Sista Afia

Sista Afia
Birth name	Francisca Gawugah
Also known as	Sista Afia
Born	(1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 32) Accra, Ghana
Origin	Accra, Ghana London, United Kingdom
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, highlife and afrobeats
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	(2015–present)
Labels	BK Records/Ace Kandi Records

Francisca Gawugah ^{[1] [2]} (born 7th January 1993) known by the stage name Sista Afia, is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter from Accra. ^{[2] [3] [4]} She gained recognition following the release of her single "Jeje", which features dancehall artist Shatta Wale and Afezi Perry. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Early life and career

Sista Afia is an Afro-pop musician, and the niece of Ghanaian Bishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams. ^{[9] [10]} She grew up in Accra and Kumasi. She attended Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute before relocating to the UK to further in nursing studies. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Sista Afia returned to Ghana in 2015 to start her music career. She took inspiration from musician Bisa Kdei and collaborated on the song 'Kro Kro No'.

Controversies

Sista Afia engaged in a physical banter with rapper Freda Rhymz after a lyrical banter. ^{[14] [15]}

Singles

Year	Title	Producer	Album	Ref
2015	Kro Kro Nofeaturing Bisa Kdei			[16]
2016	Are You Ready		Queen Solomon	[17]
	Yiwani featuring Kofi Kinaata			[18]
	Kofi			[19]
	Jeje featuring Shatta Wale		Queen Solomon	[20]
2017	Bokoorr featuring Medikal		Queen Solomon	[21]
	Pass U			[22]
	Obi Boy			[23]
2018	Slay Queen		Queen Solomon	[24]
2019	"Conner Conner" featuring Kelvynboy	Ivan Beatz		[25]
2019	"Weather" featuring Medikal and Quamina MP		Xbillz Ebenezer	[26] [27]
2020	"Paper" featuring Victor AD		Xbillz Ebenezer	[28]
2021	Sisi (Broken)		N/A	[29]
	Sista Afia & Kuami Eugene - ASUODEN	Ivan Beatz		[30]
2024	"2 Things" featuring Amerado	IzJoe Beatz		[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient / Nominated work	Result	Ref
2021	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Best Highlife Artiste	Herself	Nominated	[32]
		International Collaboration Of The Year	Paper ft Victor AD	Nominated	[33]
		Best Highlife Song of the Year	Party ft Fameye	Nominated	[34]
2019	3Music Awards	Female Woman of the year	Herself	Nominated	[35]
2020	Ghana Music Awards	Hip-life song of the Year	Weather	Nominated	[36]
		High-Life Song of the Year	Corner Corner	Nominated	[37]
2019	3Music Awards	Female Woman of the year	Herself	Nominated	[38]
2018	3Music Awards	Female act of the year		Nominated	[39]

Videography

Year	Title	Director	Ref
2019	Conner Conner ft Kelvynboy	Xbillz Ebenezer	N/A	[40]
2018	Sista Afia & Sarkodie studio session		N/A	[41]
2018	Champion Atta	Steve Gyamfi	N/A	[42]
2018	Sista Afia performs at Despite and Special health fair 2018	Satiango	N/A	[43]
2018	Slay Queen	Eddie Kumako	N/A	[44]
2017	Pass U	Yaw Skyface	N/A	[45]
2017	Bokoo ft Medikal	Prince Dovlo	N/A	[46]
2017	JejeFeaturing Shatta Wale	Yaw Skyface	—	[47]
2016	Yiwani ft Kofi Kinaata	Prince Dovlo	N/A	[48]
2016	Are You Ready	Prince Dovlo	N/A	[49]
2015	Kro Kro No ft Bisa Kdei	Prince Dovlo	N/A	[50]
2019	Weather FtMedikal& Quamina MP	Xbillz Ebenezer	N/A	[51]
2020	Paper Ft Victor AD	Xbillz Ebenezer	N/A	[52]
2020	Sika ft Kweku Flick	Nestville Film	N/A	[53]

References

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