Mzvee biography books

Ghanaian dancehall musician

Musical artist

Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda (born Xxiii June 1992),^[1] better known by turn thumbs down on stage name MzVee,^[2] is a Ghanian singer, afropop, dancehall and R&B actor. Her debut solo album features diverse hit singles including 'Borkor Borkor (meaning – Slowly), 'Natural Girl' and 'Dancehall Queen'.^[3][4] MzVee was signed to say publicly record label Lynx Entertainment and was the winner of the New Trouper of the Year award at loftiness 2015 Ghana Music Awards. She apart ways with Lynx Entertainment in prestige year 2019. She is currently efficient solo artist.^[5][6]

Early life

MzVee was born be sold for South La Estates, Accra to Ernest Hamenoo-Kpeda, a businessman, and Florence Hamenoo-Kpeda, a caterer. She hails from Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana.^[7] She has two older sisters beam a brother and attended St Comedian de Porres School in Dansoman, Accra in her early years ^[8]. She moved on to St. Mary's Girls' Senior High School where she pretended Home economics.^[9] She was studying Vocation administration at Ghana Telecom University,^[10] following in 2016, she abandoned school.^[11]

Music career

2012 – 2013: Early beginnings

MzVee first hit the ceiling onto the Ghanaian music scene focal point the summer of 2012 as leadership lead singer of Lynx Entertainment's kid band D3.^[12] The band had well-liked hits like "Good Girls Gone Bad" and "Gyani Gyani" before disbanding chops the end of 2013 due make out the young members' educational commitments.^[13]

2014 – 2016: Breakthrough

MzVee launched her solo pursuit with debut single ‘Borkor Borkor’ unfastened in January 2014.^[14] She followed that with hit single ‘Natural Girl’^[15] snowball went on to win the 'Unsung Artiste Award' at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards.^[16] Her debut album was released in November 2014^[3] and world power collaborations with several award-winning artistes much as Stonebwoy, VIP, Shatta Wale, Richie Mensah, M.anifest and Didier Awadi.

Following the success of her award-winning launch album, MzVee released her second lp titled Verified in November 2015 give somebody the job of rave reviews.^[17][18] The album has fitting MzVee 7 nominations at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards^[19] including 'Album a choice of the Year' and 'Record of interpretation Year' for the single 'Abofra' which features Efya. Her highly anticipated bag album DaaVee was released in Might 2017.^[20]

2017– 2019: Hiatus

MzVee took a biennial break from the Music Industry 2017 to 2019. In an discussion with TV3^[21] on Monday, 5 Jan 2020, she revealed that her spat for leaving the music industry was a massive depression which she was going through.^[22] This has dismissed gravidity rumors that some people were adage is the reason for her craving from the Music Industry.^[23] Throughout interpretation two-year period MzVee found help be different her friend Efya who kept relevance and encouraging her until she overcame depression.^[24][22] She has announced that chimpanzee of 2020 she is back tinge music and will be releasing great single she has titled "Sheriff".^[22]

2020 – 2021: inVeencible

One other thing MzVee put into words when she returned from her depression-induced hiatus from music was that she will be releasing two albums.^[21] Still, she obviously could not release excellence two albums as she promised birthright to the COVID-19 pandemic.

She comparatively managed to release one album labelled inVeencible.^[25] The album which featured Sarkodie, Mugeez, Efya, Medikal, Kelvyn Boy, Kojo Funds, as well as Falz captivated Navy Kenzoo, was released on 11 December 2020.^[26] In March 2021, she partnered with TRACE TV to escape her music video for her melody 'You Alone'.^[27]

2022: 10 Thirty

On 24 June 2022, MzVee released her fifth scrap book, titled 10 Thirty inspired by sit on 10th year as a musician enthralled to celebrate turning 30 years. 10 Thirty, a ten–tracked album featured Nigerien musicians, Bella Shmurda, Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage and Ghanaian musicians Stonebwoy boss Kofi Kinaata.^[28]

Musical style and recognition

MzVee's medicine contains elements of afropop, R&B presentday dancehall and her strong vocal subsidy earned her a nomination for 'Female Vocalist of the Year'^[29] at rectitude 2015 Ghana Music Awards and dignity award for 'Most Promising Act' fuzz the 2015 Ghana Music Honors.^[30] She is regarded as one of primacy stars of Ghana's dancehall scene fairy story received the award for 'Best Motherly Vocalist of the Year'^[31] at rectitude 2015 Ghanaian dancehall awards, BASS credit. Her trademark natural African hair abide hit single ‘Natural Girl’ has thankful her an inspiration to young girls across Africa who want to keep their natural look.^[32]

MzVee's impressive rise class the top continued with a position in June 2015 in the 'Best International New Artist' category^[33] at high-mindedness BET Awards 2015. This brand original fan-voted category celebrates rising stars unapproachable across the channel's international footprint.^[34]

In Oct 2015, MzVee was appointed the Cosmos Bank Ambassador for their 'End At the end Poverty Campaign'.^[35] She released the defensible campaign song titled 'End Poverty'^[36] pointer became a World Bank #Music4Dev Visitor Artist; a role which has antediluvian held in the past by clean number of award-winning artists including D'Banj and Fally Ipupa.^[37][38]

MzVee was named outline MTV Base's list of the outperform African artists to watch out financial assistance in 2016. This list featured dignity breakthrough hit makers of 2015 tumour the African continent.^[39][40] She has too been nominated in the ‘Best Town Artist’ category at the 2016 KORA Music Awards^[41][42] and received 7 nominations at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards^[43] including Songwriter of the Year^[44] walkout Richie Mensah and Efya, Album catch the fancy of the Year^[45] and Best Female Vocalist.^[46]

On 20th May 2016, MzVee was appointive for the BET Awards 2016 – Best International Act: Africa category be first became the first Ghanaian female pinnacle to be nominated for a elder BET Award.^[47] She was also scheduled in the Best Female category sheep October 2016 for the MTV Continent Music Awards.^[48]

MzVee continues to receive both critical and commercial acclaim for bring about work and was awarded the Eminent Female Artist Honour^[49] at the Ghana Music Honours on 4 March 2017. She was also nominated for Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year, Best Warm Vocalist and Overall Artiste of blue blood the gentry Year at the 2017 Ghana Sonata Awards.^[50] She is the first Ghanian musician to be featured on rectitude Grammy's 'Press play at home' platform.^[51]

Discography

• Re-Vee-Lation (2014)
• Verified (2015)
• DaaVee (2017)
• InVeecible (2020)
• 10 Thirty (2022)

Controversies

Ebony Reigns

In 2017 when MzVee went erred for a while after the turn loose of her “Daavi” album, that be the same as year the late Ebony Reigns became very hot which made some collective media nitizens claim MzVee’s career has been ended in the heat consume Ebony Reigns. But in an audience MzVee debunks every single claim largeness her career being dead due show accidentally the reign of Ebony and gives reasons as to why she was on a low at the spell Ebony rose with hits after hits.^[52]

Zee TM

In 2020, Zee TM a Ghanian music group accused singer MzVee provision using a beat that belonged tolerate them without seeking their consent. Adekid, a member of the Zee TM group in an interview with MzGee on 3FM expressed surprise on demonstrate an A-List brand like MzVee would use their beat without doing magnanimity needful.^[53]

Awards and nominations

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