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Video: Stacey Amoateng’s daughter Calista impressive at Mr/Miss Teen Tourism 2022
Award-winning Ghanaian teen rapper, Calista Meusique Ama Adoma Amoateng, has been selected as the only Ghanaian to represent at the 2022 Mr. and Miss Teen Tourism event to be held in the Philippines.
The talented rapper, who has a great love for the arts, is seeking to make the nation proud as she hopes to be the winner of the event, which will be competed for by several beauty pageants from across the globe.
The Mr. and Miss Tourism event is one of the most influential beauty pageants that grooms young ladies to be abreast with their country’s culture and traditions.
The 3rd edition of the event will be held in Manilla, Philippines from July 28 to August 6, 2022.
The 16-year-old first-year student of the Achimota School was selected to represent Ghana after she emerged as the winner of the Miss Tourism Ghana 2022 pageant.
She began rapping at the age of six, the first child of television presenter Stacy Amoateng and broadcaster and content creator Daniel Quophi Amoateng (Okyeame Quophi), and has since matured her art to become an award-winning rap sensation.
She is also an actress and a model and has featured in television several TV commercials.
Young Calista, who is seeking to make it big on the world stage, has a talent for drawing, make-up artistry, and hair styling. She is perusing Visual Arts, majoring in Graphic Design, Jewelry, and General Knowledge in Arts.
She is fluent in English, Korean, and Twi.
Calista has won several awards, including Emerging Artiste of the Year at the Africa Business and Arts Awards 2021; Emerging Artiste of the Year – Emerging Music Awards 2020; and New Artiste of the Year – Ghana Social Media, Business and Creative Arts Awards 2020.
Legendary Ghanaian gospel musician and founder of the Asomafo gospel group, Yaw Sarpong, is reporteddead.
The 66 year old gospel artiste is said to have died at the Emena Hospital in Kumasi on January 20, where he was receiving medical treatment.
For sometime now, Yaw Sarpong had been dealing with prolonged health challenges, forcing him to reduce his public appearances and step away periodically from performances.
Yaw Sarpong is widely credited as a pioneer of contemporary Akan gospel music.
Through Yaw Sarpong and Asomafo, he introduced a distinctive sound marked by rich harmonies, disciplined arrangements and lyrics firmly grounded in Christian teachings.
His leadership and musical direction helped shape the identity of gospel music in Ghana for decades.
Some popular tunes by the group includes ‘Wo Haw Ne Sen’, ‘Tie Obiaa’, ‘Aduro Yesu’ and ‘Awurade Kasa’, tracks that continue to feature prominently in churches and Christian gatherings across the country.
Yaw Sarpong’s death comes barely some weeks after the passing of Maame Tiwa, a key pillar of the Yaw Sarpong’s Asomafo music group.
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Heavens will come down at the International Central Gospel Church, Temple East (ICGC) as gospel songstress Diana Hamilton holds her annual concert.
The annual concert ‘Awake Experience’ with Diana Hamilton will take place in Accra on February 15, and at the church of Pentecost, Bantama Kumasi on February 22.
Speaking to The Spectator Agoro, she said this year offers another opportunity to have an experience with God, saying “So I want to be in his presence and watch him do mind blowing things.”
The ‘Aha Ye’ hit maker also announced that leading up to the event, the Diana Hamilton Team will embark on various outreaches to spread the gospel through ministration.
Themed ‘Dwell,’ will bring together renowned artiste and worshippers to celebrate faith and music.
Notable among them are Elder Dr Kwesi Mireku, Ntokozo Mbambo, Sisi Baidoo, Nana Yaw Ofori- Atta, Tagoe sisters and Joojo Arhin.
Diana Hamilton is a celebrated Ghanaian gospel singer, songwriter, and nurse, known for her inspirational music, spiritual depth, and impactful stage presence.
She has achieved historic wins like VGMA Artiste of the Year in 2021, becoming the first female gospel artist to do so, and is also recognised for her philanthropic work through the Diana Hamilton Foundation.
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