Nigerian
gospel singer Chika Nwaogu popularly known as St. Chika has officially
broken the Guinness World of “the longest Officially Released Song”,
joining other Nigerians like Kaffy and DJ Obi.
The
record for the longest officially released song was previously held by
PC III Label Pipe Choir from USA in 2015, but was most recently broken
by Dominican Republic rapper Henry G with a 3 hrs 26 minutes, 22 seconds
long song.
Nigerian
gospel singer St. Chika broke the record with his 4 hrs, 2 minutes, 4
seconds long song titled “Power in the Name of the Lord”, breaking the
previous record with over 36 minutes.
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The
artiste said he initially hoped to record a gospel single, which would
be 3hrs, 30 minutes, 50 seconds long but decided to go much longer. The
song which features 64 verses was released on digital stores like
iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Google Play, Soundcloud and Youtube. The record breaking song will also be released on blogs later in the month.
The
28-year-old singer started his attempt at a recording studio in Lagos
on Sunday, May 20 and finished on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
A
graduate of Physics from the University of Lagos, St. Chika began
singing, playing the instrument and writing his own songs at the age of
8.
The
fast rising gospel singer draws his inspiration from gospel acts such
as Travis Greene, Nathaniel Bassey, Eben, Joe Praize and Sinach.
We are proud of him.