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Eugene Kwame Marfo (born 1 February 1997) is an African singer and songwriter whose ancestry is related to Ghana.
He was still a youngster at the time, but he rose to fame under the stage name Kuami Eugene after participating in the fifth season of MTN Hitmaker in 2016 and finishing third.
This achievement brought him to the attention of the famous record company Lynx Entertainment. Although he did not win the first place, he was eventually signed to the record company due to his outstanding performance in his own competition in Ghana.
The year after signing, he released “Angela”, which is considered the most popular song among artists signed by the record company, and has received more than one million views on YouTube.
Ghanaian singer
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 Kuami Eugene: History, Biography, Photos |
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| Name: | Eugene Kwame Malfoy |
| stage name: | Kumi Eugene |
| Date of Birth: | February 1, 1997 (27 years old) |
| place of birth: | Akim Oda |
| Record Company: | Bobcat Entertainment |
| Country of Citizenship: | Ghana |
| Girlfriend • Spouse: | Priscilla Quasi |
| Profession: | Singer • Composer |
| net worth: | USD 2,000,000-3,500,000 |
early life
Kuami Eugene is a West African from Ghana. He was born in Akim Oda, Ghana. He was born on February 1, 1997, the son of Alex and Juliana Marfo.
He comes from a working class family which has caused some difficulties in his life, but he can choose to look at life from another perspective.
Kuami Eugene, age, girlfriend, net worth, songs, phone number, wife, record label, Wikipedia
He spent his childhood in the busiest neighborhood of Akim Oda with his parents and relatives. This influenced his musical style and he started singing at a young age.
On weekends and during lunch breaks, Kuami Eugene would perform improvised songs with some friends and began singing in front of family and friends.
educate
Kuami Eugene attended Salvation Army High School while Akim-Wenchi dropped out because he wanted to devote himself to a career in music.
He founded an unknown studio which made him grow up in Fadama. Somehow, he was a student of Ghana Telecom University but rumor has it that he did not graduate from this prestigious university.
Profession
After a period of honing his art of singing, Kuami Eugene chose to spend a lot of time on High-Life and Afrobeat, a genre of music closely associated with Africa. He started taking music seriously in 2016. While pursuing his career, he participated in the MTN Hitmaker Season 5 competition.
His outstanding performance in the music competition paved the way for him to sign with Lynx Entertainment.
Much to Kuami Eugene’s shock, he went on to release several singles on the label as the label had given him a platform. This catapulted him into the spotlight and many Ghanaian and international artistes began seeking him out to collaborate with them.
His songs, “Angela”, “Wish Me Well” and “Ohemaa”, quickly became mainstream hits and topped the charts on multiple music-related platforms in Ghana. He shot a music video for “Angela” which garnered over a million views in a short period of time. The video was released on YouTube on September 13, 2017 and has been viewed over 18 million times.
Over the years, Angela has been topping the Ghanaian Apple Music Chart, Boomplay, Spotify and other leading music streaming platforms.
In order to continue his success, Kuami Eugene chose to release more songs to increase his fan base. In order to expand on his success, he tells the subsequent story of Angela in a song titled “Confusion”.
The sequel to the song video was released on February 1, 2018. As expected by music experts, the song was generally well received by music fans as the singer lived up to expectations and performed well. Thousands of people watched and downloaded the song online. Since the release of the song, the chaotic music video has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube, and this number is expected to increase significantly.
Kuami Eugene has also released several other singles and collaborated with other artistes. He has also won awards.
Awards and nominations
- Won Artist of the Year Award at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
- Won the Highlife Artist of the Year Award at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2020
- Won the 3Music Awards 2020 Highlife Artist Award
- 2018 Africa’s Most Promising Artist Award
- Won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2018 British Ghana Music Awards
Discography
- Art itself
- Fadamabo
- Hiribaba (starring MzVee)
- Ghana We Dey (Starring Samini and Shatta Wale)
- Open the door
- Ohemaa (in collaboration with KiDi)
Social Media
Kuami Eugene has over 1.6 million followers on Instagram.
Instagram: @kuamieugene. His phone number has never been leaked to the public.
Personal life
Kuami Eugene is 27 years old. He is currently signed to Lynx Entertainment.
Living in Ghana helped him come up with his musical style. On top of that, Kuami Eugene has a beautiful girlfriend, Priscilla Quarshie. She is a social media personality, brand influencer, and entrepreneur.
Kuami Eugene is one of the leading voices of African high society in Ghana and it is speculated that he will make further progress in the coming years. He can communicate fluently in English, Pidgin and Twi.
net worth
The talented Ghanaian African High Life singer, Kuami Eugene has an estimated net worth of $2,000,000-3,500,000.
