Gideon Adade-Boakye (born March 9), better known by stage name Deon Boakye, is a GhanaianAfro-Pop singer, songwriter and graphic designer.[2] He is known for his single DAB which features AMG's Medikal.[3] In 2018 he signed to HardBoy Music and High Grade Family.[4][5][6]
Deon was born in Kumasi. Inspired to make music by his love for it and the passion for music in his family. At the age of 7, his parents signed him up to study music at church and he further developed interest for music.
2009–presentedit
Deon's solo career started with the single ‘Allewa’, released in 2009 with a feature from Cabum. He came out with other singles like Dubai, New Year and Babiaa Awu.[7] he was nominated for the 'Unsung Artiste Award' at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards.[8][9] he has featured collaborations with several artists such as Medikal, Cabum, Ko-Jo Cue, M.anifest and more.
In September 2017, he released his 'Green' Lp. A 17 track LP, which features 16 artists: Strongman, Flowking Stone, Kojo-Cue, Medikal, Kofi Kinaata, Jason EL-A, Haywaya, Akiti Wrowro, Eno, Ayesem, Singlet, Cool Joe, Cabum, Afezi Perry, Joel Orleans, Ayesem and Projexx from Jamaica.[10]
On 14 April 2018, Deon was announced as one of the newly signed acts to Samini's High Grade Family. The announcement came following Samini's performance at the Ghana Music Awards 2018.[11]
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Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gideon Adade Boakye born March 9 better known by stage name Deon Boakye is a Ghanaian Afro Pop singer songwriter and graphic designer 2 He is known for his single DAB which features AMG s Medikal 3 In 2018 he signed to HardBoy Music and High Grade Family 4 5 6 Deon Boakye 1 A picture of Deon BoakyeBackground informationBirth nameGideon Adade BoakyeAlso known asBoakyeBorn9 MarchKumasi GhanaGenresAfropop Highlife dancehall AfrobeatsOccupationssinger songwriter Graphic designerYears active2009 presentLabelsHardboy Music High Grade FamilyWebsitedeonboakye wbr com Contents 1 Early life and music career 1 1 2009 present 2 Singles 3 Videography 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Ghana Music Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and music career editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Deon Boakye news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Deon was born in Kumasi Inspired to make music by his love for it and the passion for music in his family At the age of 7 his parents signed him up to study music at church and he further developed interest for music 2009 present edit Deon s solo career started with the single Allewa released in 2009 with a feature from Cabum He came out with other singles like Dubai New Year and Babiaa Awu 7 he was nominated for the Unsung Artiste Award at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards 8 9 he has featured collaborations with several artists such as Medikal Cabum Ko Jo Cue M anifest and more In September 2017 he released his Green Lp A 17 track LP which features 16 artists Strongman Flowking Stone Kojo Cue Medikal Kofi Kinaata Jason EL A Haywaya Akiti Wrowro Eno Ayesem Singlet Cool Joe Cabum Afezi Perry Joel Orleans Ayesem and Projexx from Jamaica 10 On 14 April 2018 Deon was announced as one of the newly signed acts to Samini s High Grade Family The announcement came following Samini s performance at the Ghana Music Awards 2018 11 Singles edit Ooosh Konongo Kaya ft Strongman 12 You Do All 13 Guy Guy ft Kofi Kinaata Kojo Cue amp Cool Joe Green LP 14 Wavy 15 Bebiaa Awu ft KinG Prinz Coded 16 AWURE wedding Malaika Abena Rose Kekedzi Ma Ware Videography editYear Title Director Ref2017 You Do All Prince Dovlo 17 Wavy Looksfx and Psyroskobe 18 DAB ft Medikal Benn Koppoe 19 Ooosh 20 2018 Ma Ware 21 Awards and nominations editGhana Music Awards edit Year Nominee work Award Result2017 Himself Unsung Artist 22 23 NominatedSee also edit nbsp Africa portal nbsp Biography portalMusic of Ghana List of African musiciansReferences edit Deon Boakye R amp B Soul from Accra GH Deon Boakye www profileability com Profileability com 5 December 2016 Retrieved 21 December 2017 NEW MUSIC Deon Boakye ft Medikal DAB www kasapafmonline com Kasapafmonline com Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 New Music Deon Boakye X KinG Prinz Babiaa Awu Prod by Fimfim www pulse com gh Pulse com gh 3 November 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Deon Boakye amp KinG Prinz out with party banger Babiaa Awu www ghanaweb com Ghanaweb com 5 November 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Samini Signs Deon Boakye To Highrade Music ghanandwom 17 April 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2018 Prolific artiste Deon Boakye said to release GuyGuy remix www ghanaweb com Ghanaweb com Retrieved 21 December 2017 Nominees for 2017 VGMAs named Full list www citifmonline com citifmonline 25 February 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Bebiaa Awu SA rapper King Prinz teams up with Deon Boakye on new single www pulse com gh Pulse com gh 31 October 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Deon Boakye drops GREEN LP tomorrow SEE TRACKLIST www enewsgh com Enews Retrieved 21 December 2017 Samini signs Deon Boakye as New Artist of High Grade Family to follow Stonebwoy and Kofi kinaata Mimghana 14 April 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2018 Deon Boakye Konongo Kaya ft Strongman Prod by Tubhani Muzik Ghanamotion 5 October 2017 Archived from the original on 27 February 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Feature Next big shots of GH music Support them www ghanaweb com Retrieved 2018 04 23 Deon Boakye Releases Green LP Track list Newsghana com gh Retrieved 21 December 2017 Deon Boakye Wavy Prod By Liquidbeatz Ghanamotion com 27 May 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 LISTEN Listen UP Deon Boakye Coded Ameyawdebrah com Archived from the original on 11 July 2018 Retrieved 21 December 2017 VIDEO You Do All Deon Boakye enewsgh com Gabriel Myers Hansen Retrieved 12 January 2018 Music Video Deon Boakye Wavy pulse com gh David Mawuli 7 July 2017 Retrieved 12 January 2018 Deon Boakye DAB ft Medikal Peacefmonline com Peacefm Retrieved 12 January 2018 NEW VIDEO Deon Boakye Ooosh Monteozlive com Monteozlive Retrieved 19 January 2018 Music Video Deon Boakye Ma Ware www pulse com gh Pulse 5 April 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2018 How Unsung Artists were rated at the VGMA nominees jam in Sunyani Ghana Web 15 March 2017 Retrieved 21 December 2017 VGMA 2017 Kuami Eugene wins Unsung Category award dailyheritage com gh 16 March 2017 Retrieved 22 December 2017 External links editOfficial website Deon Boakye at SoundCloud Deon Boakye at iTunes Deon Boakye at Facebook Deon Boakye at Twitter nbsp This article on an African singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deon Boakye amp oldid 1210868379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
