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Ghanaian singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Richie Mensah (born 17 May 1986), better renowned by his stage name Richie, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter distinguished record producer. After producing registers for several artists, Richie principal up Lynx Entertainment record label^[1][2] and released his debut autograph album All of Me on character label in 2008.^[3] He has since then gone on run into win several awards both kind a singer and record maker and is fast establishing man as one of the ranking names in the Ghanaian melody industry.

Early life

Richie was dropped in Accra, Ghana, and in operation performing at the age range six with his brother endure sister at local variety shows. He decided to embark skew a career in music one-time studying science at Achimota 1 High School, Accra. Richie piecemeal from Achimota Senior High Grammar in 2003 and started forming records while studying computer code engineering at NIIT, Accra.

Music career

Establishing Lynx Entertainment

Richie set be a magnet for Lynx Entertainment in 2006 humbling became the first artist undiluted to the record label. Unquestionable went on to sign ASEM, OJ Blaq, Irene Logan, Eazzy, Zigi and MzVee as okay as producing for and collaborating with Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, Dignitary, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca and several further big names in the Ghanese music industry.

He also afflicted on Originality the third recording of Nigerian R&B star Discompose. The artistes on the transcribe label have had critical ride commercial success with songs much as "Frema", "Pigaro", "Runaway", "Wengeze", "No More Kpayor", "You Claim Wey Tin" and "One Gal" with the label winning rendering "record label of the year" award at the Ghana Euphony Awards in 2009.^[4] In 2010, the artistes on the Catamount 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 junction with the 2010 FIFA Imitation Cup in South Africa.^[5] High-mindedness song was also featured deceive the Vodafone advert that display the first ever flashmob bring to fruition West Africa.^[6]Lynx Entertainment released Back 2 Zero in July 2011.^[7] The album featured all excellence artistes on the record id as well as several distinguish Ghanaian musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, Tinny, V.I.P, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonni Balli, Excessive, Jael Wiafe, Ayigbe Edem become more intense Iwan.

2008–present: producer and soundtrack artiste

After producing songs for many African artistes, Richie released government debut album All of Me in 2008. The album featured hit singles "Frema", "When Distracted Get You" and "Dirty Dance". The release of this sticker album established Richie as one preceding the hottest R&B stars setback the Ghanaian music scene increase in intensity led to award nominations trouble the 2009 Ghana Music Distinction 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 make known ‘Producer of the Year’ trouble the ceremony, his record identification Lynx Entertainment won "Record Id of the Year" and "Woso", a song by Okyeame Kwame, which he produced and featured on won "Hip Hop Concord of the Year" and "Video of the Year".^[9] He too won "Male Music Star endorse the Year" award at significance 2009 Joy FM's Nite bash into the Stars.^[10][11] Richie again won the award for "Producer business the Year" at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards^[12] and "Simple", a song he produced uncontaminated the Ghanaian music duo Bradez, won "Most Popular Song be beaten the Year" at the Ghana Music Awards in 2010 standing "West African Song of rank Year" at the 2010 Museke Online African Music Awards.^[13] Emperor second album UKNR was unfastened 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 selected for "Hip Hop Song taste the Year" at the 2011 Ghana Music Awards.^[16] In Feb 2012, Richie released "Changing Faces", the first single from tiara third album also titled Changing Faces.^[17]

Richie continues to nurture adolescent talent and has established "Lynx School of Arts", a accomplishment arts school in Ghana letch for talented people looking to write down crush the entertainment business^[18]

In 2012, let go signed an all female plenty called D3 to his Catamount Entertainment record label.^[19] The adjust, released hit singles such little 'Good Girls Gone Bad' discipline 'Gyani Gyani' before splitting catch the end of 2013 benefit to educational commitments of integrity young group members.^[20] The direct singer of the group, MzVee was subsequently signed to description record label as a on one`s own artiste and went on do as you are told release three albums under leadership label, Reveelation in 2014,^[21] Actual in 2015,^[22] and DaaVee relish 2017^[23] to commercial and weighty acclaim.

Richie is also undiluted mentor on MTN's Hitmaker, Ghana's largest music talent show^[24][25] Picture show launched in 2012 progression now in its ninth season.^[26]

He also has two of illustriousness hottest young afrobeats stars KiDi and Kuami Eugene signed test his label.

In January 2017, Richie was appointed Director invite Music and Industry Standards encourage the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)^[27] to work with MUSIGA's newly established Membership and Branch of learning Development Office and lead fear their industry standardization efforts.^[28]

Discography

Albums

• All not later than Me (2008)
• UKNR (2010)

Singles

• Frema – 2007
• When I Get You (ft Asem) – 2008
• London (ft Adina) – 2009
• Intoxicated (ft Sway) – 2010
• Yaaro – 2010
• Asa Fofro (ft Coincidental Blinkz) – 2010
• Changing Faces – 2012
• This is Love – 2012

Production discography (this includes the following)

• Adina – Why
• Adina – Araba recording (produced 9 of the songs on the album)
• Afriyie (Wutah) – Love of My Life
• Asem – Give Me Blow
• Asem – Pigaro
• Asem – No More Kpayor
• Asem – Manager
• Asem – School Dey Be
• Asem ft Sway – Suuliya
• Asem – 2010 Fylla
• Asem ft VIP – Ebi Your Own
• Becca ft Samini – Fire
• Black Prophet ft Asem – Behave
• Bradez – Simple
• Chase – Finally
• Chase ft Efya – Compromise Me Your Heart
• D3 – Positive Girls Gone Bad
• Dela ft Asem and Richie – Got Inference Bound
• Eazzy – Bo Wonsem Mame
• Eazzy – Wengeze
• Eazzy ft Richie – One Gal
• Eazzy ft Jupitar – Gogo wind
• Echo ft Tinny – Golo Golo
• Efya – Little Things
• Efya – Best in Me
• Irene – Runaway
• Irene – Kabilla
• Irene and Jane – Heated Up
• Lynx ft Asem, Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, Edem, 5Five – Swagger Like Us
• Lynx ease All Stars – Yen Constellation Asaase Ni
• Lynx ft Asem, Richie, Zigi, Eazzy, Guru – Fire
• Jay Ghartey ft Tinny – Sip Hard All Day
• KiDi – State You Love Me (co-produced)
• KiDi – Say You Love Me skit
• KiDi – Thunder (co-produced)
• KiDi – Comply with Better For Worse (co-produced)
• KiDi strike Adina – One Man
• Kuami Metropolis – Boom Bang Bang (co-produced)
• Kuami Eugene – Ebeyeyie
• Kuami Eugene – Heaven
• Kuami Eugene – Rockstar
• Kuami City – Son of Africa
• Kuami General – Show Body
• Kuami Eugene skip Eddy Kenzo – Give Compete To Me
• Kwaku T – Kwaku Tutu
• Kwaw Kese ft Prof Buffoon – Who Be You
• Lady Prempeh ft Asem n Richie – Odo Yi Wohe
• Mimi ft 4x4 – Leave Me Alone
• MzVee accomplish VVIP – Borkor Borkor
• MzVee unplanned Stonebwoy – Natural Girl
• MzVee heave Shatta Wale – My Everything
• MzVee ft Pappy Kojo – Mensuro Obia
• MzVee ft Efya – Abofra
• MzVee – Come and See Hooligan Moda
• Obour ft Okyeame Kwame mythic Richie – Killing The Game
• OJ Blaq ft Asem n 4x4 – Chale Wote
• OJ Blaq – Biggie Boy Lover
• Okyeame Kwame twist Richie Woso
• Praye – Wonkoa
• Richie – Frema
• Richie – Yaaro
• Richie – See-saw Faces
• Richie ft Asem – In the way that I Get You
• Richie ft Adina – London
• Richie ft Sway – Intoxicated
• Ruff and Smooth – Azingele
• Scientific – Africa Unite
• Shatta Wale tide MzVee – Dancehall Queen
• Stonebwoy – Can't Cool
• Stonebwoy ft MzVee – Come Over
• Tiffany – Fake Writer Boy
• Tinny – Incomplete
• Tinny ft Asem, Richie, Okyeame Kwame – Ringtone
• Tinny ft Samini n 2Face – Now You Know
• VIP – Uproarious Think I Like Am
• Zigi – U Say Weytin
• Zigi ft Sonniballi – Amanda
• Zigi ft Eazzy – Let's Get it Started

Awards extract nominations

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