Empress Gifty

musician · Ghana

Biography

Empress Gifty (formerly Empress Gifty Osei) is a Ghanaian gospel musician and fashionista. She is the first Gospel Artist in Ghana to hit 1 Million Followers on Instagram.

Early life and education

Empress was born to the Oppong and Annan family both from Central and Western Region of Ghana. She started her Primary School education at Mantey Din Primary School and Oninku Junior Secondary School all in Tema. She continued to a fashion school in Tema and after graduating, she opened her own fashion school in Tema where she trained students in fashion and lifestyle.

Music career

Empress Gifty has collaborations with Opanka and Zaza Mohkheti from South Africa. She has hit songs like Aseda, Fefeefe, Epikye, Adensiedie, Adom, Jesus Over do, Jesus be too much, Odiyompo and Eye Woa. She was awarded the artiste of the year in the 2018 National Gospel Music Awards. In 2019 she led the nomination list in the Maranatha Global Worship Music Awards held in Kenya. She won VGMA Gospel Artist of the Year and Album of the Year in 2012, and won 4syte Gospel Music Video of the Year in 2021. She hosts The Resurrection Effect Concert every year. Gifty released a single "Watch me" which aim to give hope to the oppressed and those at point of giving up in life. In 2025, She won GMAUS Artist of the year.

Personal life

She is married to Ghanaian politician, Hopeson Adorye with two beautiful children.

Discography

Source:

Aseda – 2007 Feefeefe – 2012 Jesús be too much – 2014 Ebenezar – 2017 Jesus over do – 2020 Odiyompo – 2021 Eye woaa – 2021 Awieyɛ pa(Expected End)-2023 Watch me -2024

Filmography

1957 (2024)

Awards/nominations

This biography is adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

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