KiDi

                                                                                KiDi   

 Dennis Nana Dwamena, widely recognized by his stage name "KiDi," which translates to "Rhythm," was born on August 18, 1993. He is a prominent Ghanaian singer-songwriter known for his contributions to the genres of afrobeats and high-life.

Music career

Early beginnings and breakthrough

While studying Economics and Information Studies at the University of Ghana, KiDi's love for music led him to perform on Moonlight Café – a music production that supports upcoming artists and gives them a platform to display their talents on University Campuses in Ghana. He also recorded covers of popular songs.

In 2015, KiDi took a leap of faith by joining the MTN Hitmaker competition. He went on to win the competition and was later signed to Lynx Entertainment. KiDi shot to prominence in 2017 when he released "Say You Love Me" a song he not only composed but also arranged and produced. KiDi established himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in Ghana when he released yet another chart-topper titled "Odo" in July 2017, the remix with Nigerian artist Davido and Mayorkun in December 2017, and Adiepena in April 2018.

                                                                                  

Artistry. KiDi has mounted several stages including 2017 Rapperholic Concert, Ghana Music Honors 2017 Edition, December to Remember 2017, S Concert 2017, the 61st Ghana Independence Celebration Show in March 2018 at the Indigo 02 in London. He has performed on the same stage as many award-winning African artists including Sarkodie, Samini, Shatta Wale, MzVee, WizKid, Tiwa Savage, Efya, and Patoranking.KiDi has also produced several tracks for other artists and co-produced with award-winning Ghanaian producer, Richie Mensah. He has also written for Ghanaian acts including the award-winning MzVee and Adina and has collaborated with artists such as Tic tac, Ko-Jo Cue, Magnom and Kwesi Arthur. KiDi received 6 nominations at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards including ‘Best New Artiste’, ‘Afro-pop Song of the Year’ and ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ and went on to win the award for ‘High-life Song of the Year’ at the awards in April 2018. He was crowned as the Artiste of the 5th Edition of the 3Music award and VGMA 2022.KiDi currently has 2 studio albums and 1 EP. His debut album, Sugar was released on May 31, 2019. He also released a movie the same year with the album name (Sugar) in Accra, Kumasi, and the UK.

Personal life

KiDi has a son.

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2017	4syte Music Video Awards	Best Discovery Video	Ɔdɔ	Nominated
2018	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Song of the Year		Won[9]
		Afropop Song of the Year	Say You Love Me	Nominated[8]
		Highlife Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated[8]
		Best Male Vocalist		Nominated[8]
		Best New Artiste	Himself	Nominated[8]
		Song of the Year	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[8]
	Ghana Music Awards (UK)	Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[21]
		Highlife Artist of the Year		Nominated[21]
		Best Male Vocalist	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[21]
		Highlife Song of the Year	Himself	Nominated[21]
		Best New Artist of the Year		Nominated[21]
	3Music Awards	Male Act of the Year		Nominated[22]
		Breakout Act of the Year		Nominated[22]
		Song of the Year	Ɔdɔ	Nominated[22]
		Most eventful Snapchat channel	Himself	Won[22]
	AFRIMA	Best Artiste Duo or Group in Africa Contemporary		Won[23]
2019	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Artist of the Year		Nominated[24]
		Best Male Vocalist		Won[25]
		Song of the Year	Thunder	Nominated[24]
		Highlife Song of the Year		Nominated[24]
	3Music Awards	Best Male Vocal Performance	Fakyɛ Me (meaning-Forgive Me)	Won[26]
	3Music Awards (UK)	Highlife Act of the Year	Himself	Nominated[26]
		Album	Sugar	Nominated[26]
	4syte TV Music Video Awards	Best Edited Video	Cinderella	Nominated[27]
		Best Male	Adiepɛna	Nominated[27]
		Best Highlife		Nominated[27]
		Best Collaboration	Mr. Badman	Nominated[27]
2020	Ghana Music Awards	Highlife Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[28]
		Afrobeats Song of the Year	Mr Badman	Nominated[28]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Himself	Nominated[28]
		Best Collaboration of the Year	Ɔhemaa (with Kuami Eugene)	Nominated[28]
		Best Collaboration of the Year	Mr Badman (ft Kwesi Arthur)	Nominated[28]
		Album of the Year	Sugar	Won[28]
		International Collaboration of the Year	Cinderella (ft Mayorkun & Peruzzi)	Nominated[28]
		International Collaboration of the Year	Sugar Daddy (ft Mr Eazi)	Nominated[28]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	Mr Badman	Nominated[28]
2021	3Music Awards	Artist of the Year	Himself	Won[29]
		EP of the Year	BLUE	Won[29]
		Song of the Year	Enjoyment	Won[29]
		Afro Beat Song of the Year	Enjoyment	Won[29]
	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated[30]
		Afrobeat/Afropop Song of the Year	"Say Cheese"	Won[31]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	"Say Cheese"	Nominated[32]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	"Enjoyment"	Nominated[33]
		Afrobeat/Afropop Artist of the Year	Himself	Won[34]
		EP of the Year	"Blue"	Won[35]
		Collaboration of the Year	"One Man" (ft Adina)	Nominated[36]
		Best Male Vocal Performance	Himself	Nominated[37]
		Best Highlife Song	"Enjoyment"	Won[38]
2022	The Headies Awards	Best West African Artiste of the Year	KiDi	Nominated[39]
	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Artiste of the Year	Himself	Won[40]
		Album of the Year	The Golden Boy	Won[21]
		Video of the Year	Mon Bebe	Won[21]
		Afrobeats/AfroPop Artiste	Himself	Won[21]
		Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year	Touch It	Won[21]
		Most Popular Song of the Year	Touch It	Won[21]
		International Collaboration of the Year	Spiritual ft. Kuami Eugene, Patoranking	Nominated[21]
		Best Male Vocal Performance	Bad Things	Nominated[21]
		Best Afrobeats Song	Mon Bebe	Nominated[21]
2024		Collaboration of the year	Liquor – KiDi ft Stonebwoy	Won