Singer and songwriter Simi, known for her soulful voice and blend of afro-pop, R&B, and highlife, has become a superstar in the music industry. Her music has amassed over 1 billion streams across platforms, solidifying her as a major force in the growing female segment of Nigeria’s music scene.
This interview with CNN’s African Voices Changemakers dives into Simi’s musical journey. We learn how it all began in the church choir, where she wrote her first song at the tender age of ten, how music transformed from a passion to a full-fledged career, and how she writes and engineers her songs
The interview also explores the story behind her hit song “Joromi,” revealing it was a last-minute creation, and features Simi’s mother, who admits she had no idea music would become her daughter’s chosen profession.
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><div>U of T, on the other hand, is in a league of its own, with the highest voter diversity score (99.4) and a strong pairwise comparison score (97.5), proving it's widely respected across different fields and regions. UBC isn't far behind, with a voter diversity score of 99.2, showing its global reputation is just as solid. Meanwhile, Université de Montréal’s lower pairwise comparison score (71.6) suggests it wasn't ranked as favourably when directly stacked up against other institutions.</div><div>As for Times Higher Education's global scale, the best universities in the world based on reputation are as follows:</div><ul><li>Harvard — <em>1st</em></li><li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology — <em>2nd (tied)</em></li><li>University of Oxford — <em></em><em>2nd (tied)</em></li><li>Stanford University — <em>4th (tied)</em><em></em></li><li>University of Cambridge — <em></em><em>4th (tied)</em></li><li>University of California, Berkeley — <em>6th</em></li><li>Princeton University — <em>7th</em></li><li>Tsinghua University — <em>8th</em><em></em></li><li>Yale University — <em>9th</em></li><li>University of Tokyo — <em>10th</em></li></ul><div><i><em></em>You can explore the entire ranking <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-reputation-rankings#!/length/25/locations/CAN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br/></i></div><div><i><br/></i></div><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em>
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