Biography of Akosua Agyapong

Akosua Agyapong (also spelled Agyepong; born 17 November 1959), is a Ghanaian female highlife singer and television personality. She was honored by the organizers of 3Music Awards for her achievement in the entertainment industry in Ghana.

Early life

Akosua Agyapong was born on 17 November 1959 in Accra, Ghana, to Asante and Akyem parents. She had her secondary education at the Holy Child High School in Cape Coast. Her mother was a Catholic while her father was an Anglican.

Career

Agyapong began singing at an early age and was discovered in the 1990s by highlife artiste Nana Ampadu, a highlife legend.

Her first album, Frema, was released on January 1, 1990. Frema had songs such as “Me ye Obaa” that became instant hits, in addition to other tracks, such as “Born again”, “Anan tuo”, and “San be hwe wo mba” among others.

After the success of Frema, she met Nat Brew and Rex Omar, who inspired her to release her subsequent album Esiwa, another instant hit. In 1992, she formed the Highlife Supergroup NAKOREX together with Brew and Omar, the group’s name being an acronym made up of the first letters of each member’s name, and released the song ‘Kpanlogo’.

After NAKOREX, Agyapong went into a long hiatus and later resurfaced as a gospel artist. To date, she has five albums to her credit, with additional albums in collaboration with NAKOREX and another as a member of NAKOREX.

Agyapong was honored in August 2019 at event dubbed “Celebrating Akosua Adjepong 30@50”. This was to celebrate her for having chalked 30 years as an artist.

Personal life

Agyapong dated fellow NAKOREX member Amandzeba Nat Brew in 1994, and they were married a few years later, though eventually divorcing. She is now married to Prophet Daniel Asamoah-Larbi. She has six children, four with Amandzeba Nat Brew, and two with her current husband.