Biography
Eugene Kwame Marfo (born on February 1, 1997) is an African singer and lyricist with genealogy linked to Ghana.
Still a youngster, he rose to notoriety with the stage name, Kuami Eugene subsequent to delivering his participation in the 2016 MTN Hitmaker season 5 competition, where he picked the third position.
The position got him noticed by a leading record label, Lynx Entertainment. He was signed to the record label due to his astonishing performance in the Ghanaian own competition despite not bagging the first position.
The following year after being signed, he drop what is considered the biggest hit by any artist signed under the label, Angela, which went on to garnered over million streams on YouTube.
| Kuami Eugene: History, Bio, Photo | |
| Full Name: | Eugene Kwame Marfo |
| Stage Name: | Kuami Eugene |
| Born: | 1 February 1997 |
| Age: | 23 years old |
| Birth Place: | Akim Oda |
| Record Label: | Lynx Entertainment |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Girlfriend • Spouse: | Priscilla Quarshie |
| Occupation: | Singer • Songwriter |
| Net Worth: | $2,000,000-$3,500,000 |
Early Life
Kuami Eugene is a West African and hails from Ghana. He was brought into the world in Akim Oda, a locale situated in Ghana. Born on the 1st of February, 1997, he is the son of Alex and Juliana Marfo.
He comes from a working class family which presented him to certain difficulties of life and he had the option to see life in an alternate point of view.
He experienced childhood in perhaps the busiest neighborhood in Akim Oda with his folks and kin. This affected his music style and he began singing as a young person.
During the ends of the week and on siestas, Kuami Eugene would spend time with a portion of his companions to exhibit his freestyling capacity. He likewise began forming songs which he sang within the sight of his family and amigos.
Education
Kuami Eugene who attended Salvation Army Senior High school, Akim-Wenchi dropped out due to the urge to give his musical career a full time concentration.
He set up a studio which was not known to nobody which made him had his growing up in Fadama. Somehow, he was a student of Ghana Telecom University but rumor has it that he didn’t graduate from the prestigious institution.
Career
Following quite a while of sharpening his art as a singer, Kuami Eugene chose to spend significant time in High-Life and Afrobeat, which is a type of music significantly linked to Africa. He had begun treating music appropriately in 2016. Along the line while in pursuit of his career, he went for the MTN Hitmaker season 5 competition.
He had a superb performance in the musical competition which paved way for him to be signed to Lynx Entertainment.
Causing Kuami Eugene a deep sense of shock, he went ahead to release several singles under the label as the platform was already created for him to sail by the record label. This put him at the center of attention quickly and numerous Ghanaian and International artistes began looking for him to work with him.
The fast accomplishment of his melody such as; Angela, Wish Me Well, Ohemaa made way to the mainstream and was bagging top chart positions across several musical related platforms in Ghana. He shot the music video to Angela, a song which in short period of time reached over one million views landmark. The video which was released on the 13th of September, 2017 on YouTube has gone on to achieved a massive views of over 18 millions.
Angela crested Apple Music Chart Ghana, Boomplay, Spotify and other driving music streaming stages for quite a long time.
To cede on his prosperity, Kuami Eugene chose to deliver more songs garnering an increase on his fan base. To expand his success, he delivered a follow up story to Angela in the song titled Confusion.
The continuation of the tune video was delivered on February 1, 2018. As anticipated by music intellectuals, it was generally welcomed by music fans as the singer didn’t neglect to meet assumptions and was at his A-game. A large number of individuals have streamed and downloaded the tune. Since the song was released, the music video of confusion has acquired over 10 million perspectives on YouTube and the number has been projected to increment cosmically.
Kuami Eugene has additionally delivered some different singles and worked with other artistes. He has won awards too.
Awards and Nominations
- Won Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for Artiste of the Year 2020
- Won Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for Highlife Artist of the Year 2020
- Won 3Music Awards for Highlife Artist of the Year 2020
- AFRIMA for Most Promising Artist in Africa 2018
- Ghana Music Awards UK for Best New Artist of the Year 2018 and more
Discography
- Ɛbɛyɛyie
- Fadama Bo
- Hiribaba (featuring MzVee)
- Ghana We Dey (featuring Samini & Shatta Wale)
- Open Gate
- Ohemaa (featuring KiDi)
Social Media
Kuami Eugene has over 1.6 million adherents on Instagram.
Instagram: @kuamieugene. His Phone number has in no way been leaked to the public.
Personal Life
Kuami Eugene is 23 years of age. He is presently signed to Lynx Entertainment.
Living in Ghana has assisted him with drafting the sort of music he makes. Above all, Kuami Eugene has a beautiful girlfriend, Priscilla Quarshie. She is a social media personality, brand influencer and entrepreneur.
Kuami Eugene is one of the main voices in the afro high life scene in Ghana and it has been conjectured that he will make more progress in the coming years. He communicates in English, Pidgin and Twi fluidly.
Net Worth
The gifted Ghanaian Afro-High-Life singer, Kuami Eugene is subjected to have garnered an estimated net worth of $2,000,000-$3,500,000.