Singer and songwriter Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has asked fans to stop referring to her daughter, Adejare, as “Duduke.”
In a conversation with VJ Adams, Simi clarified that “Duduke” was the title of a song she released in 2020 while anticipating the birth of her first child with her husband, Adekunle Gold.
After their daughter Adejare was born in May 2020, some fans began calling her “Duduke” due to the song’s popularity.
However, Simi explained that the term is merely representing the sound of her heartbeat for her baby and holds no specific meaning.
She expressed discomfort with the nickname, noting that she would be more accepting if it had a positive meaning.
While acknowledging that fans mean well, she urged them to respect her daughter’s real name, Adejare.
She said: “People call my daughter Duduke, which I don’t like. That’s not her name. It doesn’t even mean anything. Had it meant something good, I would have allowed it. But it’s just a beat, duduke, duduke. That was what I meant. My heart beats like a drum.
“Stop calling my child Duduke. But you know what? I get it, it’s coming from a good place, so I try not to react.”