Diana Hamilton

Diana Antwi Hamilton is a Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter, and the second gospel musician to be named Artiste of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards. She won the top prize in 2021 with "Adom", and with 18 recorded wins she is the most-awarded gospel artiste on Agyedin.

Early life and education

She was born on 4 December 1978, the third of nine children of Apostle Felix Antwi and Comfort Antwi, a former Executive Council member of the Church of Pentecost. She spent her early years in Kumasi, attended Morning Star School in Cantonments, Accra, and Ghana National College in Cape Coast, and trained as a nurse at Komfo Anokye Nursing College.

Early career

She was singing backing vocals for the gospel musician Francis Agyei by the age of 13. Her first album, Ɔsoro Bɛkasa, came out in 2007, and her second, Ensi Wo Yie (2010), made her a well-known name in Ghanaian gospel.

"Mo Ne Yo" and "Adom"

"Mo Ne Yo" won Gospel Song of the Year at the 2019 Ghana Music Awards, where she was also Gospel Artiste of the Year, a title she kept in 2020. "Adom" then took her to the top. On 26 June 2021 she was named Artiste of the Year, Best Gospel Artiste and winner of Best Gospel Song and Most Popular Song. The same year she won Female Act, Gospel Act, Gospel Song and Best Female Vocal Performance at the 3Music Awards, and Most Streamed Female Act at the 3Music Women's Brunch.

Later work

In 2024 she released "The Doing of the Lord" with the Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, which won International Collaboration of the Year at the 2025 Ghana Music Awards. She was named Best Gospel Artiste again in 2026. She has been a brand ambassador for Enterprise Life, alongside Kofi Kinaata, and for Awake Mineral Water, and her career is managed by 1615 Media.

Personal life and charity

She is married to Dr Joseph Hamilton, and the couple have twins. On 4 February 2017 she launched the Diana Hamilton Foundation to support people in need.

On 16 October 2026 she released "W'ate M'anim", a new testimony song.