Diana Antwi Hamilton is a Ghanaian gospel musician with several awards to her name.[1] She won the 2021 Most Streamed Female Act of the Year Award at the 3Music Women's Brunch.[2] In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3Music Awards Women's Brunch.[3] She was crowned Artist of the Year and Gospel Artist of the Year at the 2021 Ghana Music Awards on June 26 with her song "Adom".[4]
Diana Antwi Hamilton | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Diana Antwi |
Genres | Gospel, Urban contemporary gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, nurse fashion designer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
After basic education at Morning Star School, Cantonments in Accra, she continued her secondary education in Ghana National College, Cape Coast and proceeded to study and practice nursing at Komfo Anokye Nursing College.[5] She is married to Dr. Joseph Hamilton and the couple have a set of twins (Michaela and Michael).[1]
At an early age of 13, Diana was a backing vocalist for Francis Agyei.[6] She released her debut album in 2007 titled, "Ɔsoro bɛkasa" and this album enjoyed some good airplay which brought her into the limelight. Her second album "Ensi wo yie", released in 2010, gained her prominence in the Ghanaian Gospel Music Industry.[1] She was one of the headline artistes for the 2019 Harvest Praise which happened at the Fantasy Dome in Accra.[7] 1615 media manages her music career.[8] In May 2021, she was unveiled together with Kofi Kinaata as the Brand Ambassadors of Enterprise Life.[9][10] She opened the second day of the 2021 VGMA music awards night with her performance.
Diana was born on 4 December 1978.[11] Diana delights in cooking and designing her clothes. She enjoys hanging out with her siblings; Eunice, Victoria, Samuel, Adelaide, Beatrice, Paa Kwesi and Grace.[12] Diana Antwi Hamilton is also known for her charitable endeavours. On Saturday, February 4, 2017, she launched the Diana Hamilton Foundation, a charitable organization to help provide for the needs of the underprivileged in society.[13]
Year | Title | Ref |
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2007 | "Ɔsoro bɛkasa" (Heaven will speak) | [8] |
2010 | "Ensi wo yie" (May it be well with you) | [8] |
2011 | Blessings | |
2015 | Yehowah | [14] |
Year | Organization | Awards | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | African Gospel Music and Media Awards | Artiste of Excellence Europe | Herself | Won | |
Female Artiste of Excellence Europe | Nominated | ||||
Video of Excellence | "Mo ne yo" | Nominated | |||
Event of Excellence | Experience with Diana Hamilton | Nominated | |||
Song of Excellence | "Mo ne yo" | Nominated | |||
Album of Excellence | iBelieve | Nominated | |||
2020 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | [15] |
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | [15] | |||
Artiste of the Year | Nominated | [15] | |||
Most Popular Song of the Year | "W'asem" | Nominated | [15] | ||
Gospel Song of the Year | Nominated | [15] | |||
2021 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best Gospel Song of the Year | Adom | Won | [16][17] |
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | |||
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Artiste of the Year | Won | ||||
2022 | 3Music Awards | Gospel Act of the Year | Nominated | [18] |