| Angel Maxine | |
| Movement: | Activist for LGBT rights in Ghana |
| Known For: | Musician, activist |
| Education: | University of Ghana |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Alma Mater: | Ghana Senior High School |
Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician.[1] [2] Maxine is known as the first openly transgender Ghanaian musician.[3]
Raised in the coastal city of Tema, Maxine says that her home was "deeply religious and musical" and was where she took to music at a young age. [4] She attended the Ghana Secondary School in Koforidua for her senior high school education and later the University of Ghana for a food safety and nutrition degree. She later attended the Regional Maritime University.[5] Angel grew up in the coastal city of Tema, as the daughter of a reverend and a prophetess.
Angel started her music career in 2020 with her first single titled Sweetness (D3d33d3).
She released Wo Fie which featured Wanlov the Kubolor and Sister Deborah, whom she describes as "siblings, musicians, activists, and allies of the LGBTQ+ community."[6] Wo Fie, which means "your home," became a viral Pride Month hit in 2022. It became a number one trending video on TikTok.
Her song Kill The Bill, released in 2021, is a campaign song against the new Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill.[7] [8]
Her latest single, titled "PrEP" is a song about a medication Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, which can prevent you from contracting HIV. The song was released on November 30, 2022 to mark World AIDS Day and to help in the fight to end HIV/AIDS.
Angel Maxine is an open advocate for LGBT+ rights in Ghana and has been vocal about her rejection of the proposed Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill which is before the Parliament of Ghana as of July 2022.[9] [10] [11]
| 2020 | Sweetness (D3d33d3)[12] | Angel Maxine |
| 2021 | Wo Fie | Angel Maxine, Wanlov the Kubolor and Sister Derby |
| 2021 | Kill The Bill[13] | Angel Maxine featuring Wanlov the Kubolor and Sister Derby |
| 2022 | PrEP | Angel Maxine |