{"id":8010,"date":"2023-05-19T19:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesinghana.com\/?p=8010"},"modified":"2023-08-09T18:53:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:53:17","slug":"ebony-ghanaian-musician-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesinghana.com\/ebony-ghanaian-musician-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebony Ghanaian musician Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ebony or Ebony Reigns was a Ghanaian female dancehall musician\/Afrobeats artist and songwriter. She is the first female musician to win the Artiste of the Year category at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. She won the 2018 VGMA Artiste of the Year. Ebony is known for her hit songs like Kupe, Maame hwe, and Poison. She died on February 8, 2018, in a fatal car accident.<\/p>\n

Profile Summary of Ebony\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real name:<\/b> Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng
\nAge: <\/b>26 years old
\nDate of Birth:<\/b> February 16, 1997
\nDate of Death:<\/b> February 8, 2018
\nNationality:<\/b> Ghanaian
\nHometown: <\/b>Abesim, Sunyani, Bono Region
\nTribe: <\/b>Bono
\nFacebook:\u00a0<\/b>Ebony Reigns
\nInstagram:\u00a0<\/b>@ebony_reigns
\nTwitter:<\/b>\u00a0@ebony_reigns<\/p>\n

Early life<\/h3>\n
Ebony was born in Sunyani, the Bono Region of Ghana, on February 16, 1997, to Madam Beatrice Oppong Marthin and Nana Opoko Kwarteng. She grew up in Dansoman, a suburb of Accra. She is the last of three children and a native of Abesim, a town in Sunyani, the Bono Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n
Parents<\/h3>\n
Beatrice Oppong Marthin and Nana Opoku Kwarteng are the parents of the late Ebony. Madam Beatrice is a dietician from Abesim in the Bono Region, and Nana Opoku-kwarteng is a Travel consultant from Wamfie in the Bono Region.<\/p>\n
Siblings<\/h3>\n
She has two siblings, an elder brother who goes by the name Nana Kwarteng-Opoku (first child) and an elder sister called Happy Opoku-kwarteng\/Yaa Foriwaa (second child).<\/p>\n
Educational Background<\/h3>\n
Ebony Reigns had her preschool education at Glory Kindercare Learning Complex in Sunyani. She furthered to Christ International Preparatory School (Mama Lawson), also in Sunyani, and later, when her family relocated to Accra, specifically Dansoman, she continued her basic education at Christian Home School.<\/p>\n
Ohemaa completed her junior high at Seven Great Princess Academy in Dansoman. She had her high school education at Methodist Girls Senior High School, Mamfe, but quit school to start making music when she was about to go to SHS 3.<\/p>\n
Personal life<\/h3>\n
Ebony, aka Nana Hemaa (Ohemaa), never married and had no children before her demise.<\/p>\n
Read also:\u00a0Eno Barony Biography, real name and net worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Music Journey<\/h3>\n
Priscilla Opoku-kwarteng’s dad wanted her to be a lawyer. However, growing up, Priscilla loved everything, Art. She used to draw and write poems at a young age. She also started writing songs at a young age and grew up listening to reggae songs at home which influenced her decision to make music.<\/p>\n
In December 2014, when Ebony was about to move to SHS 3 at the Methodist Girls Senior High School, she told her dad that she wanted to quit school to pursue her music career. Although her dad wasn’t happy about the decision, he allowed her to drop out of school to chase her music dreams after her second attempt of trying to convince him.<\/p>\n
So in Early 2015, Ebony began her music journey, and not long after, she was introduced to Bullet, the owner of Ruff Town Records in Ghana, by a friend named Ogee the MCee. After some time of knowing Ricky Mama Agyeman (Bullet), Ebony got a record deal somewhere in December 2015 and released her first song, “Dancefloor,” under Ruff Town Records.<\/p>\n
The song “Dancefloor” became a radio hit and got her a nomination in the Unsung Categories at the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. In March 2016, she dropped another banger dubbed “Kupe” and released other songs before coming out with her “Bonyfied” Album in 2017.<\/p>\n
Ebony was signed to RuffTown Record and Midas Touch Inc. till she met her untimely death on February 8, 2018.<\/p>\n
Songs<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Turn on the Light (One Dread Riddim).
\n\u2022 Maame Hwe
\n\u2022 Poison ft. Gatdoe
\n\u2022 Dancefloor
\n\u2022 Hustle ft. Brella
\n\u2022 Sponsor
\n\u2022 Kupe
\n\u2022 Date Ur Fada
\n\u2022 Aseda
\n\u2022 Haters Anthem ft. Rudebwoy Ranking
\n\u2022 Real
\n\u2022 Confusion ft. Fredi
\n\u2022 Scream
\n\u2022 Ediot
\n\u2022 Shade
\n\u2022 Twerk<\/p>\n
Albums<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Bonyfied (2017)<\/p>\n
Awards<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Artiste of the Year – Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2018.
\n\u2022 Afropop Song of the Year – Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2018.
\n\u2022 Album of the Year – Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2018.
\n\u2022 Reggae\/Dancehall Song of the Year – Ghana Music Awards South Africa 2018.
\n\u2022 Female Vocalist of the Year – Bass Awards 2017.
\n\u2022 Kwame Nkrumah Artiste of the Year Award – Bass Awards 2017.
\n\u2022 Favorite Female Musician – People’s Celebrity Awards 2017.
\n\u2022 Hiplife Song of the Year – Ghana Music Awards UK 2017.
\n\u2022 Best Female Video and New Discovery – 4syte Music Video Awards 2016.
\n\u2022 Best Dancehall Video – Bass Awards 2016.<\/p>\n
Net worth<\/h3>\n
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.<\/p>\n
Death<\/h3>\n
Ebony Reigns died in a fatal car accident on February 8, 2018, with two others (her longtime friend Franklina Yaa Nkansah Kuri and her soldier friend Atsu Vondee) when they were returning from a surprise visit they paid to her mum in Abirem Sunyani, in the Bono Region of Ghana. The accident happened on Kumasi Sunyani Road in Ghana, and the only survivor was Ebony’s driver, Okoh Pinehas Chartey.<\/p>\n
FAQs about Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng<\/h3>\n
\u2022 How old is Ebony reigns?<\/strong>
\nShe is 26 years old as of 2023.<\/p>\n
\u2022 How old was Ebony reigns when she died?<\/strong>
\nShe died at age 20, a few days to mark her 21st birthday.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Where was Ebony reigns buried?<\/strong>
\nShe was buried at the Osu Cemetery in Accra.<\/p>\n
\u2022 How did ebony reigns died?<\/strong>
\nShe died in a fatal car accident.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Who is ebony reigns mother?<\/strong>
\nShe is called Beatrice Oppong Marthin.<\/p>\n
\u2022 When did ebony reigns died?<\/strong>
\nShe died on February 8, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Parents<\/h3>\nBeatrice Oppong Marthin and Nana Opoku Kwarteng are the parents of the late Ebony. Madam Beatrice is a dietician from Abesim in the Bono Region, and Nana Opoku-kwarteng is a Travel consultant from Wamfie in the Bono Region.<\/p>\n

Siblings<\/h3>\nShe has two siblings, an elder brother who goes by the name Nana Kwarteng-Opoku (first child) and an elder sister called Happy Opoku-kwarteng\/Yaa Foriwaa (second child).<\/p>\n

Personal life<\/h3>\nEbony, aka Nana Hemaa (Ohemaa), never married and had no children before her demise.<\/p>\nRead also:\u00a0Eno Barony Biography, real name and net worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums<\/h3>\n\u2022 Bonyfied (2017)<\/p>\n

Net worth<\/h3>\nShe has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.<\/p>\n

Parents<\/h3>\n
Beatrice Oppong Marthin and Nana Opoku Kwarteng are the parents of the late Ebony. Madam Beatrice is a dietician from Abesim in the Bono Region, and Nana Opoku-kwarteng is a Travel consultant from Wamfie in the Bono Region.<\/p>\n

Siblings<\/h3>\n
She has two siblings, an elder brother who goes by the name Nana Kwarteng-Opoku (first child) and an elder sister called Happy Opoku-kwarteng\/Yaa Foriwaa (second child).<\/p>\n

Personal life<\/h3>\n
Ebony, aka Nana Hemaa (Ohemaa), never married and had no children before her demise.<\/p>\n
Read also:\u00a0Eno Barony Biography, real name and net worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Bonyfied (2017)<\/p>\n

Net worth<\/h3>\n
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.<\/p>\n