Kidi Biography
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Biography
Dennis Nana Dwamena popularly known and addressed as KiDi is an amazing Ghanaian highlife and afrobeats singer , songwriter and record producer. He is also the gentleman behind the sugar Daddy name. He is signed to lynx Entertainment, MadeInENY and Empire. Dennis Nana Dwamena has been active in the music industry from 2016 to present . The highlife Artist is known for songs like “thunder“, “say you love me“, “say cheese“, “touch it” and many others . He has collaborated with acts like Davido, Richie Mensah, MzVee, Kuami Eugene, Mayorkun and Teddy Riley. He has had several awards nominstions and have won some to his name.
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Early Life
Dennis Nana Dwamena was born on August 18, 1993 in Accra in the Greater region of Ghana. He was born to to Mr. Gerald Thompson, his father and Mrs. Beatrice Thompson, his mother.
Education
- He attended St’Anthony’s school in Accra for his basic education and went to Accra Academy for his secondary education.
- Dennis Nana Dwamena went on to further his tertiary education in University of Ghana , legon where he obtained a degree in Economics and Information studies. He graduated in the year 2016.
Career
- Dennis Nana Dwamena’s love for music was so intensed that, whilst studying Economics and Information studies in the university of Ghana, legon, he was also performing on various moonlight cafe platforms. “Moonlight cafe” is a production that seeks to support and help underground artists to rise in music and give them a chance to display what they can do.
- He joined the MTN Hitmaker competition in 2015 and won the as the MTN Hitmaker of the year.
- KiDi was then signed to lynx Entertainment where he started is music journey fully. He released “Say you love me” after being signed, then later released a banger titled “ odo” in 2017 which lived rent free in the heads of many music lovers.
- KiDi produced a remix of “odo “ which featured Nigerian famous artist Davido and Mayorkun In December 2017.
- Kidi has produced hits like Enjoyment, Say Cheese, Touch it, Mon Bebe and Several.
- In 2020, Kidi peaked no. 11 on the World Digital Song Sales chart on Billboad.
Awards and Nominations
- In 2021, He won the Artist of the Year, EP of the Year, Song of the Year at the 3Music Awards.
- He also won Afropop song the Year, EP of the Year, Best Highlife song at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Albums & EPs
- Sugar-2018
- Blue EP-2019
- The Golden boy -2020