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Dennis Nana Dwamena, widely recognized by his stage name "KiDi," which translates to "Rhythm," was born on August 18, 1993. He is a prominent Ghanaian singer-songwriter known for his contributions to the genres of afrobeats and high-life.

Music career

Early beginnings and breakthrough

While studying Economics and Information Studies at the University of Ghana, KiDi's love for music led him to perform on Moonlight Café – a music production that supports upcoming artists and gives them a platform to display their talents on University Campuses in Ghana. He also recorded covers of popular songs.

In 2015, KiDi took a leap of faith by joining the MTN Hitmaker competition.[1] He went on to win the competition and was later signed to Lynx Entertainment.[2] KiDi shot to prominence in 2017 when he released "Say You Love Me" a song he not only composed but also arranged and produced. KiDi established himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in Ghana when he released yet another chart-topper titled "Odo" in July 2017, the remix with Nigerian artist Davido and Mayorkun in December 2017, and Adiepena in April 2018.[3]

Artistry

KiDi has mounted several stages including 2017 Rapperholic Concert,[4] Ghana Music Honors 2017 Edition, December to Remember 2017,[5] S Concert 2017,[6] the 61st Ghana Independence Celebration Show in March 2018 at the Indigo 02 in London.[7] He has performed on the same stage as many award-winning African artists including Sarkodie, Samini, Shatta Wale, MzVee, WizKid, Tiwa Savage, Efya, and Patoranking.KiDi has also produced several tracks for other artists and co-produced with award-winning Ghanaian producer, Richie Mensah. He has also written for Ghanaian acts including the award-winning MzVee and Adina and has collaborated with artists such as Tic tac, Ko-Jo Cue, Magnom and Kwesi Arthur. KiDi received 6 nominations[8] at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards including ‘Best New Artiste’, ‘Afro-pop Song of the Year’ and ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ and went on to win the award for ‘High-life Song of the Year’ at the awards[9] in April 2018. He was crowned as the Artiste of the 5th Edition of the 3Music award[10][11][12][13] and VGMA 2022.[14][15][16][17] KiDi currently has 2 studio albums and 1 EP. His debut album, Sugar was released on May 31, 2019.[18] He also released a movie the same year with the album name (Sugar) in Accra, Kumasi, and the UK.

Personal life

KiDi has a son.[19]

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2017 4syte Music Video Awards Best Discovery Video Ɔdɔ Nominated[20]
2018 Ghana Music Awards Highlife Song of the Year Won[9]
Afropop Song of the Year Say You Love Me Nominated[8]
Highlife Artiste of the Year Himself Nominated[8]
Best Male Vocalist Ɔdɔ Nominated[8]
Best New Artiste Himself Nominated[8]
Song of the Year Ɔdɔ Nominated[8]
Ghana Music Awards (UK) Artist of the Year Himself Nominated[21]
Highlife Artist of the Year Nominated[21]
Best Male Vocalist Ɔdɔ Nominated[21]
Highlife Song of the Year Himself Nominated[21]
Best New Artist of the Year Nominated[21]
3Music Awards Male Act of the Year Nominated[22]
Breakout Act of the Year Nominated[22]
Song of the Year Ɔdɔ Nominated[22]
Most eventful Snapchat channel Himself Won[22]
AFRIMA Best Artiste Duo or Group in Africa Contemporary Won[23]
2019 Ghana Music Awards Highlife Artist of the Year Nominated[24]
Best Male Vocalist Won[25]
Song of the Year Thunder Nominated[24]
Highlife Song of the Year Nominated[24]
3Music Awards Best Male Vocal Performance Fakyɛ Me (meaning-Forgive Me) Won[26]
3Music Awards (UK) Highlife Act of the Year Himself Nominated[26]
Album Sugar Nominated[26]
4syte TV Music Video Awards Best Edited Video Cinderella Nominated[27]
Best Male Adiepɛna Nominated[27]
Best Highlife Nominated[27]
Best Collaboration Mr. Badman Nominated[27]
2020 Ghana Music Awards Highlife Artist of the Year Himself Nominated[28]
Afrobeats Song of the Year Mr Badman Nominated[28]
Male Vocalist of the Year Himself Nominated[28]
Best Collaboration of the Year Ɔhemaa (with Kuami Eugene) Nominated[28]
Best Collaboration of the Year Mr Badman (ft Kwesi Arthur) Nominated[28]
Album of the Year Sugar Won[28]
International Collaboration of the Year Cinderella (ft Mayorkun & Peruzzi) Nominated[28]
International Collaboration of the Year Sugar Daddy (ft Mr Eazi) Nominated[28]
Most Popular Song of the Year Mr Badman Nominated[28]
2021 3Music Awards Artist of the Year Himself Won[29]
EP of the Year BLUE Won[29]
Song of the Year Enjoyment Won[29]
Afro Beat Song of the Year Enjoyment Won[29]
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year Himself Nominated[30]
Afrobeat/Afropop Song of the Year "Say Cheese" Won[31]
Most Popular Song of the Year "Say Cheese" Nominated[32]
Most Popular Song of the Year "Enjoyment" Nominated[33]
Afrobeat/Afropop Artist of the Year Himself Won[34]
EP of the Year "Blue" Won[35]
Collaboration of the Year "One Man" (ft Adina) Nominated[36]
Best Male Vocal Performance Himself Nominated[37]
Best Highlife Song "Enjoyment" Won[38]
2022 The Headies Awards Best West African Artiste of the Year KiDi Nominated[39]
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year Himself Won[40]
Album of the Year The Golden Boy Won[21]
Video of the Year Mon Bebe Won[21]
Afrobeats/AfroPop Artiste Himself Won[21]
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year Touch It Won[21]
Most Popular Song of the Year Touch It Won[21]
International Collaboration of the Year Spiritual ft. Kuami Eugene, Patoranking Nominated[21]
Best Male Vocal Performance Bad Things Nominated[21]
Best Afrobeats Song Mon Bebe Nominated[21]
2024 Collaboration of the year Liquor – KiDi ft Stonebwoy Won


References

  1. ^ "KiDi wins 2015 MTN Hitmaker Reality Show". Ghana Web. October 2015.
  2. ^ "Lynx Entertainment signs KiDi". Kuulpeeps.
  3. ^ "KiDi takes Africa by storm with Odo remix feat Davido, Mayorkun". GhanaWeb. 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Star-studded performances at Sarkodie's Rapperholic Concert 2017". GhanaWeb. 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Citi FM Rocks Accra Tonight with Official Christmas Party". citifmonline. 24 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Samini for S Concert 2017". GhanaWeb. 3 November 2017.
  7. ^ "KiDi, Kuami Eugene and King Promise headline Ghana @ 61 Concert in UK". citifmonline.com. 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Full List of Nominees". Ghana Web. 4 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Full List of Winners at 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards". MyJoyOnline.
  10. ^ "KiDi crowned Artiste of the Year at the 3music awards". Angel Online. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  11. ^ Boateng, Kofi (2022-03-27). "Kidi 'deserves' 3Music Awards Artiste of the Year - D Black says as show delays for hours". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  12. ^ "3Music Awards 2022: Full list of nominees". GhanaWeb. 2022-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  13. ^ Ghana, Latest (2022-02-13). "Full List Of 3Music Awards'22 Nominees". Latest Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  14. ^ iChris (2022-05-08). "Kidi wins Artist of the Year, VGMA 2022 winners list - iCHRIS". Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  15. ^ "Winners full list for Ghana Music Awards 2022". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  16. ^ "KiDi wins 2022 VGMA Artiste of the Year". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  17. ^ "VGMA 22: KiDi breaks silence after being trolled for losing 'Artiste of the Year' award". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-27. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  18. ^ "KiDi – The Lynx Family – Ghana". Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  19. ^ "KiDi promises son golden hair for next birthday". GhanaWeb. 2021-11-29. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  20. ^ "Sarkodie tops the list of nominations for this year's 4syte Music Video Awards". nydjlive.com. 3 November 2017.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2018 Ghana Music Awards UK Full List of Nominees". Ghana Web. 18 July 2018.
  22. ^ a b c d "2018 2018 3Music Awards nominees unveiled". 3news. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  23. ^ "AFRIMA 2018 full list of winners". pulse.com.gh. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  24. ^ a b c "Full list of nominations for VGMA 2019". Ghana Business.
  25. ^ "2019 VGMAs: Full list of winners". Ghana Web.
  26. ^ a b c "3Music Awards 2020: See the list of winners". MyJoyOnline.
  27. ^ a b c d "2019 4SYTE VMAs: Full list of winners". Ghana music. 19 October 2019.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kuami Eugene wins VGMA Artiste of the Year 2020". MyJoyOnline.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  29. ^ a b c d "KiDi wins Artiste of the Year at the 2021 3Music Awards - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  30. ^ "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2021: All The Nominees". MyJoyOnline.com. 6 April 2021.
  31. ^ "2021 VGMA Awards Winners". BBC News Pidgin.
  32. ^ "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2021: All The Nominees". MyJoyOnline.com. 6 April 2021.
  33. ^ "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2021: All The Nominees". MyJoyOnline.com. 6 April 2021.
  34. ^ "2021 VGMA Awards Winners". BBC News Pidgin.
  35. ^ "2021 VGMA Awards Winners". BBC News Pidgin.
  36. ^ "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2021: All The Nominees". MyJoyOnline.com. 6 April 2021.
  37. ^ "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2021: All The Nominees". MyJoyOnline.com. 6 April 2021.
  38. ^ "2021 VGMA Awards Winners". BBC News Pidgin.
  39. ^ "Headies Awards: Amaarae, Gyakie, KiDi and Nektunez nominated". 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  40. ^ "VGMA 2022 Winners: See full list of VGMA 23 Winners". gh.standard.com. 10 May 2022.

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