S3fa
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17 May 1995
S3fa | |
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| Born | Sefadzi Abena Amesu 17 May 1995 Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | Afrobeats, Afro-pop |
| Occupations | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Label | Black Avenue Muzik |
Sefadzi Abena Amesu (born 17 May 1995) better known by her stage name S3fa is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. She is an afro-pop and afrobeats musician.[1][2] S3fa won the Afrobeats Song of the year award during the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with her song titled, E Choke.[3]
S3fa comes from Akoefe a town in Volta Region, Ghana. Her father is an Ewe and comes from Akoefe whilst her mother is a Dagara who comes from Upper East Region. She is the second born of four siblings. S3fa attended Ola Girls Senior High School in Ho, Volta Region in 2014,[4] before proceeding to Accra Technical University, where she graduated with a Diploma in purchasing and supply in 2017.[5]
Music career
S3fa started as a singer performing with live bands at bars, pubs and events in Accra. In 2017, she was signed by Black Avenue Muzik after D-Black, the Chief Executive of the record label reached out to her via social media platform Instagram.[4] She released her debut single Marry me featuring Jupiter.[5]
In May 2018, she released her second single titled Shuga featuring musical duo DopeNation in May 2018.[5] In November 2020, she released her debut album Growth. The album was a twelve–tracked album which featured EL, Camidoh, Fameye, Sista Afia, Wendy Shay, Bisa Kdei, Medikal and Nigerian singer Praiz.
On 16 April 2021, she released a single titled E Choke, featuring Mr Drew.[6] The song became popular due also due to its choreographed dance music video which became a trend and music challenge on TikTok and Instagram.[7][8]
With her song E Choke, she won the Afrobeats song of the year award during the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards which fell coincidentally on her birthday.[3]
In October 2024, she announced she has left the Black Avenue Muzik label, owned by D-Black.[9]