Kweku Darlington Explained

Kweku Darlington
Birth Date:1996 7, df=yes
Label:Yve Records
Years Active: 2016-present
Occupation:Musician, rapper
Genre:Hiplife, Drill music, rap, hip hop
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana
Birth Name:Emmanuel Kweku Owusu Darlington

Emmanuel Kweku Owusu Darlington (born 17 July 1996), popularly known as Kweku Darlington, is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter and producer from Kumasi.[1] [2] [3] [4] He became popular with the hit song 'Sika Aba Fie'.[5] [6] [7] He released a remix of the song which featured Fameye, Kuami Eugene, Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick.[8]

Career

Darlington began writing and recording music at the age of 14.[9] In 2019, he entered the TV3 Mentor Reloaded reality show edition. He made it into the boot camp but was evicted during the first eviction show on 12 January 2020.[10] [11] After leaving the show, he released several singles in 2020 including; PEACE (say no to xenophobia), Here We Go, Owuo, Promise, Obaa ne Barima and Nyansa. Obaa ne Barima was the most successful amongst those singles based on radio airtime play and video streams. On 21 March 2021, he released Sika Aba Fie which featured Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick. The song became one of the hit songs in the 2021 year. It was on the Ghana's radio top charts for several weeks. This brought more attention to his talent and songs with the media referring to him as one of the breakout stars of 2021.[12] On 14 May 2021, he released a remix of "Sika Aba Fie", featuring Fameye, Kuami Eugene, Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick.

In February 2022, Darlington was nominated in six award categories for the 2022 3Music Awards with Sika Aba Fie earning three of them for Best Collaboration of the Year, Hip Hop Song of the Year and Song of the Year. He was also nominated for the Breakthrough Act of the Year and Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the Year.[13] [14]

Discography

Videography

Below are some selected videos as shown on his YouTube channel here:

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardNominated workResultRef
2022Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsBest Hiphop SongSika Aba Fie Remix[17]
Collaboration of the YearSika Aba Fie Remix
Best New ArtisteHimself
3Music AwardsBest Collaboration of the YearSika Aba Fie[18]
Breakthrough Act of the YearHimself
Hip Hop Song of the YearSika Aba Fie
Hiplife Song of the YearSika Kankan
Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the YearHimself
Song of the YearSika Aba Fie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quaye . Samuel . 15 July 2021 . Profile of budding music sensation Kweku Darlington . 30 March 2022 . Ghana News Agency . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-18 . Kweku Darlington's 'Sika Kankan' tops Boomplay's song of the week chart . 2022-03-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  3. Web site: Mawuli . David . 2021-07-05 . Top 10 Ghanaian songs of 2021 (so far) . 2022-03-30 . Pulse Ghana . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-11-30 . I'm rich enough to buy anything I want - Kweku Darlington . 2022-03-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-12-10 . Gyakie & Omah Lay 'Forever' (Remix) . 2022-03-30 . OkayAfrica . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-12-19 . Kweku Darlington's 'Sika Aba Fie' wins Most Popular Song of the Year . 2022-03-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-12-08 . Year In Review: Hit songs of 2021 . 2022-03-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  8. Web site: 2021-06-02 . Kweku Darlington 'Sika Aba Fie' Remix ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Fameye & Yaw TOG . 2022-03-30 . OkayAfrica . en.
  9. Web site: Annor . Caleb Asante . 2021-10-13 . Kweku Darlington Owns 'Sika Kankan' Song – Legal Counsel . 2022-04-22 . YFM Ghana . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2020-01-13 . Three evicted from TV3's Mentor Reloaded . 2022-04-22 . 3NEWS . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2020-01-14 . Three Evicted From TV3's Mentor Reloaded . 2022-04-22 . DailyGuide Network . en-US.
  12. Web site: Asare . Simon . 24 October 2021 . Kweku Darlington poised to make an impact in the music industry . 22 April 2022 . Ghana News Agency . 2 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102190740/https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21235158 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hansen . Gabriel Myers . 14 February 2022 . 3Music Awards 2022: All the nominees . 26 March 2022 . Music In Africa .
  14. Web site: 2022-02-12 . 3Music Awards 2022: Full list of nominees . 2022-03-26 . GhanaWeb . en.
  15. Web site: 2023-10-11 . Kweku Darlington to release remix of 'Happy Day' featuring Yaw Tog, Kweku Flick, Amerado . 2023-11-27 . GhanaWeb . en.
  16. Web site: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=cf6990d096e28dccJmltdHM9MTcxNDY5NDQwMCZpZ3VpZD0xNjMxZGQyNC0wYzFiLTYzZGItMmY1Yi1jZWQyMGQ3OTYyNjYmaW5zaWQ9NTI5Mw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1631dd24-0c1b-63db-2f5b-ced20d796266&psq=kweku+darlington+pain&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2hhbmFzb25nLmNvbS9kb3dubG9hZC1tcDMta3dla3UtZGFybGluZ3Rvbi1wYWluLw&ntb=1 . 2024-05-03 . www.bing.com.
  17. Web site: Tali . Selorm . 2022-03-20 . Black Sherif, Joe Mettle and others nominated for VGMA Artiste of the Year; see full list . 2022-03-31 . Pulse Ghana . en.
  18. Web site: 2022-02-14 . 3Music Awards 2022: All the nominees . 2022-03-31 . Music In Africa . en.

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