Watch Rema's electrifying performance at the Balloon d'Or
Nigeria's Afrobeats singer Rema has made the nation proud by becoming the first Afrobeats artist to perform at the Balloon d'Or. His performance on stage was crisp and electrifying as he walked down the stage to shake hands with the greatest footballers of all time. Rema performed the original version of "Calm Down" the song that gained him global recognition and boosted his career. Afrobeats is becoming a global music and our artists keep striving hard to make their songs enjoyable for people of all races.
Watch Rema's performance here
Ballon d'Or is an annual football Award ceremony hosted by France Football. It is a gathering that honors the best footballer of the year, recognizing their work, and adding a befitting Ballon d'Or award to their arsenal. Performing at such a gathering is indeed an honor and a new milestone for the Afrobeat singer Rema. Rema whose real name is Divine Ikubor is a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter. He became famous after dropping the track DUMEBI in 2019 and continued to strive until 2022 when he released CALM DOWN, which ended up shooting his career up the sky after a remix with the American singer Selena Gomez. Rema was born on the 1st of May 2000 and is signed into the Mavins Record.
He has bagged several awards which the most recent ones being the MTV Video Music Award and Trace Awards.