Gyakie

Gyakie was raised in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.^[5] She graduated from T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi and completed her undergraduate studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where she majored in International Business.^[2][3]

Gyakie was born into a family of musicians, and by age eight, she had started joining her father in the studio.^[2] She was also influenced by Asa and Ghanaian musician Omar Sterling of R2Bees.^[2]

Gyakie endured pressure at the early stage of her music journey. She told DJ Edu in a BBC Africa interview that she was often in tears when she started commercial music because her management was bent on achieving results.^[6]

Gyakie released her first single, "Love Is Pretty", in February 2019, and then released "Never Like This". She released a five-track EP, titled Seed, in August 2020.^[2][1][4] The "Forever" track on the Seed EP enjoyed airplay in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. It topped music charts such as Billboard's Top Triller Global and Shazam's Top 200 charts.^[2] Gyakie released a remix of "Forever" with Nigerian singer Omah Lay in March 2021.^[7] That same month, she was named the emerging woman of the year at the 2021 3Music Women's Brunch for the 3Music Awards 2021.^[8][9]

She has signed an international record deal with Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records UK, and Sony Music Africa.^[10]

In March 2022, Gyakie was named the Woman of the Year for the 3Music Awards 2022 during the 3Music Women's brunch.^[11]

In June 2022, Gyakie was featured on the Grammys' "Herbal tea and white sofas" interview, a new series where artists reveal their backstage must-haves.^[12]

She released her second EP, My Diary, in July 2022. The EP features Nigerian musician Davido.^[13][14] She also released a new single, "December", in April 2024.^[15]