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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Esther Akoth |
| Born | 8 April 1983 Kisumu County, Kenya |
| Genres | Benga |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | akothee |
Esther Akoth (born 8 April 1983), better known as Akothee, is a Kenyan musician and businesswoman. She is the founder of Akothee Safaris, a tour company based in Kenya, the Akothee Foundation, a charity, and Aknotela and Akothee Homes, a real estate business. [1]
Akoth was born on 8 April 1983 in Kisumu County, the daughter of an administrator father and a politician mother, and grew up in Migori County. She attended Nyabisawa Girls Secondary School, but dropped out at 14 to elope with her husband. [2] [3]
Akoth's music career started in 2008.[ citation needed ] Since then, she has released solo tracks as well as collaborations with other artists including Diamond Platnumz. Her released tracks include "Oyoyo" featuring MC Galaxy, [2] "Give It To Me" featuring Flavour, [2] "Sweet Love" featuring Diamond Platnumz, [2] "Benefactor", "Yuko Moyoni", [2] "New Dance" featuring Oc, "Osilliation", "Nimechoka", "Pashe", "Katika", "Djele Djele", "Shengerera", "Mama Bougerie", and "Tucheze".[ citation needed ] In March 2020, Akoth released "Mwitu asa", a song written and sang in the Kamba language. [4]
She has won several awards, including "Best Female Artist (East Africa)" at the African Muzik Magazine Awards in 2016 and 2019, "Best Video" at the African Muzik Magazine Awards in 2016, and "Best Female Artist" at the African Entertainment Awards USA. [2]
Akoth has over one million followers on Instagram, and is currently[ when? ] the 11th most followed East African celebrity. [5] [6] [7]
Akoth founded Akothee Safaris, a tour and travel company based in Nairobi, Kenya, [2] and appointed her daughter as director of the company.
Akoth has five children. [3] She owns houses in Mombasa, Migori County, and Zürich. [2]
The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages.
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