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with her song E Choke.

Early life and education

S3fa comes from Afife a town in

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, Ghana. Her father is an Ewe and comes from Afife whilst her mother is a Dagara who comes from

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. She is the second born of four siblings. S3fa attended Ola Girls Senior High School in Ho, Volta Region in 2014, before proceeding to Accra Technical University, where she graduated with a Diploma in purchasing and supply in 2017.

Music career

S3fa started as a singer performing with live bands at bars, pubs and events in

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. In 2017, she was signed by Black Avenue Muzik after

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, the Chief Executive of the record label reached out to her via social media platform Instagram. She released her debut single Marry me featuring Jupiter. In May 2018, she released her second single titled Shuga featuring musical duo

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in May 2018. In November 2020, she released her debut album ''Growth''. The album was a twelve–tracked album which featured EL,

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, Sista Afia,

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and Nigerian singer

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. On 16 April 2021, she released a single titled E Choke, featuring Mr Drew. The song became popular due also due to its choreographed dance music video which became a trend and music challenge on

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and Instagram. With her song E Choke, she won the Afrobeats song of the year award during the 2022

which fell coincidentally on her birthday.

Discography

Albums and mixtapes

* ''Growth'' (2020)

Selected Singles

* ''Marry me ft. Jupiter'' (2017) * ''Shuga (2018)'' * ''Echoke ft. Mr Drew (2021)'' * ''Fever ft. Sarkodie &

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(2021)'' * ''Soft life (2022)''

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

S3fa on Instagram
Living people People from Volta Region 21st-century Ghanaian women singers Ghanaian Afrobeat musicians OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) alumni Accra Technical University alumni 1995 births