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16 Sierra Leonean Tik Tok Stars You Need to Follow in 2022

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By Sallu Kamuskay Published April 20, 2022 1.1k Views 17 Min Read

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16 Sierra Leonean Tik Tok Stars You Need to Follow in 2022

TikTok is one of the biggest online video-sharing platforms in the world. There are over 1.5 billion all-time content created and downloaded on the Tik Tok platform. TikTok’s evolution and proliferation is meritorious, and its popularity and influence only continues to spread.

The most popular stars on TikTok are well beyond mega-celebrity status in the eyes of their teen fans. These TikTok stars claim massive followers — many who are of part of the new generation — and found fame by creating short video clips lip-syncing to soundbites, showing off viral dances, and crafting comedy skits that get shared thousands of times.

These Tik Tok influencers have built a reputation around a certain niche on Tik Tok. They are essentially a brand ambassador for your business or product. Tik Tok has a humongous and ceaseless variation of creators from all over the world, and Sierra Leone is part of this new social media trend. Sierra Leoneans are spontaneous and full of creativity; with contents that attract people from all over the world. With massive followers’ numbers, views, and watch hours, they are taking the Tik Tok scene by storm. There are numerous of Tik Tokers in Sierra Leone. Some of them have branded themselves and have made it to the limelight. These Tik Tok stars work to build engaged audiences that trust them and what they promote.

In no particular order, here’s Salone Messenger Media list of 16 Sierra Leonean Tik Tok stars you need to follow in 2022. NOTE that this list consists of independent Tik Tok Stars who blew up online thanks to TikTok or who are very influential and performing leadership roles in the Tik Tok stars community, regardless of the number of their followers (large or small). It is also important to note the rankings is based on Tik Tok Stars who Salone Messenger Media was able to contact or who responded to the interview for this publication. The rankings exclude accounts run by companies, and those from users who got famous first through other means —like artistes, sport personalities, movie stars, comedians and other celebrities.

Peter Umar Komba 3 M Followers

Born and raised in Grassfield, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Peter Umar Komba popularly known on Tik Tok as Peter A A Komba is a Sierra Leonean content creator, and he is among the most followed Sierra Leonean Tik Tok stars. Peter has been recognised as a Tik Tok Ambassador and he is very committed in creating contents through acting, dancing and skits with millions of engaging contents. In an interview with Salone Messenger Media about his work and inspiration, Peter A.A Komba explained that he was introduced to the Tik Tok platform by his sister and that Tik Tok has been a huge part of his life : “My elder sister inspired me to start using Tik Tok and I am grateful for the opportunity presented by Tik Tok”. Peter AA Komba currently has over 3 million followers, and his account continues to grow. Here is link to his trending video.

Peter AA Komba Sierra Leone's most followed Tik Toker — Peter AA Komba, among Sierra Leone’s most followed Tik Tok Stars.

Jacob Alexander Evangelista 3 M Followers

Born and raised in Hill station, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Jacob Alexander Evangelista popularly known on Tik Tok as The Therapist is Sierra Leonean Musician, Tik Tok sensation, influencer and content creator. Jacob’s contents include freestyle trends, dance & lip syncing. The Therapist currently has over 2.1 M Followers and currently has one of the the most trending songs in Africa titled “Nack”. Speaking to Salone Messenger Media about his inspiration in joining Tik Tok platform, he said, “ it was through a challenge with my friend. I told my friend that I can get over 10,000 followers in 7days but my friend denied and so we placed a bet that if win, he will get me a pizza. I won. That is how my Tik Tok journey started”

Juliet Konya Sesay 127.7 K Followers

Juliet Konya Sesay popular known as Juju Jeks is co-founder and CEO of Tik Tok Stars Association in Sierra Leone. Ltd., and CEO of Juju Jeks Multimedia. She is among the leaders in the Tik Tok stars community in the country. Juju is a multi-award-winning changer maker, actress and multimedia entrepreneur. Juju Jeks is behind some of the most successful social-media campaign strategies for some big brands and entertainment projects. Her contents including inspirational messages, lifestyle, dancing, acting, trending sounds, singing & lip syncing. Juliet currently has over 127, 000K followers on Tik Tok, and her account continues to grow.

Juliet Konya Sesay popularly known as Juju Jeks

Hassanatu Namadi-Musa 71.4 K Followers

Born in Freetown, raised in Bo, Hassanatu Namadi-Musa popularly known as Miss Cake on Tik Tok is an entrepreneur, nail technician, and baker. She is the founder of the The Namadi Foundation and owner of Namadi’s cakes. She also owns a nail salon in Bo town, southern Sierra Leone called Nailed by Natu. Hassanatu is 19 years old and a multitalented young star. Her contents include comedy videos, and she is known for using the male character named ”Pa Sorie”. Hassanatu was nominated for the Top Creative and Trending Sound category at the Tik Tok Awards. Hassanatu currently has over 71.4 K Followers, and her account continues to grow.

Ambrose Saidu Mark Tholley 3 M Followers

Born and raised in Kissy Mess Mess, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Ambrose Saidu Mark Tholley, popularly known on Tik Tok as Ambrose Tee is a 20 year old young Sierra Leonean Tik Tok sensation, content creator and influencer who is using his Tik Tok platform to create mind blowing videos on comedy, romance, drama and emotions. Ambrose Tee is currently advertising for the BNB CashApp. In an interview with Salone Messenger, young Ambrose disclosed his passion for joining Tik Tok: “I wanted to share love and inspire others to be creative around my community, so I felt Tik Tok was the perfect platform for that.” Ambrose is mostly admired for his romantic videos with fellow Tik Toker Nata Jalloh. Ambrose has over 982.1 K Followers. Here is one of Ambrose’s best video

Aminata Jalloh 479.1 K Followers

Born and raised in Makeni, Aminatu Jalloh popularly known as Nata Jalloh is an emerging Sierra Leonean Tik Tok star and influencer. She creates amazing contents, with a focus on dance, romance, emotional acting and comedy. Nata is mostly admired for her romantic videos with fellow Tik Toker Ambrose Tee. Aminatu Jalloh currently has over 479.1 K Followers on Tik Tok with an impressive engagement.

Alpha Aphiz Tejan Kallay 156.9 K Followers

Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Alpha Aphiz Tejan Kallay popularly known on Tik Tok as Aphiz Tejan, is a 22 year old young Sierra Leonean Tik Tok Sensation and content creator who is creating contents on comedy, lip singing and acting.Tejan currently has over 156.9 K Followers with incredible engagements and reactions on his videos. Tejan was nominated for the Tik Tok Lord of Trending Sound and won the award at the first ever Tik Awards in Sierra Leone. One of Tejan’s most viral video that got the attention of thousands, entitled: “Me winning 10 million Dollars💵”

Francis Dawoh 278.5 K Followers

Born and raised in Sierra Leone, Francis Dawoh popularly known on Tik Tok as official_saucey_caramel is a Sierra Leonean Tik Toker, content creator who is creating videos on trends, voice acting, voice impressions and dancing. “Actually I started as a fun and I found happiness in it when I had a lot going on in my life”, Francis told Salone Messenger during an exclusive interview. Francis Dawoh currently has over 278.5 K Followers with impressive engagement.

Nabieu Morie 60.6 K Followers
Nabieu Morie popularly known on Tik Tok as Pee Whiz and his trademark slogan “U get for die”. He is a Sierra Leonean content creator, Tik Tok influencer. He is a former Marketer at the Inter-food store. At his work place where he worked as marketer, Nabieu had hundreds of people coming around him whenever he goes out to do marketing, to take pictures and videos with him. Pee Whiz currently has over 60.6 K Followers with an impressive engagements and reactions.

Nabieu Morie popularly known on Tik Tok as Pee Whiz

Chrispine Hassan Kai Turay 35.6 K Followers
Born in Rokupa Government hospital in Freetown, Chrispine Hassan Kai Turay is a Sierra Leonean entertainer, content creator and Tik Tok Influencer popularly known for his brand name “Fatmata E Man”. Chrispine creates interesting and educative comic videos. Chrispine currently has over 35.6 K followers, and his account continues to grow. Here is one of Chrispine’s best video

Chrispine Hassan Kai Turay popularly know on Tik Tok as Tushdaddy

Osman Gerrard Bendu (Mamy Thomas) 64.8 K Followers

Born in Tombo, Raised in Moyeamoh Village in the Bumpeh Chiefdom at The Moyamba District, OSMAN BENDU (Mc Gerrard) is popularly known on Tik Tok as MAMY THOMAS. He is a comedian known for his green-styled dress and funny comedy videos and has gained over 60 thousand followers on the app in a little over 7 months. Mammy Thomas currently has over 64.8 K Followers . Here is one of Osman’s best video

Osman Bendu popularly known on Tik Tok as Mamy Thomas

Juliet Salima Jimmy 131 K Followers

Born and raised in Freetown, Juliet Salima Jimmy is a 22 year old Tik Toker and content creator. Juliet contents focus on dancing, singing and acting. In an interview with Salone Messenger Media, Juliet described her her inspiration and how she came connected to the platform. “ For me, it was about showcasing my talent which is dancing to the world, I had started off with YouTube, but it turned out that it was either slow for me or I didn’t know how to create content for it, so when Tik Tok came, I joined in April 16^th 2020 and started creating contents. The videos went viral, and getting the attention of Sierra Leoneans, brands and non-Sierra Leoneans who contacted me to dance for them including musicians, some people from india and more”. Juliet has over 131K Followers with an impressive engagements.

Yayah S Sesay 170.4 K Followers

Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yayah S Sesay is 20 year old young Sierra Leonean Tik Toker, content creator, editor who is creating content through dancing, acting and romantic lifestyles. Yayah was inspired by the popular Tik Toker Peter Komba: “I was inspired by his smiles in his videos and I said I can do more than this by creating my own videos. So I decided to use his image to get followers and then that’s how I built up my account”, Yayah told Salone Messenger Media. Yayah S. Sesay currently has over 170.4 K Followers with lot of engagements and reaction.

Sahr Carlton Jr 118 K Followers

Born and raised in Freetown , Sierra Leone, Sahr Carlton Jnr is a young Sierra Leonean Tik Tok influencer, content creator who is creating contents through dancing, comedy skits, basketball, karate and Acrobatic stunt videos. Speaking to Salone Messenger about his inspiration, he said, “The amazing video effect embedded in the Tik Tok platform, inspired me. I am editor and I love the experience”. Sahr currently has over 118 K Followers Followers.

Hawanatu Jdeen Koroma 158.8 K Followers

Born in Yonibana, Tonkolili District, Hawanatu Jessinta Jesstuson Koroma is popularly known as Hawanatu Jdeen Koroma on Tik Tok. Hawanatu Jdeen Koroma is a content creator, an online entrepreneur who is creating content on fun facts videos. Hawanatu Jdeen Koroma came to the limelight after recording her first viral video titled “You nor bin dae eat”. Speaking to Salone Messenger Media about her inspiration, she said: “One of the main reasons Tik Tok has touched so many users and many creators on the app is due to the positive and inspirational content shared on the platforms. From a daily affirmations to feel-good videos about life, Tik Tok has provided a platform for people to share love, support and to inspire creativity”. Jdeen Koroma currently has over 158.8 K Followers followers with an impressive engagements.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLXefsL8/ — Hawanatu Jdeen Koroma

Adiatu Sillah 193.7 K Followers

Born and raised in Freetown, but currently lives in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone, Adiatu Sillah is an emerging Sierra Leonean Tik Tok star and content creator. She is creating content focusing on transitions, acting and slowmo. Speaking to Salone Messenger Media about her inspiration for creating contents, she said: “At first I started doing it for fun but I later saw it as a platform to showcase my talent (acting)”. Adiatu’s favourite video is titled “LOOK ME IN THE EYE”. Adiatu Sillah has over 193.7 K Followers with an impressive engagements.

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Sallu Kamuskay is a Sierra Leonean communication strategist, fixer, blogger, youth organiser, event manager, spokesperson, and public relations expert. His work has been regularly referenced and published by national and international media and public policy institutions. Sallu Kamuskay was a child during the brutal war in Sierra Leone. Growing up in the midst of conflict, Sallu witnessed unimaginable abuse of children and gross violations of human rights. The horrors he witnessed during the Civil War had a terrible impact on him at a very tender age. But despite the shock of the war, Sallu never lost hope. He started on a journey of recovery, studying, and working for a better future. At age 15, Sallu entered into the world of activism and advocacy. Sallu Kamuskay was the Vice President of the Young Leaders Organisation, a member of the National Youth Council. The Young Leaders is one of the oldest youth-led organisations in West Africa. The organisation was formed by a group of young leaders, and launched by the then Head of State/President of Sierra Leone. Sallu was part of the group of young leaders who participated in and contributed to the establishment of the National Youth Council. The Commonwealth supported the training for trainers programme with line ministries and youth stakeholders in which key, representatives of youth council, student union and civil society/private sector youth platforms were engaged and empowered in the effective engagement and inclusion of youth. Sallu is co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global multimedia and public relations firm based In Sierra Leone. Sallu has worked on various developmental and policy issues such as Poverty, Climate Change, Human rights, Child Rights, Education, Health, Gender Equality, Civic Engagement, Government policies, Information Communication Technology for Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and has also been contributing to various global events and advocacy campaigns. Sallu Kamuskay is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global Multimedia and Public Relations Firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information, on top stories, business, politics, entertainment, and more. Sallu is working with a leading technology company in Africa, Techfrica, that has recently developed and launched a social media, messaging Supfrica with over 150,000 downloads on the Google play store in less than 4 days. He is the Adviser and Media coordinator for the App to give people the platform to connect and communicate to help shape their future with a very fast internet that allows users that live in deprived and hard-to-reach areas with poor internet facility to be able to communicate as it allows and stronger on 2 and 3 G network reception. Sallu has over 9 years of experience in youth engagement, inclusion, and coordination both at local and global levels, giving voice to young people and engaging young people to build a better world. He has served as coordinator for the Wave Alliance which brought together youth-led organisations who attended an international training in South Africa organized by the International Organization – Waves for Change. Sallu is working with the MLT, Waves For Change, and the Government to develop safe spaces for young people, with a view to contributing to the overall development goals of young people including health, as well as to community rebuilding. Sallu is currently the Programme Director for the Wave Alliance, which is a coalition of youth-led and community-based organisations that have successfully introduced evidence-based Surf Therapy programs to young people in communities, with a focus on mental health, peace building and sustainable development. Sallu is currently the focal point and face of Africa’s Faces Social media platform which is a global Social media platform that brings together people from across the world to share their moments, connect, share videos, and interact with friends giving more preference to excluded continents like Africa. Sallu Kamuskay has devoted his time to working for or contributing to a number of national and international organizations and companies, including the Techfrica Technology Company, United Nations, ECOWAS, European Union, Commonwealth Africa Initiatives. This work has led him to travel to a number of countries to contribute to global youth platforms. Sallu is the lead Coordinator for Peace Tour programme, an initiative supported by the European Union, Africa Union, ECOWAS focusing on uniting and empowering young people and local communities. Over the years, Sallu Kamuskay has been using his Techno phone to be able to tell stories, the phone he used to tell the story of Gbessay during Ebola who was admitted at one of the Ebola treatment centers after rumors that she had Ebola when the actual sickness was ulcer, she was almost abandoned at the treatment canter with no medication provided to her. She could have died. Sallu told the story via social media and was able to secure funding from the United Sierra Leone to buy her medication and advocated for her. She was later discharged and taken home, He did the same to a patient that died and was abandoned in the street, Sallu Kamuskay used his phone and shared the message across, the corps was later taken and buried. It could have been more disaster without his voice. The story of late America Stress 3-year-old daughter. The hero’s daughter was abandon after his father's death. He shared her sad story and was able to get a sister who has taken the child as her own and is currently providing her with educational support. The article of America Stress can be read on the link below http://ayvnewspaper.com/index.php/k2-categories/item/7350-america-stress-a-hero-to-recognize. Sallu Kamuskay feels the stories of Gbessay, America stress and that of many others need to be told. The media house we have cannot better tell these stories, they are better reporters than telling human interest stories. He created the Salone Messenger platform and brought together passionate storytellers to be able to tell these compelling stories.