Kuami Eugene

Kuami Eugene finished third on MTN Hitmaker in 2016. Two years later he won Highlife Artiste of the Year and Best New Artiste at the Ghana Music Awards, and in 2020 he was named Artiste of the Year.

Early life

He was born Eugene Kwame Marfo on 1 February 1997 at Akim Oda, to Alex and Juliana Marfo, and grew up in Accra. He attended Salvation Army Senior High School at Akim Wenchi and later Ghana Telecom University.

Lynx Entertainment

After Hitmaker he signed with Lynx Entertainment, and "Angela" passed a million YouTube views in 2017. "Confusion" and "Wish Me Well" followed in 2018, and his album Rockstar won Album of the Year at the 2019 Ghana Music Awards, where he was also Highlife Artiste and Producer of the Year. His hits include "Ohemaa" with KiDi, "Open Gate" (2020) and "Take Away" (2022). He also produces for other acts.

His biggest international moment came as a featured artist on CKay's "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" with Joeboy, which went platinum in the UK and gold in the US. In November 2022 he released "Single", his first record after signing with Empire.

Awards

At the Ghana Music Awards he was Artiste of the Year in 2020, Highlife Artiste of the Year in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024, and won Collaboration of the Year in 2021 for "Happy Day" with Sarkodie. AFRIMA named him Most Promising Artist in Africa in 2018.

Controversy

In October 2021 the singer Bhadext Cona accused him of turning their planned collaboration "Bolga" into his solo track "Bunker". No legal action was reported.