Who is DJ Switch Ghana? DJ Switch, born Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh, is an award-winning Ghanaian disc jockey, singer, speaker, and philanthropist. She won the Best DJ Award at the Ghana DJ Awards in 2019. She emerged as the winner of the season 8 edition of the TV3 Talented Kids reality show in Ghana in 2017.
Profile Summary of DJ Switch Ghana
Real name: Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh
Date of Birth: December 12, 2007
Age: 16 years old
Nationality: Ghanaian
Hometown: Suaman Dadieso, Western North Region
Tribe: Sefwi
Instagram: @djswitchghana
Facebook: Dj Switch Ghana
Twitter: @djswitchghana
Early Life & Family Background
Dj Switch was born on December 12, 2007, in her hometown, Suaman Dadieso, in the Western North Region of Ghana. Her parents are Lilian Oduro Mensah and Eric Theophilus Tandoh. She is the second child and only girl among five children. Bula is 16 years old.
Family
Parents
Erica’s mother goes by the Lilian Oduro Mensah and her father is called Eric Theophilus Tandoh.
Siblings
She has four male siblings.
Educational Background
Dj switch completed her junior high school education at Talented Royals International School at Weija in Accra. She is currently in high school at Chaminade College Preparatory – High School in the United States.
Boyfriend
She does not have a boyfriend yet.
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Career
DJ Switch Ghana started her career as a poet and her first competition which she won was a Festival of Arts and Culture in her hometown, Suaman Dadieso.
After winning this competition, the people of Suaman Dadieso in the Western North Region of Ghana including DJ Switch’s parents wanted her to showcase her talent on a bigger platform like the TV3 Talented Kids reality show on TV3. So, in 2017, she came to Accra to audition for Season 8 of The Talented Kids’ reality show as a Disc Jockey.
DJ Switch had wanted to participate in the TV3 Talented Kids competition as a poet. However, her mother, Lilian Oduro Mensah who noticed that her daughter loved music suggested she competes as a Disc Jockey and hired a DJ to teach young Erica how to Dee Jay just five days before the Talented Kids Season 8 auditions.
Switch got selected among the contestants for the Season 8 of Talented Kids after her audition, and she went through to the finals of the competition, and in the end, she emerged as the winner.
In 2018, a year after she won Talented Kids, Erica won the best discovery DJ of the Year award at the Ghana DJ Awards 2018. In the same year, she was invited to New York City where she opened the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s annual event. She was also interviewed on CNN Africa.
In May 2019, DJ Switch performed at the Room to Read Gala in New York. She has performed at other international events including the 32nd Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2019.
In 2021, Erica co-hosted the 12th season of Talented Kidz. Her dream is to be a gynecologist, so she can enhance the process of childbirth for women in her community.
Songs
• Mothers’ Love
• Meena ft. Bongo Blay
• Success
• Deceiver
Awards and Acknowledgement
• Winner of Talented Kids Season 8 (2017).
• Best Discovery DJ of the Year – Ghana DJ Awards 2018.
• Best Female DJ Awards of the Year – Ghana DJ Awards 2019.
• Honoured for Supporting in Harnessing Ghanaian youth in Aviation Development – Young Aviators Forum 2019.
• Best DJ Award (Overall) – Ghana DJ Awards 2019.
• Best Young DJ of the Year – Ghana DJ Awards 2020.
• Global Top 100 Prodigy Award – Global Child Prodigy Awards 2020.
• 49 on InStyle Magazine’s list of 50 most influential women who are change-makers with global impact (2020).
• Part of a list of 74 Exemplary Ghanaians acknowledged in “Those Who Inspire Ghana” book(2020).
• Top 50 African Event Influencers 2021 (List by ICS Africa).
• Top 30 Women in Music 2021 (List by 3Music Awards).
• 16 Women Restoring the Earth (On International Women’s Day 2021) – List by Global Landscapes Forum).
• Best Young Entertainer of the Year – International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) 2021.
• Recognized by Rebel Girls as one of 100 inspiring young change-makers.
• Best DJ of the Year – Ghana Music Awards South Africa 2018.
Philanthropy
Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh is the founder of the DJ Switch Foundation. The foundation focuses on encouraging quality education, teaching health and well-being, and supporting gender equality globally.
In October 2019, she donated fifty (50) desks for students and four sets of tables & chairs for teachers of the A.M.E Zion – Brafoyaw Cape Coast, Central Region. She has also donated to some children’s homes in Ghana.
Net worth
She has an estimated net worth of $800,000.
FAQs about DJ Switch Ghana
• how old is Dj Switch?
She is 16 years old as of 2023.
• Where is Dj Switch now?
She is in High School in the United States of America.
• What is DJ Switch’s full name?
Her full name is Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh.
• Which country is DJ Switch now?
She is in the United States of America.
• Which school does DJ Switch attend?
She is a student at Chaminade College Preparatory – High School in the United States.