Afua Asantewaa Aduonum finished the 126-hour-and-52-minute singing marathon she began on December 24, 2023, in her attempt to break Sunil Waghmare’s 11-year-old Guinness World Record.
Many Ghanaians are waiting for Guinness World Records to either disqualify or crown Afua Asantewaa Aduonum as the new Sing-A-Thon world champion as a result of her outstanding achievement.
However, unless Afua Aduonum pays Ghc 7,792 to Guinness World Records for Priority Evidence Review, we will all have to wait at least 13 weeks.
“Once you have completed the record attempt and submitted your evidence, you can purchase our Priority Evidence Review service. You will jump the queue and find out the outcome of your record attempt sooner,” they say on their website.
Applicants would have to pay £350, or $650 or €440 GHC 7,792 (plus VAT where applicable) for Priority Evidence Review service for existing titles.
“It’s fast: After we have received all your evidence, it will be reviewed within five working days (as opposed to the usual 12 weeks),” they added.
“It’s worth it if you can’t wait 12 weeks to find out if you are Officially Amazing,” they added.
Initially, when Aduonum announced her attempt to break the individual Guinness World Record for the longest singing marathon, many assumed it was a joke.
But as the attempt gathered momentum, and traditional and social media spread the news, interest in the attempt heightened and many trooped to the venue at the Akwaaba Village in Accra to see and hear her sing.
The 126-hour time goal set by Aduonum is to break the record set by Waghmare in 2012. Waghmare performed for 105 hours.
Aduonum began her attempt in Accra on December 24, 2023, and had hoped to continue until noon on December 29, but her medical support team advised her to end her attempt around 7:00 a.m. due to concerns about how much more stress her body could withstand.
While her supporters believe she will break the record because she sang for many hours longer than the current record time, that decision will be made solely by the Guinness World Records review team after she submits her attempt.
The organisation has an elaborate requirement for submitting attempts, and applicants would have to strictly follow the rules, failure to follow the step-by-step process of submission could result in a rejection.
And according to Guinness World Records, standard reviews take 12 weeks to conclude, but applicants can choose priority review which takes five working days, but comes at a cost.
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