As humanity works overtime to scrub off the scent of pandemic era which rampaged the entertainment industry and threatened a devastating resurgence, we’ve all witnessed a boom in outdoor activities globally and in Sierra Leone.

Entertainers and musicians are not left out of this and have doubled down to create soundtracks to support the wave and thanks to this, we’ve had a sonically hotter year, with the airwaves taken captive by banger tracks after banger tracks.

Last year 2021, Sierraloaded started the Hottest Artiste List, an undiluted run down of the Artistes that shaped, defined and led music among Sierra Leonean consumers throughout the year.

This list underscores the entertainers who scored the biggest hits, tours, mega moves on the local and international scene, the award winners, and in general, the people we’ve listened and danced to for the past 12 months

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The Therapist – #1

With a unanimous decision of the Sierraloaded Team, we present The Therapist as the #1 Hottest Artiste in Sierra Leone 2022!

It speaks volumes when your first-ever appearance in the music industry puts you up the chart. And that explains the kind of year Jacob Alexander Evangelista has had. Jacob rose to fame from being a Tiktoker by doing short dance moves and skit to Tiktok upload songs and sounds. He attained over 2 million followers from these doing short freestyle videos on Tiktok and Instagram.

His song “Nack” is arguably the biggest and hottest song out of Sierra Leone right now. “Nack” was released in March 2022 and became an instant hit, spending time on the charts for several months and attracting millions of social media videos from celebrities across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

From a TikTok Sensation, The Therapist went like wild fire and registered his name into the clique of A-List artistes in Africa. This fame has also seen him partying with the likes of Davido and earned him mentions in several media platforms in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and other African countries.

In September, Jacob returned with “Nack” remix featuring the Mayor of Lagos and we can’t but agree that this Lad is giving no fluke about his ascension to stardom, thanks to his management and record label, Cribs International.

Performance wise, The Therapist has graced several stages in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia. He was also nominated in the African Fans Favourite category of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). All these was achieved in less than one year since his debut and we can simply put, The Therapist has dominated the Sierra Leone music scene this year, in a way I’m not quite sure we’ve seen before.

2022 is the year of the Son of Evangelista. Let’s see what 2023 has in store.

Congratulations, The Therapist!