit song Duduke in 2020 while expecting her child.
Following the birth of her daughter, Adejare, in June 2020, whom she shares with fellow singer Adekunle Gold, many fans began calling the child “Duduke” in reference to the song.
In a recent conversation with VJ Adams, Simi explained that she doesn’t appreciate people calling her child Duduke, stressing that it doesn’t have a meaning.
According to her, ‘Duduke’ was just an onomatopoeia she used in the song to express how her baby makes her heart beat.
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 [laughs]. But you know what? I get it, it’s coming from a good place, so I try not to react.”
