“I Just Made History”: Yemi Alade Becomes First Nigerian Artist to Stamp Her Prints at the Cannes

• Singer and dancer Yemi Alade recently trended online as she made history at the just completed Midem24 in Cannes
• Days after making history as the first female Nigerian artist to perform at the African Cup of Nations, the Johnny crooner was made the ambassador of Midem24
• Yemi Alade recently joined Stewart Copeland and Jean Michel as she became the first Nigerian artist to stamp her prints at the Cannes
• Legit.ng recently spoke to former BBA winner Uti Nwachukwu about Yemi Alade's recent achievement and he spoke about his respect for the female singer

Internationally renowned Afrobeats singer Yemi Alade, aka Mama Africa, has been on a winning streak lately.

The prolific singer was recently at the Cannes Festival in France, where she was honoured with a special medal by Midem24.

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Days after making history as the first female Nigerian singer to perform at the AFCON, Yemi Alade took her winning streak to new heights.

She recently joined internationally famous American singer Stewart Copeland and French performer Jean Michel to kick off the Midem 24 Cannes festival.

Yemi Alade stamps her print at the Cannes

Apart from being appointed as the Midem 24 Cannes Des Palais festival ambassador, she also got to meet the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Cannes Island.

Yemi Alade also made history as she became the first Nigerian artist to stamp her prints on the Cannes Festival Hall of Fame.

Respect to Mama Africa as she has constantly been making Nigeria and African music proud across the globe.

See Yemi Alade's post below:

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Reactions trail Yemi Alade's achievement at Cannes

Here are some of the reactions that trailed Yemi Alade feat as she stamped her print at the Cannes:

@anyikowoko:

"A proud moment! Well done."

@ceebee__:

"A queen I Stan."

@kany_mike:

"Legendary Mama."

@j.a.r.m.a:

"We are so proud of you MAMA AFRICA."

@thishotsunshine:

"Congratulations!!! Love it for you."

@eudoxie:

"Félicitations ma belle."

@siruti:

"Always proud of you Yemi."

@ijeoma.odumodu:

"Stay winning boo."

@naphy_sart:

"Congratulations mama Africa."

@nikkilaoye:

"Congratulations dear ❤️❤️❤️ super proud of you always. Keep shinning."

"I respect her lot" - Uti Nwachukwu revealed

After, Yemi Alade's recent achievement at the Cannes Legit.ng spoke to media personality, Uti Nwachukwu about it and he had no bad words for her. He said:

"I respect Yemi a lot. I think very highly of her. She is a fantastic singer, a great performer and a fashion icon. To have palm prints on the Hall of Fame at the Cannes is thing of prestige for Nigeria and Africa at large."

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Yemi Alade speaks on pressure to get married

In other news, Legit.ng reported that Yemi Alade finally spoke on marriage and why she was not yet in one.

The Shekere crooner spoke during an interview with Cool FM on the increased rate of people getting married.

According to the 34-year-old singer, people get married all the time, and it even gets worse at the end of the year, especially now that people love to put private moments on social media.

Source: Legit.ng