Diana Antwi Hamilton known as Diana Hamilton is a Ghanaian gospel performer with a few honors in her possession.
Diana Antwi Hamilton | |
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Birth name | Diana Antwi Hamilton |
Born | December 1978 Accra, Ghana |
Genres | Gospel, Urban contemporary gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, nurse fashion designer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Diana Hamilton Biography
Diana Antwi Hamilton is a Ghanaian gospel musician with several awards to her name. She won the 2021 Most Streamed Female Act of the Year Award at the 3Music Women’s Brunch. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3Music Awards Women’s Brunch. She has crowned Artist of the Year and Gospel Artist of the Year at the 2021 Ghana Music Awards on June 26 with her song “Adom”.
Early life and education
Diana, the third of eight children, was born to Apostle Felix Elvis Antwi and Comfort Antwi in Kumasi, Ghana. After basic education at Morning Star School, Cantonments in Accra, she completed secondary education in Ghana National College, Cape Coast and proceeded to study and practice Nursing. She is married to Dr. Joseph Hamilton and the couple have a set of twins (Michaela and Michael).
Career
At an early age of 13, Diana was a backing vocalist for Francis Agyei. She released her debut album in 2007 titled, “Ɔsoro bɛkasa” and this album enjoyed some good airplay which brought her into the limelight. Her second album “Ensi wo yie“, released in 2010, gained her prominence in the Ghanaian Gospel Music Industry. She was one of the headline artistes for the 2019 Harvest Praise which happened at the Fantasy Dome in Accra. 1615 media manage her music career. In May 2021, she was unveiled together with Kofi Kinaata as the Brand Ambassadors of Enterprise Life. She opened the second day of the 2021 VGMA music awards night with her performance.
Personal life
Diana delights in cooking and designing her clothes. She enjoys hanging out with her siblings; Eunice, Victoria, Samuel, Adelaide, Beatrice, Paa Kwesi and Grace.
Awards
Year | Organization | Awards | Nominated Work | Result | Ref | |
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2020 | VGMA | Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | ||
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Artiste of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Most Popular Song of the Year[11] | “W’asem“ | Nominated | ||||
Gospel Song of the Year | Nominated | |||||
2019 | African Gospel Music and Media Awards | Artiste of Excellence Europe | Herself | Won | ||
Female Artiste of Excellence Europe | Nominated | |||||
Video of Excellence | “Mo ne yo“ | Nominated | ||||
Event of Excellence | Experience with Diana Hamilton | Nominated | ||||
Song of Excellence | “Mo ne yo“ | Nominated | ||||
Album of Excellence | iBelieve | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best Gospel Song of the Year | Adom | Won | [12] | |
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Best Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | ||||
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year | Won | |||||
Artiste of the Year | Won |
Discography
Albums
Awards
Year | Organization | Awards | Nominated Work | Result | Ref | |
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2020 | VGMA | Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | ||
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Artiste of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Most Popular Song of the Year[11] | “W’asem“ | Nominated | ||||
Gospel Song of the Year | Nominated | |||||
2019 | African Gospel Music and Media Awards | Artiste of Excellence Europe | Herself | Won | ||
Female Artiste of Excellence Europe | Nominated | |||||
Video of Excellence | “Mo ne yo“ | Nominated | ||||
Event of Excellence | Experience with Diana Hamilton | Nominated | ||||
Song of Excellence | “Mo ne yo“ | Nominated | ||||
Album of Excellence | iBelieve | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Best Gospel Song of the Year | Adom | Won | [12] | |
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |||||
Best Gospel Artiste of the Year | Herself | Won | ||||
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year | Won | |||||
Artiste of the Year | Won |
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | |
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2007 | “Ɔsoro bɛkasa” (Heaven will speak) | |
2010 | “Ensi wo yie” (May it be well with you) | |
2011 | Blessings | |
2015 | Yehowah |