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Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, the Ghanaian challenger for the longest singing marathon record by an individual has reacted to her unsuccessful attempt at the sing-a-thon.
The Guinness World Record on Friday, February 23 announced their disapproval of Afua’s record attempt indicating that the evidence check already begun before Afua requested priority service.
“Unfortunately, Afua’s Guinness World Record attempt for the longest singing marathon was not successful but we hope that she will make another attempt soon,” GWR tweeted.
The record challenger in a Facebook post hours later said she would announce her next line of action in the coming days.
Afua who received the unfortunate news while she was preparing to host a gala dinner on Friday expressed optimism to push on with her achievements despite not succeeding in her record attempt.
“When life hands you lemons, turn them to lemonade. Success is sweetest when snatched out of the jaws of defeat,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
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The GWR prior to disapproving her attempt refunded her earlier payment for the priority check service.
“We wish Afua the best of luck with any future record attempts,” the GWR noted in a tweet on February 23.
Earlier this month, Afua Asantewaa disclosed that she paid $750 to expedite her priority review process with Guinness World Records.
“I have an account with them [GWR] so right after the record attempt, they requested for our files because we were putting everything together. They reached out to us and requested for our videos. I think after two weeks waiting, we decided to go in for priority review.
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“The normal review takes not less or more than twelve weeks but if you want it quick you pay an amount of money and they review your file within five working days and that is what we paid for.
“Officially, it is $650 but if you are going to pay into an account, you have to pay some transaction fees. So totally we paid around $750,” she told JoyNews.
Afua Asantewaa completed her singing marathon at 126 hours and 52 minutes on December 29, 2023 aiming to break the current record by Sunil Waghmare, an Indian who sang for 105 hours in 2012.
Afua further submitted evidence of her singing attempt to Guinness World Records on January 6, 2024
Last month, the Guinness World Records (GWR) responded to Afua Asantewaa’s attempt to break the record for the longest singing marathon by an individual.
