Eugene Kwame Marfo (born February 1, 1997),[1] who goes by the stage name Kuami Eugene is a Ghanaian High-life and Afrobeat singer-songwriter. He is signed to Lynx Entertainment and Empire Distribution[2] and is known for several songs, including "Angela", "Wish Me Well", "Ohemaa", "Wa Ye Wie" and many others. He won the Unsung and New Artist awards in 2017 and 2018 from the Ghana Music Awards respectively, and the Ghana Music Awards UK.[3] He also received the Most Promising Artist in Africa award from AFRIMA / LYNXGHANA.[4][5] In 2019, Kwame Eugene received 7 nominations at the Ghana Music Awards and went on to win the awards for Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Highlife Artist of the Year.[6] He was crowned Artist of the Year and High-life Artist of the Year at the 2020 Ghana Music Awards.[7]
Early life
Kuami Eugene[8] was born to Alex and Juliana Marfo in Akim Oda, Ghana.[9][10] His interest in music led him to sing in the church from a young age where he also learned how to play the drum, keyboard, and guitar.[11] He attended the Salvation Army Senior High School located at Akim-Wenchi. The young artist, who grew up in the environs of Fadama, a suburb of Accra furthered his education at Ghana Telecom University.[12]
Music career
His breakthrough happened when he took part in the MTN Hitmaker competition. Kuami Eugene was a contestant in season 5 of the reality competition show MTN Hitmaker in Ghana in 2016, where he finished third overall.[13] He was signed shortly afterward to Lynx Entertainment and has gone on to release several singles. In 2017, "Angela"[14] reached one million views on YouTube, the most for any music artist on that label, and was indicated to be in rotation among the top 10 songs in Ghana.[15] He is a featured artist in "Adwenfi" [1] by DJ Vyrusky and Shatta Wale.[16] In 2018, he released a continuation of the story line in the "Angela"[17] song called "Confusion".[18] And in June 2018, he released the single "Wish Me Well" out of pain, in response to the negative comments he received on social media.[19]
On 25 December 2017, he performed at Sarkodie's annual Rapperholic Concert .[20] That same year, he performed at Ghana Music Honors 2017 Edition, December to Remember 2017,[21] Concert 2017,[22] and at the 61st Ghana Independence Celebration Show at Indigo 02 in London.[23] Kuami Eugene has gone on to perform on many more stages including at Oh My Festival in Amsterdam, Afrobeats to the World concert at the PlayStation Theatre in New York, and Afronation in Ghana.[24]
In May 2022, Kuami Eugene released his single 'Take Away' and performed at the 2022 Afrochella in Ghana.[25][26] Kuami Eugene has maintained his relevance over the years, releasing hit songs every year, and some of the latest of these include "Monica", "Canopy", "Problem", and "Showdown".
Producer
Eugene has produced a number of songs either for himself or his fellow artists. Below are some of the songs he has produced;
In October 2021, a notable incident emerged within the music scene as Bhadext Cona, a musician, publicly accused Kuami Eugene of engaging in song plagiarism. The genesis of this controversy can be traced back to Bhadext Cona's original intention to collaborate with Kuami Eugene on her track titled "Bolga." However, she alleges that instead of honoring the collaborative project, Kuami Eugene repurposed the song and transformed it into his solo release, which he named "Bunker."[32][33]
Discography
Singles
Title
Year
Album
"Ɛbɛyɛyie"
2017
Non-album singles
"Fadama Boy"
"Hiribaba" (featuring MzVee)
"Boom Bang Bang"
"Angela"
Rockstar
"Confusion"
2018
"Wish Me Well"
"Wish Me Well remix" (featuring Ice Prince)
Non-album singles
"Meji Meji" (featuring Davido)
"Walaahi"
Rockstar
"No More" (featuring Sarkodie)
2019
"Ohemaa" (featuring KiDi)
Non-album singles
"Obiaato"
"Turn Up"
2020
"Ghana We Dey" (featuring Samini & Shatta Wale)
Son of Africa
"Open Gate"
"Fire Fire"
2022
Fire Fire
"Love and Chaos"
2023
Love and Chaos
"Take Away"
Take Away
"Monica"
2024
Monica
As featured artist
Below are some of the singles Kuami Eugene has been featured on.
List of singles, showing title and year released with selected chart positions
