A YEAR AFTER BLOWING UP, JC KALINKS HAS HIT OVER 10 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS, IS HE A HOUSEHOLD NAME NOW?
JC Kalinks who is popularly known for his highly infectious melodies had his first break in March of 2024 with his solo single titled AKALE but it was the following month’s release ‘Chikalakukalipa’ featuring Chef 187 and Y Celeb that really gave him a proper introduction as it had accumulated millions of YouTube views in lightening speed.
The singer who first developed interest in music at the age of eight and started pursuing it seriously in 2014 would become a household name after the release of his solo single Ichibyongo which guaranteed him a win at Kwacha Music Awards in 2024 as Best Newcomer Male Artist over fellow artists including Bloodkid and 76 Drums.
Since his breakthrough in March of 2024, JC Kalinks has accumulated over 10,739,504 YouTube views(most for any breakthrough artist in 2024) after releasing 11 singles with most of them accompanied by a music video.
Some of his top releases since his breakout based on YouTube statistics include:
● JC Kalinks – Chikalakukalipa featuring Chef 187 and Y Celeb with over 2.4 million views
● JC Kalinks – Ichibyongo (Audio + Video) with over 2.7 million views
● JC Kalinks – Eine Wine (Audio + Video) with over 1.86 million views
●JC Kalinks – Maradona with over 842,000 views
● JC Kalinks – Akale with over 807,000 views
The singer who narated that popularity seemed to be part of his DNA as he instantly got popular back in school the moment someone knew his name and later calling himself “The Bluetooth” is living up to that belief as he is now arguably one of most popular singers in Zambia.
With such beautiful vocals, JC Kalinks has become one of the most sort after artists for collaboration as he has featured on over 15 artists’ records that have gone ahead to accumulate thousands to millions of streams on DSPs.
His top collaboration include on Super NA Ray’s Naba Nabo(7.3 million views), T Sean’s Tabaafwa (3.9 million views), Terry The Vocalist’s Different(1.6 million views), Jae Cash’s Chakwa Muzimai(1 million views) and Dope Boys’ Wilantola(over 900,000 views) just to name a few.
JC Kalinks who has never revealed his real name in interviews but only shared that Kalinks was derived from “Kalino” a name that was used to bully him because of his missing front tooth has seen astronomical success in his first year as a success artist of which most can be attributed to his consistency.
After featuring on Mosi Day of Thunder festival 2025 as one of the leading headlining artists, it was evident there’s no stopping for the singer. JC Kalinks currents has two new single Taking Over & Wemunandi out now. Is JC Kalinks the go-to for vocals? His work speaks for itself.
