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| Ghanaian dancehall artiste Vera Hamenoo–Kpeda, Popularly known as MzVee |
Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda (born on 23 June 1992) better known by her stage name MzVee, is a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and R&B artiste. Her award-nominated debut solo album features several hit singles including Borkor Borkor, Natural Girl and Dancehall Queen. MzVee is signed to the award-winning record label Lynx Entertainment and was the winner of the New Artiste of the Year award at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards.
Early life
MzVee was born in Accra to Ernest Hamenoo-Kpeda, a businessman, and Florence Hamenoo-Kpeda, a caterer. She has 2 older sisters and a brother and attended St Martin de Porres School in Accra in her early years. One of her sisters is the popular make-up artist and instagram style icon marrgee. She moved on to St Mary’s Senior High School and is now studying Business Administration at Ghana Telecom University.[5]Music career
2012 – 2013: Early beginnings
MzVee first burst onto the Ghanaian music scene in the summer of 2012 as the lead singer of Lynx Entertainment’s girl band D3.[6] The band, released hit singles such as 'Good Girls Gone Bad' and 'Gyani Gyani' before splitting at the end of 2013 due to educational commitments of the young group members.[7]
2014 – present: Breakthrough
MzVee launched her solo career with debut single ‘Borkor Borkor’ released in January 2014.[8] She followed this with hit single ‘Natural Girl’[9] and went on to win the 'Unsung Artiste Award' at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards.[10] Her debut album was released in November 2014[1] and features collaborations with several award winning artistes such as Stonebwoy, VIP, Shatta Wale, Richie Mensah, Manifest and Didier Awadi.
Musical Style
MzVee’s music contains elements of afropop, R&B and dancehall and her strong vocal abilities earned her a nomination for 'Female Vocalist of the Year'[11] at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards and the award for 'Most Promising Act' at the 2015 Ghana Music Honors.[12] She is regarded as one of the stars of Ghana’s dancehall scene and received the award for 'Best Female Vocalist of the Year'[13] at the 2015 Ghanaian dancehall awards, BASS awards. Her trademark natural African hair and hit single ‘Natural Girl’ has made her an inspiration to young girls across Africa who want to celebrate their natural look.[14]MzVee's impressive rise to the top continues with a nomination in June 2015 in the 'Best International New Artist' category[15] at the BET Awards 2015. This brand new fan-voted category celebrates rising stars from across the channel’s international footprint.[16]
Discography
Re-Vee-Lation (2014)
Awards & Nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result
2014 Ghana Music Awards Unsung Artiste of the Year Herself Won[17]
4syte Music Video Awards Best Discovery Herself Won[18]
2015 Bass Awards Best Female Vocal Artist Herself Won[19]
Ghana Music Honors Most Promising Act Herself Won[20]
Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year Herself Nominated[21]
Ghana Music Awards Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year Herself Nominated[21]
Ghana Music Awards Best New Artiste Of The Year Herself Won[22]
Ghana Music Awards Album Of The Year Re-Vee-Lation Nominated[21]
Ghana Music Awards Reggae Dancehall Song Of The Year Natural Girl Nominated[21]
Ghana Music Awards Best Female Vocal Performance My Everything Nominated[21]
BET Awards Best New International Artist Herself Nominated[15]
Source: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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