Diana Antwi Hamilton is a

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ian 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

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in Music by the

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Women's Brunch. She was crowned Artist of the Year and Gospel Artist of the Year at the 2021

Music Awards on June 26 with her song "Adom".

Early life and education

Diana was born on 4 December 1978. She was born to Apostle Felix Antwi and Mrs. Comfort Antwi a former Executive Council Member of the

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. Among her eight siblings, she is the third of them. She had her basic education at Morning Star School,

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in Accra. She continued her secondary education at the

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and proceeded to study and practice nursing at Komfo Anokye Nursing College.

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 manages her music career. In May 2021, she was unveiled together with

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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 is married to Dr. Joseph Hamilton and the couple have a set of twins (Michaela and Michael). She delights in cooking and designing her clothes. She enjoys hanging out with her siblings; Eunice, Victoria, Samuel, Adelaide, Beatrice, Paa Kwesi and Grace. Diana Antwi Hamilton is also known for her charitable endeavours. On Saturday, February 4, 2017, she launched the Diana Hamilton Foundation, a charitable organization to help provide for the needs of the underprivileged in society.

Discography

Albums

Awards

External links

Diana Antwi Hamilton
on Facebook

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Diana Ghanaian gospel singers Musicians from Kumasi Living people 21st-century Ghanaian singers Ghanaian nurses Ghana National College alumni 1978 births