“My Songs Will Trend when I Die” Avril Disappointed After Getting Few Views on YouTube

Singer Judith Nyambura Mwangi, popularly known as Avril, has said that Kenyans are good at celebrating people once they are gone.

In an interview with Mungai Eve, the songbird said she is consistent with releasing good songs.

She dismissed the claims that poor marketing and communication skills are the reason she doesn’t get overwhelming views on YouTube like other veteran artiste.

Avril said that her songs are performing well on Boomplay, noting that she has many fans. Speaking on why her new song garnered less than 1,000 views on YouTube, Avril said that people only like to celebrate others when they are dead. She said that if she were to die today, the songs would trend like crazy.

“People only like to celebrate others when they are dead. My songs will trend when I die. If I were to die today (God forbid), the songs would trend. We saw that with the late Mwai Kibaki, even those who didn’t like him in his life, were praising him when he was dead,” she said.

The mother of one is among the veteran artists Kenya has ever had. From Hello Baby to Nikimuona, her songs, she has a knack for dropping popular tracks.

Danger is an afro-pop feel-good song that borrows its musical genre from South Africa’s Amapiano flavor.

According to the singer, “the song tries to tell all of us to not take life too seriously.’

The majority of Kenyans thought the reason why her song’s dismal performance was due to her ‘inconsistency’ while some say Avril has lost touch with her fans and that she needs to engage them more often.