Kweku Darlington
Kweku Darlington - Darling Boy
Background information
Birth nameEmmanuel Kweku Owusu Darlington
Born (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996
Kumasi, Ghana
GenresHiplife, Drill music, rap, hip hop
Occupation(s)Musician, rapper
Years active2016-present
LabelsYve Records

Emmanuel Kweku Owusu Darlington (born 17 July 1996), popularly known as Kweku Darlington, is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter and producer from Kumasi.[1][2][3][4] He became popular with the hit song 'Sika Aba Fie'.[5][6][7] He released a remix of the song which featured Fameye, Kuami Eugene, Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick.[8]

Career

Darlington began writing and recording music at the age of 14.[9] In 2019, he entered the TV3 Mentor Reloaded reality show edition. He made it into the boot camp. He was however evicted during the first eviction show on 12 January 2020.[10][11] After leaving the show, he released several singles in 2020 including; PEACE (say no to xenophobia), Here We Go, Owuo, Promise, Obaa ne Barima and Nyansa. Obaa ne Barima was the most successful amongst those singles based on radio airtime play and video streams.[1] On 21 March 2021, he released Sika Aba Fie which featured Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick. The song became one of the hit songs in the 2021 year. It was on the Ghana's radio top charts for several weeks. This brought more attention to his talent and songs with the media referring to him as one of the breakout stars of 2021.[12][9] On 14 May 2021, he released a remix of "Sika Aba Fie", featuring Fameye, Kuami Eugene, Yaw Tog and Kweku Flick.

In February 2022, Darlington was nominated in six award categories for the 2022 3Music Awards with Sika Aba Fie earning three of them for Best Collaboration of the Year, Hip Hop Song of the Year and Song of the Year. He was also nominated for the Breakthrough Act of the Year and Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the Year.[13][14]

Discography

Videography

Below are some selected videos as shown on his YouTube channel here:

  • ONIPA featuring Fameye & Okyeame Kwame
  • Baabi Awu
  • Aketesia featuring Laycon & Medikal
  • Sika Kankan
  • Sika Aba Fie Remix featuring Fameye, Kuami Eugene, Yaw Tog & Kweku Flick
  • Sika Aba Fie featuring Yaw Tog & Kweku Flick
  • Obaa ne Barima
  • Nyansa
  • Promise
  • Owuo
  • Here We Go

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref
2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Best Hiphop Song Sika Aba Fie Remix Nominated [16]
Collaboration of the Year Sika Aba Fie Remix Nominated
Best New Artiste Himself Nominated
3Music Awards Best Collaboration of the Year Sika Aba Fie Nominated [17]
Breakthrough Act of the Year Himself Nominated
Hip Hop Song of the Year Sika Aba Fie Nominated
Hiplife Song of the Year Sika Kankan Nominated
Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the Year Himself Nominated
Song of the Year Sika Aba Fie Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Quaye, Samuel (15 July 2021). "Profile of budding music sensation Kweku Darlington". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kweku Darlington's 'Sika Kankan' tops Boomplay's song of the week chart". GhanaWeb. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  3. ↑ Mawuli, David (2021-07-05). "Top 10 Ghanaian songs of 2021 (so far)". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. ↑ "I'm rich enough to buy anything I want - Kweku Darlington". GhanaWeb. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Gyakie & Omah Lay 'Forever' (Remix)". OkayAfrica. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  6. ↑ "Kweku Darlington's 'Sika Aba Fie' wins Most Popular Song of the Year". GhanaWeb. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Year In Review: Hit songs of 2021". GhanaWeb. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  8. ↑ "Kweku Darlington 'Sika Aba Fie' Remix ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Fameye & Yaw TOG". OkayAfrica. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  9. 1 2 Annor, Caleb Asante (2021-10-13). "Kweku Darlington Owns 'Sika Kankan' Song – Legal Counsel". YFM Ghana. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  10. ↑ "Three evicted from TV3's Mentor Reloaded". 3NEWS. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  11. ↑ "Three Evicted From TV3's Mentor Reloaded". DailyGuide Network. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  12. ↑ Asare, Simon (24 October 2021). "Kweku Darlington poised to make an impact in the music industry". Ghana News Agency. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Hansen, Gabriel Myers (14 February 2022). "3Music Awards 2022: All the nominees". Music In Africa. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "3Music Awards 2022: Full list of nominees". GhanaWeb. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  15. ↑ "Kweku Darlington to release remix of 'Happy Day' featuring Yaw Tog, Kweku Flick, Amerado". GhanaWeb. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  16. ↑ Tali, Selorm (2022-03-20). "Black Sherif, Joe Mettle and others nominated for VGMA Artiste of the Year; see full list". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  17. ↑ "3Music Awards 2022: All the nominees". Music In Africa. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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