Empress Gifty | |
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Also known as | Gifty Empress Oppong Adorye |
Genres | Gospel |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Entrepreneur, Songwriter. |
Years active | 2007-present |
Empress Gifty (formerly EmpressGifty Osei) is a Ghanaian gospel musician and fashionista. [1] [2] She is the first Gospel Artist in Ghana to hit 1 Million Followers on Instagram. [3]
Empress was born to the Oppong and Annan family both from Central and Western Region of Ghana. She started her Primary School education at Mantey Din Primary School and Oninku Junior Secondary School all in Tema. She continued to a fashion school in Tema and after graduating, she opened her own fashion school in Tema where she trained students in fashion and lifestyle. [4]
Empress Gifty has collaborations with Opanka and Zaza Mohkheti from South Africa. She has hit songs like Aseda, Fefeefe, Epikye, Adensiedie, Adom, Jesus Over do, Jesus be too much, Odiyompo and Eye Woa.
She was awarded the artiste of the year in the 2018 National Gospel Music Awards. [5] In 2019 she led the nomination list in the Maranatha Global Worship Music Awards held in Kenya. [6]
She won VGMA Gospel Artist of the Year and Album of the Year in 2012, and won 4syte Gospel Music Video of the Year in 2021. [7]
She hosts The Resurrection Effect Concert every year. [8] [9]
Gifty released a single "Watch me" which aim to give hope to the oppressed and those at point of giving up in life. [10]
She is married to Ghanaian politician, Hopeson Adorye with two children. [11] [12]
Source: [13]
Year | Organization | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2012 | VGMA | Gospel Artist of the Year | Herself | Won | [14] |
Gospel Album of the Year | Fefeefe | Won | |||
2015 | Gospel Music Awards Italy | Best Female Gospel Musician of the Year | Herself | Won | |
2017 | Fashion and Lifestyle Awards | Most Stylish Artist of the Year | Herself | Won | [15] |
2021 | Ghana Urban Gospel Music Awards | Music Video of the Year | Won | [16] | |
VGMA | Best Gospel Song of the Year | Jesus Over Do | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
3Music Awards | Digital Act of the Year | Herself | Won | [18] | |
Gospel Act of the Year | Herself | Nom | |||
Gospel Song of the Year | Jesus Over Do | Nom | |||
Woman of the Year | Herself | Nom |
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