Mark Sinclair, better known by his stage name Vin Diesel, reveals his current favorite song is “Calm Down” by Nigerian Afrobeat singer Rema.
The Fast & Furious actor recently said in an interview that his 8-year-old daughter introduced him to the song because she sings the lyrics around the house.
“I have to say this, my daughter, Pauline, who is 8 years old, runs around the house going ‘Calm down, calm down, calm down!” Vin Diesel stated.
The remix of ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez peaked at Number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the highest-charting Nigerian song ever, and has also achieved Platinum status in the US.
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes first African song to reach 400 million views on YouTube
Nigerian singer, Rema is on the lips of everyone on social media, after reaching 400 million views on YouTube with his song, Calm Down.
It will be recalled that in December 2022, Gistreel reported that Calm Down had almost reached 300 million views.
Rema, who released the song, “Calm down” about 10 months ago scored another impressive feat after the song garnered 400 million views on youtube. The song, “Calm Down” is off Rema’s debut studio album, Rave and Rose, which was released earlier in the year 2022.
This is the first ever African song to record this milestone.