S3fa | |
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Birth name | Sefadzi Abena Amesu |
Born | Accra, Ghana | 17 May 1995
Genres | Afrobeats, Afro-pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Black Avenue Muzik |
Sefadzi Abena Amesu (born 17 May 1995) better known by her stage name S3fa is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. She is an afro-pop and afrobeats musician. [1] [2] S3fa won the Afrobeats Song of the year award during the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with her song titled, E Choke. [3]
S3fa comes from Afife a town in Volta Region, Ghana. Her father is an Ewe and comes from Afife whilst her mother is a Dagara who comes from Upper East Region. She is the second born of four siblings. S3fa attended Ola Girls Senior High School in Ho, Volta Region in 2014, [4] before proceeding to Accra Technical University, where she graduated with a Diploma in purchasing and supply in 2017. [5]
S3fa started as a singer performing with live bands at bars, pubs and events in Accra. In 2017, she was signed by Black Avenue Muzik after D-Black, the Chief Executive of the record label reached out to her via social media platform Instagram. [4] She released her debut single Marry me featuring Jupiter. [5]
In May 2018, she released her second single titled Shuga featuring musical duo DopeNation in May 2018. [5] In November 2020, she released her debut album Growth. The album was a twelve–tracked album which featured EL, Camidoh, Fameye, Sista Afia, Wendy Shay, Bisa Kdei, Medikal and Nigerian singer Praiz.
On 16 April 2021, she released a single titled E Choke, featuring Mr Drew. [6] The song became popular due also due to its choreographed dance music video which became a trend and music challenge on TikTok and Instagram. [7] [8]
With her song E Choke, she won the Afrobeats song of the year award during the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards which fell coincidentally on her birthday. [3]
In October 2024, she announced she has left the Black Avenue Muzik label, owned by D-Black. [9]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2020 | 3Music Awards | Breakthrough Act of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [12] |
2022 | 3Music Awards | Afrobeats/Afropop Song of the Year | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | [13] |
Afrobeats/ Afropop Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration of the Year | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | |||
Digital Act of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | |||
Viral Song of the Year | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | |||
Woman of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best Afrobeat Song | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Won | [14] | |
Collaboration of the Year | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | [15] [16] | ||
Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste | Herself | Nominated | |||
Best New Artiste | Herself | Nominated | |||
Vodafone Most Popular Song | Echoke ft. Mr Drew | Nominated | |||
2023 | Basadi in Music Awards | Mosadi In Music In Africa Award | Herself | Won | [17] |
2024 | Dance Artist of the Year | "Vibration" | Nominated | ||
Ghana Music Awards UK | Best Collaboration of the Year | Pending | [21] |