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Mistake Daddy Andre intentionally made in production of duet with Lydia Jazmine

In 2018, Daddy Andre teamed up with Lydia Jazmine to release what would become his breakthrough song as a singer.

Lydia Jazmine and Daddy Andre

You and Me, which currently has close to 7 million views on YouTube, was written in both Luganda and English.

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Andre, who also goes by Andre on the Beat, intentionally made a blooper while writing some of the Luganda lyrics to keep the flow of the song.

Instead of "nkimanyi nti wekyaaye", he wrote "nkimanyi nga wekyaaye."

In a recent interview, Andre, real name Andrew Ojambo, said using the correct language would have killed the flow.

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On that, he was right, as it's still the most viewed song on Jazmine's YouTube channel at 5.4 million views, followed by her duet with Geosteady titled Same Way, which has 3 million views. Same Way was produced by Nessim, in 2016, about two years ahead of You and Me.

Meanwhile, that wasn't Andre's first song as a singer. He had also participated in Be With You, which he sang with Gift Ov Kaddo and Beckie 256. It was also fairly popular.

Born on August 12, 1980, in Nsambya to Margret Nekesa and Jackson Ojambo, Daddy Andre went to Modern Secondary School and Old Kampala Secondary School.

One of the first songs he produced was Be With You, which he sang with Gift Ov Kaddo and Beckie 256.

All the long way, he was hired by Jeff Kiwanuka to produce Nkwatako for Sheebah Karungi.

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One day he recorded a song that Nutty Neithan listened to and told him not to sell but rather sing it himself. When the songstress Angela Nabuufu -- alias Ang3lina -- paid a visit, Andre told her to add her voice to the song.

She also liked it and they agreed to collaborate on it, but they later lost communication after she returned to the U.K., where she is based.

While working with Kiwanuka, Andre had also met the producer Bushington. Bushington and Jeff were both involved in the management of Goodlyfe, and after falling out with the duo, the former started managing Lydia Jazmine and Jeff started Team No Sleep.

With no connection to Ang3lina, Andre pitched the idea to Bushington who brought Jazmine to his studio. That's how You and Me was made and Andre broke through as a singer.

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