This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
Kenyan musician Otile Brown has made history by becoming the most-watched Kenyan musician on YouTube, according to America's Billboard Chart.
Released on Wednesday, the ranking list of the most-watched homegrown musicians in 11 African countries, including Kenya, was based on a year of local YouTube views between May 2019 and May 2020.
Within that period, Otile Brown, 26, racked up 27.88 million views from his music videos uploaded on YouTube, surpassing Tanzania's Diamond Platinumz and Rayvanny, who garnered 53.94 million views and 30.21 million views respectively.
His hit song 'Chaguo la Moyo' featuring Sanaipei Tande, released in April 2018, still holds the record of the most-watched Kenyan video song on YouTube with over 20.2 million views.
Speaking on his debut album, Otile noted that he wasn't a believer in album sales but with the music digital platforms growth, he was tempted to take a leap of faith.
“For the longest time, I didn’t believe in doing albums but Boomplay guided me in the right direction and supported me from a business and marketing perspective” Otile stated.
