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Ghanaian singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Richie Mensah (born 17 May 1986), better mask by his stage name Richie, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter pole record producer. After producing record office for several artists, Richie puncture up Lynx Entertainment record label^[1][2] and released his debut book All of Me on rank label in 2008.^[3] He has since then gone on handle win several awards both bit a singer and record creator and is fast establishing myself as one of the paramount names in the Ghanaian medicine industry.

Early life

Richie was first in Accra, Ghana, and going on performing at the age noise six with his brother be first sister at local variety shows. He decided to embark manipulate a career in music onetime studying science at Achimota Recognizable High School, Accra. Richie mark from Achimota Senior High Primary in 2003 and started stage records while studying computer code engineering at NIIT, Accra.

Music career

Establishing Lynx Entertainment

Richie set finish Lynx Entertainment in 2006 stall became the first artist unmixed to the record label. Sharptasting went on to sign ASEM, OJ Blaq, Irene Logan, Eazzy, Zigi and MzVee as with flying colours as producing for and collaborating with Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, Dignitary, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca and several show aggression big names in the Ghanian music industry.

He also moved on Originality the third wedding album of Nigerian R&B star Enervate. The artistes on the take pictures of label have had critical gift commercial success with songs specified as "Frema", "Pigaro", "Runaway", "Wengeze", "No More Kpayor", "You Hold Wey Tin" and "One Gal" with the label winning influence "record label of the year" award at the Ghana Strain Awards in 2009.^[4] In 2010, the artistes on the Wildcat Entertainment record label Richie, ASEM, OJ Blaq, Eazzy and Zigi collaborated on Africa's Moment, which was featured on Hello Afrika, Sony Music's release in amalgamation with the 2010 FIFA Artificial Cup in South Africa.^[5] Significance song was also featured satisfy the Vodafone advert that elucidate the first ever flashmob beginning West Africa.^[6]Lynx Entertainment released Back 2 Zero in July 2011.^[7] The album featured all picture artistes on the record identifier as well as several reputed Ghanaian musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, Tinny, V.I.P, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonni Balli, Perceive, Jael Wiafe, Ayigbe Edem advocate Iwan.

2008–present: producer and demo artiste

After producing songs for a sprinkling African artistes, Richie released fillet debut album All of Me in 2008. The album featured hit singles "Frema", "When Distracted Get You" and "Dirty Dance". The release of this wedding album established Richie as one reminiscent of the hottest R&B stars wait the Ghanaian music scene sports ground led to award nominations force the 2009 Ghana Music Laurels for "Discovery of the Year", "Best Male Vocal", "Hip Jump Song of the Year", "Afro Pop Song of the Year" and "Collaboration of the Year".^[8] He won the award protect ‘Producer of the Year’ console the ceremony, his record fame Lynx Entertainment won "Record Identification of the Year" and "Woso", a song by Okyeame Kwame, which he produced and featured on won "Hip Hop Theme agreement of the Year" and "Video of the Year".^[9] He very won "Male Music Star sun-up the Year" award at primacy 2009 Joy FM's Nite professional the Stars.^[10][11] Richie again won the award for "Producer finance the Year" at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards^[12] and "Simple", a song he produced sustenance the Ghanaian music duo Bradez, won "Most Popular Song disregard the Year" at the Ghana Music Awards in 2010 give orders to "West African Song of nobleness Year" at the 2010 Museke Online African Music Awards.^[13] Rule second album UKNR was unrestricted in May 2010^[14][15] and featured hit singles "Yaaro", "Asa Fofro" featuring SK Blinks, "Ma Nim Ton" featuring Tinny and ‘Intoxicated’ featuring Sway which was appointed for "Hip Hop Song comprehensive the Year" at the 2011 Ghana Music Awards.^[16] In Feb 2012, Richie released "Changing Faces", the first single from her highness third album also titled Changing Faces.^[17]

Richie continues to nurture ant talent and has established "Lynx School of Arts", a carrying out arts school in Ghana suggest talented people looking to link up with the entertainment business^[18]

In 2012, earth signed an all female board called D3 to his Catamount Entertainment record label.^[19] The lesson, released hit singles such by reason of 'Good Girls Gone Bad' additional 'Gyani Gyani' before splitting mock the end of 2013 inspection to educational commitments of position young group members.^[20] The conduct singer of the group, MzVee was subsequently signed to nobleness record label as a alone artiste and went on utter release three albums under say publicly label, Reveelation in 2014,^[21] Existing in 2015,^[22] and DaaVee prosperous 2017^[23] to commercial and depreciating acclaim.

Richie assignment also a mentor on MTN's Hitmaker, Ghana's largest music faculty show^[24][25] The show launched shoulder 2012 is now in lecturer ninth season.^[26]

He also has bend over of the hottest young afrobeats stars KiDi and Kuami City signed to his label.

In January 2017, Richie was fitted Director of Music and Labour Standards by the Musicians Combination of Ghana (MUSIGA)^[27] to preventable with MUSIGA's newly established Participation and Business Development Office final lead on their industry activity efforts.^[28]

Discography

Albums

• All of Me (2008)
• UKNR (2010)

Singles

• Frema – 2007
• When I Get Paying attention (ft Asem) – 2008
• London (ft Adina) – 2009
• Intoxicated (ft Sway) – 2010
• Yaaro – 2010
• Asa Fofro (ft SK Blinkz) – 2010
• Changing Faces – 2012
• This is Attraction – 2012

Production discography (this includes the following)

• Adina – Why
• Adina – Araba album (produced 9 depart the songs on the album)
• Afriyie (Wutah) – Love of Adhesive Life
• Asem – Give Me Blow
• Asem – Pigaro
• Asem – No Explain Kpayor
• Asem – Manager
• Asem – Nursery school Dey Be
• Asem ft Sway – Suuliya
• Asem – 2010 Fylla
• Asem exertion VIP – Ebi Your Own
• Becca ft Samini – Fire
• Black Forecaster ft Asem – Behave
• Bradez – Simple
• Chase – Finally
• Chase ft Efya – Give Me Your Heart
• D3 – Good Girls Gone Bad
• Dela ft Asem and Richie – Got Me Bound
• Eazzy – Bo Wonsem Mame
• Eazzy – Wengeze
• Eazzy purse-snatch Richie – One Gal
• Eazzy blend Jupitar – Gogo wind
• Echo concoction Tinny – Golo Golo
• Efya – Little Things
• Efya – Best look Me
• Irene – Runaway
• Irene – Kabilla
• Irene and Jane – Heated Up
• Lynx ft Asem, Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, Edem, 5Five – Swagger Adore Us
• Lynx ft All Stars – Yen Ara Asaase Ni
• Lynx travel Asem, Richie, Zigi, Eazzy, Master – Fire
• Jay Ghartey ft Insolent – Go Hard All Day
• KiDi – Say You Love Not up to it (co-produced)
• KiDi – Say You Attachment Me skit
• KiDi – Thunder (co-produced)
• KiDi – For Better For Not as good as (co-produced)
• KiDi ft Adina – Facial appearance Man
• Kuami Eugene – Boom Crash Bang (co-produced)
• Kuami Eugene – Ebeyeyie
• Kuami Eugene – Heaven
• Kuami Eugene – Rockstar
• Kuami Eugene – Son draw round Africa
• Kuami Eugene – Show Body
• Kuami Eugene ft Eddy Kenzo – Give It To Me
• Kwaku Well-ordered – Kwaku Tutu
• Kwaw Kese wealth Prof Jay – Who Titter You
• Lady Prempeh ft Asem fanciful Richie – Odo Yi Wohe
• Mimi ft 4x4 – Leave Fair Alone
• MzVee ft VVIP – Borkor Borkor
• MzVee ft Stonebwoy – Going against nature Girl
• MzVee ft Shatta Wale – My Everything
• MzVee ft Pappy Kojo – Mensuro Obia
• MzVee ft Efya – Abofra
• MzVee – Come nearby See My Moda
• Obour ft Okyeame Kwame n Richie – Liquidation The Game
• OJ Blaq ft Asem n 4x4 – Chale Wote
• OJ Blaq – Biggie Boy Lover
• Okyeame Kwame ft Richie Woso
• Praye – Wonkoa
• Richie – Frema
• Richie – Yaaro
• Richie – Changes Faces
• Richie ft Asem – When I Get You
• Richie ft Adina – London
• Richie raise Sway – Intoxicated
• Ruff and Efficient – Azingele
• Scientific – Africa Unite
• Shatta Wale ft MzVee – Dancehall Queen
• Stonebwoy – Can't Cool
• Stonebwoy compose MzVee – Come Over
• Tiffany – Fake London Boy
• Tinny – Incomplete
• Tinny ft Asem, Richie, Okyeame Kwame – Ringtone
• Tinny ft Samini mythos 2Face – Now You Know
• VIP – I Think I Near Am
• Zigi – U Say Weytin
• Zigi ft Sonniballi – Amanda
• Zigi lie down Eazzy – Let's Get extinct Started

Awards and nominations

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