Gospel musician, Ohemaa Mercy, has been nominated for an award at this
year's Groove Awards scheduled to come off at the Machakos People's
Park in Kenya onMonday, June 1.
The Wobeye Kese hitmaker is in contention for the Best West African
Artiste Award and she is facing a stiff competition from a contingent
of Nigerian artistes.
They are Frank Edwards, Lara George, Sinach, Solomon Lange and
Nathaniel Bassey of Imela fame.
The award winning artiste who recently gave birth to her third son
expressed her excitement about the nomination and her chances of
winning the award from her "rivals".
The artiste, who is known for songs such as Thank You, Obeye Ama Wo
among others told Showbiz on Wednesday that her nomination is a reward
of her hard work over the years and was pleased for the recognition of
her works outside the shores of the country.
In 2013, Ohemaa Mercy launched her fifth album, His Word, and
according to the Adanfo Papa singer, her nomination is a booster for
the Ghanaian gospel music scene and used the opportunity to appeal to
her fans to vote for her to bring the award home.
"This is a great inspiration for my ministry and I hope my fans vote
massively for me before the closingdate on May 30. This is not my
glory but the whole of Ghana," she said.
Ever since she burst onto the gospel music scene in 2004, Ohemaa's
distinctive character has been to encourage the depressed and
down-trodden to keep trusting in God through her music and she
believes she has been doing that after almost a decade in the gospel
music business.
Ohemaa Mercy has five albums to her credit namely, Adanfo Papa, Edin
Jesus, Wobe Ye Kese, Prophecy and His Word.
An annual event that was established in 2005 to celebrate and honour
gospel music artistes in Kenya, the Groove Awards scheme has over the
years spread its wings to other countries in the sub-region.
Its main aim, the organisers, Mosoum Events, say is to bring attention
to the works of the stakeholders in the gospel music industry in
Africa, particularly Kenya, hence, the awards celebrates the works of
not just gospel artistes but DJS, TV shows and producers who help in
the growth of the industry.
Source: Graphic Online
