Watching Avril’s star diminish: Reaching the end of her celebrity cycle

Avril was one of the pioneers of Kenya’s urban entertainment scene, being one of only a handful of women who took the foray into music back in the small 2000s. She was fronted by Ogopa DJs who had tasted immense success with their other acts like Nameless, Esir and Deux Vultures. Avril Nyambura’s special birthday message from baby daddy as she celebrate 34th birthday! When Ogopa DJs decided to focus on female acts, there was Avril, Amani and Marya. Of the three, Avril has arguably been relevant longest. Amani disappeared before she resurfaced as a gospel artist and Marya fell off with her love-life being more a cause for headlines than her talents. And don’t get me wrong, given the fact that Avril was by and large considered attractive by a huge section of Kenyan men, her love-life was of interest. Vitu kwa ground ni different! Avril leaves fans talking after her unfiltered photos surface online And that actually brings us to the matter at hand; Avril’s dwindling star. Gone are the days when we would look out for Avril’s music. These days we are more concerned with whom she is dating. Her songs bear the telltale signs of a drop in relevance as they struggle to garner one hundred thousand views when she doesn’t feature artists who come with their own massive fanbase. “Haitaki makasiriko!” Avril tells off Naiboi for holding on to old grudges As a result, she has begun having to increasingly rely on collaborations and publicity stunts. A case in point would be her public “feud” with Naiboi. It was admittedly well executed and as a result, the music video to their song Rada to date has amassed 1.3 million views (on Naiboi’s channel) whereas the same pairing has only amassed one hundred and fifty-four thousand...

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