Mona 4Reall | |
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 Mona 4Reall portrait from 3Music Awards 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mona Faiz Montrage |
| Born | 26 June 1992 Tamale, Ghana |
| Genres | Hiplife |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | 4Real Entertainment |
Mona Faiz Montrage (born 26 June 1992) better known by her stage name as Mona 4Reall or Hajia4Reall is a Ghanaian socialite, model, musician, businesswoman and accused fraudster. [1]
Hajia4Reall was born and raised in Tamale, the northern part of Ghana alongside her siblings to a Ghanaian mother and a Lebanese father. She had her elementary education in Tamale before proceeding to Labone Senior High School for her secondary school education.
In July 2017, Mona 4Reall launched a women's cosmetics brand with the name 4Real Beauty. [2] [3] She owns an event and entertainment company based in New York. The company specializes in event planning, multimedia production, and talent management. The company gained prominence after it organized one of Accra's biggest End of Year Party, the Global Wave party in 2016. [3]
She has starred in music videos for artists including Shatta Wale on his song Bullet Proof.
Mona 4Reall released "Badder Than", her first single in November 2020. The song was produced by Ghanaian producer M.O.G Beatz. [4] [5] In January 2021, she released her song single "Fine Girl", produced by Kuami Eugene. In May 2021, she released a third single produced by M.O.G. Beatz which featured Ghanaian YouTuber Kwadwo Sheldon. The following month, she released her fourth single titled "Baby", which featured dancehall musician Shata Wale. [6]
On 6 October 2021, she announced the track-list for her then-upcoming EP. The seven–track EP featured top artists including Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Efya and Medikal with the tracks being produced either by M.O.G. Beatz, Richie Mensah, Mix Master Garzy and StreetBeatz. [7] [8] The EP was released on 15 October 2021, with six of their respective videos being premiered on her 4Real Entertainment YouTube channel. [9]
In 2022, she was nominated for Best New Artiste of the Year award and her music video for her song Fine Girl was nominated for Best Music Video of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2022. [10] She released a dancehall single "BLOWbyMona", in 2022. [11] [12] She held her self-named concert in December 2021 which featured other known Ghanaian musicians. [13]
Mona 4Reall was in a relationship with Ghanaian businessman, Kennedy Agyapong known as Kenpong. They parted ways in August 2015. [14] [15] She has a daughter named Naila. [3]
In 2020, on her 27th birthday she was gifted a brand-new Range Rover and a house located in Trassacco, an estate community in Accra. [16]
In September 2021, Mona donated school supplies to students in the Bentum community after the Bentum D.A Basic school asked for support in a viral video. [17]
In November 2022, Mona 4Reall was arrested in the United Kingdom for an alleged money laundering issue. [18] [19] [20] [21] The arrest stemmed from allegations of her purported involvement in a $8 million fraud. [22]
In February 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money. [23] According to United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, she knowingly received money from older Americans through romance scams. The charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Hajia4Reall also agreed to pay forfeiture for $2,164,758.41 and make restitution in the same amount. On June 28, 2024, she was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release. [24]
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best New Artiste | Herself | Nominated | [25] |
| Video of The Year | Fine Girl | Nominated | [26] | ||
| 3Music Awards | Emerging Woman of the Year | Herself | Won | [27] | |
| Woman of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [28] | ||
| Breakthrough Act of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Ghana Entertainment Awards | Discovery of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [29] | |
| Best Female Act of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [29] |
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