Gospel artiste Diana Hamilton don become di second gospel artiste to gbab di topmost award for di Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs).

She win di artiste of di year for di just concluded 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Award wey happun for di kontri capital, Accra on Sunday. Ghana Music Awards be de biggest music festival for de west African nation. De Awards sponsored by Vodafone Ghana be pin spotlight on Ghanaian musicians and de entertainment industry every year to reward hard work through voting audience.

For de 22 edition of di VGMA, Diana beat stiff competition from contenders like Kidi who people tip for de ultimate award den others like Sarkodie. Diana bin get nomination for six categories of di VGMAs wey include:

Her song 'Adom' bin fall for di first three categories and ,'Herself' get nomination for di last three. Di Ghana gospel star comot di 2021 VGMA arena wit four of di awards including di biggest wey be di 2021 Artiste of the Year plaque. Dis go be de second time gospel musician win ultimate award for VGMA awards, but de first time female gospel start win de award. Gospel musician, Joe Mettle be de first to win Artiste of the Year as gospel musician.

What to know about Diana Hamilton

Diana, wey be third out of eight children for her family hail from Kumasi region of Ghana. She start dey follow music at de age of 13 as backing vocalist give some of de top gospel musicians for Ghana including Francis Agyei wey be popular Ghana gospel artiste. She release her debut album for 2007 titled, "Ɔsoro bɛkasa" which dey mean "Heaven go speak." and de album bin enjoy good airplay wey later bring her to limelight.

With her powerful and sensitive voice, she become one of Africa gospel most talked-about talents. She don minister for different churches across di world. Her debut album, 'Osoro be kasa' bin get nomination for Best Female Vocal Performance and Gospel Song of de year for Ghana Music awards 2008.

She release her second album "Ensi wo yie" which dey mean "E go better give you" for 2010, which establish am as leader in de music industry despite say she dey do gospel.

Diana Hamilton release two other albums, "Blessings" in 2011 den "Yehowah" in 2015 respectively. Her song "Mone Yo" which she release in 2018 also win her de Gospel Song of the Year. Diana be headline artistes for de 2019 popular annual Harvest Praise wey happun for Accra.

She win de 2021 Most Streamed Female Act of de Year Award for di 3Music Women's Brunch. For March 2021, she bins dey among di Top 30 Most Influential Women for Music according to di 3Music Awards Women's Brunch.

Despite de plenty hit songs to her name, her song "Nsenkyireni Nyankopon" change de game give am sake of de impact of de song den en popularity nationwide. She won Gospel Song of de Year for de second time during de 2020 VGMA's.

Diana release her single 'Adom'- one of de nominated VGMA songs- for 2021 and she bin tok say na her sister wey don suffer many miscarriages inspire her to write di song. Adom na one of di biggest hit songs for Ghana for 2021. Diana Antwi Hamilton na Ghanaian gospel musician wey don grab several awards to her name.

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Diana Hamilton personal life

Diana Hamilton be 42 year old and de third of eight children. En father be minister of de gospel, Apostle Felix Elvis Antwi and wey en mummy be Comfort Antwi.

De born am for Kumasi, second-largest city for Ghana. After basic education for Morning Star School, Cantonments wey dey Accra, she continue her secondary education for Ghana National College, Cape Coast. After she continue go study practice Nursing which she practice for a while. She be married woman and wife of Dr. Joseph Hamilton, together de couple get set of twins.