Even though Afua Asantewaa Aduonum acknowledges that her singing marathon attempt to break and set a Guinness World Record (GWR) last year may have given her opportunities, she refuses to attribute any of her present notoriety to the endeavor.
Journalist, event planner, and businesswoman Afua is quick to note that she was already well-known before to the singing marathon known as Sing-A-Thon, which took place at the Akwaaba Village Airport in Accra on December 24-29, 2023.
Afua Asantewaa gave an explanation of herself in a Monday, February 26 interview with Graphic Showbiz, stating that she was well-known before to starting her Sing-A-Thon endeavor. Therefore, it is completely false to imply that she did it to gain popularity.
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“First of all, Sing-A-Thon was not for fame because I already had it. I meet celebrities all the time and all those who passed through the Akwaaba Village during my singing marathon were people I encounter often.
“I am a journalist and I have interviewed almost all the actors, musicians and celebs who came to show me love at the Akwaaba Village, so it is not like I was seeing them for the first time.
“Although I will not rule out the fact that Sing-A-Thon made a lot more people know about me, I was famous in my own way”, she remarked.
She said that even though she was unable to break the record and set a new one, she was happy that her Sing-A-Thon endeavor helped promote Ghanaian tunes.
“At the end of the day, I was able to make Ghanaian songs popular worldwide because this was a global thing. So many people outside this country started paying attention to our songs after my Sing-A-Thon and it is a plus for the nation, in fact, for all of us” she added.
