Ryan Ofei

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Ryan Ofei
Born
United Kingdom
Origin Ottawa, Ontario
Genres Gospel music
Occupations
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • Minstrel Records
  • Limitless Worship
Member of Maverick City Music
Awards Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Website ryanofei.com

Ryan Ofei is a Canadian gospel musician from Ottawa, Ontario. [1] He is most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025 for his album Restore. [2]

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Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Ghana, he emigrated with his family first to the United States and later to Canada in childhood. [1] He attended Carleton University, where he and a group of friends, including fellow Juno nominee Kofi Dartey, launched a campus worship group, Campus Rush, that continues to operate in Ottawa. [1]

He was one of the participants in Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition , a 2021 album that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards. [3] He has also been associated with the American worship music collective Maverick City Music. [4]

Following his Juno victory, he received a second Juno nomination at the Juno Awards of 2026 for Jubilate. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

YearNominee/workCategoryResultRef.
2025 Restore Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year Won [2]
2026 Jubilate (EP)Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the YearPending [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa gospel singer elated to be included in Grammy nod". Ottawa Citizen , November 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (23 November 2021). "Recording Academy Announces Nominees For The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Nick Krewen, "Grammy winner Ryan Ofei fuses Gospel with pan-African music". Words & Music , January 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.
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