Songstress, Obaapa Christy, has won the Best Gospel Artiste of the Year at the first National Gospel Music Awards held Sunday night in Kumasi.
She held her own against stiff competition from the likes of OJ, Joe Mettle, Akesse Brimpong, Gifty Osei, Diana Antwi Hamilton and Brother Sammy.
Obaaba Christy also won Female Vocalist of the Year and her song ‘Hyebre sesafo’won her the Best Gospel Song of the Year.
‘Onwanwani’ by Vodafone Ghana Music Award Artiste of the Year, Joe mettle, was adjudged the best Male Worship Song of the Year.
Sonny Badu took home the Best African Gospel, with ‘Wonder God’.
Jack Alolome took two awards; Best Contemporary Gospel Album and Best Collaboration with Princess Ifeoma.
To cap it all, the man who is regarded as the originator of Ghana Gospel music, Professor Kofi Abraham, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In all, there were 30 categories of awards organized by Royal Akofena Entertainment in collaboration with The Multimedia Group Limited, Kumasi.
Other award winners are as follows:
- Female Worship Song of the Year — Cecelia Marfo
- Male Worship Song of the Year — Joe Mettle
- Best Praise Song — Joyce Blessing
- Best Gospel Song — Obaapa Christie
- Gospel Male Vocalist of the Year — Ernest Opoku Junior
- Gospel Female Vocalist of the Year — Obaapa Christie
- Best Gospel Album — Gifty Osei
- Best Contemporary Gospel — SP Kofi Sarpong
- Best Contemporary Gospel Album — Diana Asamoah
- Best Gospel Hip hop — Faffa
- Best Gospel Group — Willie and Mike
- Best Gospel Artiste — Obaapa Christie
- Gospel New Artiste of the Year — Patience Nyarko
- Gospel Discovery of the Year — Mabel Okyere
- Best Worship Song — Sammy Baah
- Best Traditional Gospel Song — Mary Agyemang
- Best Acapella (Solo/Group) — Alabaster Box
- Best Worship Video — Brother Sammy
- Best Reggae Gospel Video — Akesse Brempong
- Best Contemporary Gospel Video — Jack Alolomi
- Best Praise Video — Florence Obinim
- Best Gospel Video of the Year — Don Simon ft Ampong
- Producer of the Year — Daniel Bassey
- Executive Producer of the Year — Anane Frimpong
- Best Corporate Gospel — OJ
- Best Songwriter — Kofi Gyan
- The Best African Gospel — Sonnie Badu
- Best Gospel Collaboration — Jack Alolomi ft Princess Ifeoma
- Best Gospel Choir — Winneba Youth Choir
- Best Instrumentalist of the Year — Osei Tutu
