These are questions which have been provoked by the stunning results in the race for the NAMA People’s Choice award race. Winky D won the award and Jah Prayzah finished third. The two are widely regarded as the biggest names on the Zimbabwean music scene.
The expectation was that either Winky or Jah would win the award, which has been dominated by the ‘Siya’ hitmaker for years. And, the loser would be the one who gets the silver medal. But, the voting statistics, which were officially released by NAMA on Tuesday night, produced a shocker.
While Winky D won the award, his biggest challenge came from Ritz and Jah Prayzah finished a distant third. Incredibly, Ritz received about FOUR times more votes than what Jah Prayzah got. She won 29,417 more votes than what Jah Prayzah received.
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Winky D took the largest share of votes after getting 45,218 votes. Ritz took second place with 39,812 votes while Jah Prayzah picked 10,395 votes. “I can’t believe I emerged second, this is a huge moment in my career.
“From Zambezi to Limpopo, you’ve shown that loyalty wins. I’m humbled and grateful.” “Some were saying I don’t deserve it, but the numbers don’t lie.
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