Stonebwoy is the stage name of Livingstone Etse Satekla a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste born in the year 1988 in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. He began making music in his early school days. He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group.
He began performing as Stonebwoy since high school as an underground rapper. With motivation from his family, he appeared on a popular rap competition “Kasahare Level” on Adom FM which featured Sarkodie, Dr Cryme and the like saw him knocking out several other rappers gaining himself underground fame. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which drew the attention of Samini to sign him to his “Samini Music” record label.
Under “Samini Music”, Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single “Climax” featuring Samini and subsequently “Ghetto Love” featuring Irene Logan. Both songs earned him nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. After this exposure, he released his debut album “Grade 1 Album” under Samini Music which made him, Stonebwoy a household name in the music industry. In 2015 Stonebwoy signed a deal with VP Africa a division of VP Records.
Some of his hit songs include; pull up, baafira, go higher, mightylele, come from far, amongst others.
In 2015, he won Best International Act: Africa at the 2015 BET Awards and Artist of the Year at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards. Many Ghanaians recognize him as one of the leading Reggae and Dancehall artists in the country.
In 2013, he won the Best Collaboration
In 2015, he received many awards and nominations ranging from “Artist of the Year” to “Album of the Year”. His sophomore album, Necessary Evil, was the recipient of 3 Ghana Music Awards from 6 nominations. He won; Album of the Year, Best Performer, Best Reggae Video Dancehall Artiste of the Year, Artiste of the Year, Reggae Song of the Year, Best International Act: Africa Best African Reggae, Reggae & Dancehall: AFRIMA
In 2016, he won Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year and Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year.
On the 17th of June 2017, the Dancehall artiste tied the knot with Dr.Louisa Ansong
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