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Dennis Nana Dwamena, better known as KiDi, (born August 18, 1993) is a Ghanaian high-life and afrobeats singer-songwriter. He is signed to Lynx Entertainment and is best known for his global hit single Touch It. The remix features American rapper Tyga and has received massive streaming across the world.

KiDi
Kidi at 3 Music Awards
Background information
Birth name	Dennis Nana Dwamena
Also known as	Sugar Daddy, Mr.Badman and Gyal dem Sugar
Born	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 29) Accra, Ghana
Genres	Afro pop, Highlife, Afrobeats
Occupation(s)	Singer, song writer, Beat maker
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Lynx Entertainment Made In East New York
Website	Lynx Entertainment Website (Official)

Early life

KiDi was born Dennis Nana Dwamena[1] on 18 August 1993 in Accra, Ghana to Gerald and Beatrice Thompson. He has two younger brothers, Phillip and Elliot. He received his primary school education at St. Anthony's School in Accra and proceeded to Accra Academy for his Senior High School education. He then went on to the University of Ghana Legon, where he graduated in 2016 with a degree in Economics and Information Studies.

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 various "Moonlight Café" platforms – a production that supports underground artistes and gives them a platform to display their talents. He also recorded covers of popular songs. In 2015, KiDi took a leap of faith by joining the MTN Hitmaker competition.[2] He went on to win the competition and was later signed to Lynx Entertainment.[3] 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.[4]

Artistry

KiDi has mounted several stages including 2017 Rapperholic Concert,[5] Ghana Music Honors 2017 Edition, December to Remember 2017,[6] S Concert 2017,[7] the 61st Ghana Independence Celebration Show in March 2018 at the Indigo 02 in London.[8] 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[9] 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[10] in April 2018. He was crowned as the Artiste of the 5th Edition of the 3Music award[11][12][13][14] and VGMA 2022.[15][16][17][18]

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2017	4syte Music Video Awards	Best Discovery Video	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[19]
2018	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Song of the Year		Won[10]
		Afropop Song of the Year	Say You Love Me	Nominated[9]
		Highlife Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated[9]
		Best Male Vocalist	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[9]
		Best New Artiste	Himself	Nominated[9]
		Song of the Year	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[9]
	Ghana Music Awards (UK)	Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[20]
		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[23]
		Most eventful Snapchat channel	Himself	Won[24]
	AFRIMA	Best Artiste Duo or Group in Africa Contemporary		Won[25]
2019	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Artist of the Year		Nominated[26]
		Best Male Vocalist		Won[27]
		Song of the Year	Thunder	Nominated[26]
		Highlife Song of the Year		Nominated[26]
	3Music Awards	Best Male Vocal Performance	Fakyɛ Me (meaning-Forgive Me)	Won[28]
	3Music Awards (UK)	Highlife Act of the Year	Himself	Nominated[28]
		Album	Sugar	Nominated[28]
	4syte TV Music Video Awards	Best Edited Video	Cinderella	Nominated[29]
		Best Male	Adiepɛna	Nominated[29]
		Best Highlife		Nominated[29]
		Best Collaboration	Mr. Badman	Nominated[29]
2020	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[30]
		Afrobeats Song of the Year	Mr Badman	Nominated[30]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[30]
		Best Collaboration of the Year	Ɔhemaa (with Kuami Eugene)	Nominated[30]
		Best Collaboration of the Year	Mr Badman (ft Kwesi Arthur)	Nominated[30]
		Album of the Year	Sugar	Won[30]
		International Collaboration of the Year	Cinderella (ft Mayorkun & Peruzzi)	Nominated[30]
		International Collaboration of the Year	Sugar Daddy (ft Mr Eazi)	Nominated[30]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	Mr Badman	Nominated[30]
2021	3Music Awards	Artist of the Year	Himself	Won[31]
		EP of the Year	BLUE	Won[31]
		Song of the Year	Enjoyment	Won[31]
		Afro Beat Song of the Year	Enjoyment	Won[31]
	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated[32]
		Afrobeat/Afropop Song of the Year	"Say Cheese"	Won[33]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	"Say Cheese"	Nominated[34]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	"Enjoyment"	Nominated[35]
		Afrobeat/Afropop Artist of the Year	Himself	Won[36]
		EP of the Year	"Blue"	Won[37]
		Collaboration of the Year	"One Man" (ft Adina)	Nominated[38]
		Best Male Vocal Performance	Himself	Nominated[39]
		Best Highlife Song	"Enjoyment"	Won[40]
2022	The Headies Awards	Best West African Artiste of the Year	KiDi	Nominated[41]

References

External links

• Lynx Entertainment

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