Sarkodie

Summary

Sarkodie is a human^[1]. He was born in Tema^[2]. He was born on July 10, 1985^[3]. He worked as a rapper^[4], singer^[5], songwriter^[6], and entrepreneur^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Sarkodie was born in Tema^[2].
• Sarkodie was born on July 10, 1985^[3].
• Sarkodie held citizenship in Ghana^[9].
• Twi was Sarkodie's native language^[10].
• Sarkodie's professions included rapper^[4].
• Sarkodie's professions included singer^[5].
• Sarkodie's professions included songwriter^[6].
• Sarkodie worked as an entrepreneur^[7].
• Sarkodie received the 3Music Awards^[11].
• Sarkodie received the Ghana Music Awards^[12].
• Sarkodie received the BET Awards^[13].
• Sarkodie received the The Headies^[14].
• Sarkodie received the National Youth Awards^[15].
• Sarkodie received the Nigeria Entertainment Awards^[16].
• Sarkodie is recorded as male^[17].
• Sarkodie's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Sarkodie's genre is hip-hop^[19].
• Sarkodie's genre is hiplife^[20].
• Sarkodie's genre is Afrobeats^[21].
• Sarkodie's discography is recorded as Sarkodie discography^[22].
• Sarkodie's Commons category is recorded as Sarkodie (rapper)^[23].
• Sarkodie's residence is recorded as Tema^[24].
• Sarkodie's family name is recorded as Owusu^[25].
• Sarkodie's family name is recorded as Addo^[26].
• Sarkodie's given name is recorded as Michael^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GH^[29]

• Began / founded: 1985-07-10^[30]

• Genre(s): afrobeat^[31]

• Community tags: afrobeat, hiphop, rap^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6f937dd2-1aa8-49ce-9052-8127714db3d2^[33]

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Origins and Family

Sarkodie was born in Tema^[2]. He was born on July 10, 1985^[3]. Twi was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper^[4], singer^[5], songwriter^[6], and entrepreneur^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include 3Music Awards^[11], an award^[34], in Ghana^[35], founded in 2018^[36]; Ghana Music Awards^[12], an award^[37], in Ghana^[38], founded in 2000^[39]; BET Awards^[13], a group of awards^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 2001^[42]; The Headies^[14], a music award^[43], in Nigeria^[44], founded in 2006^[45]; National Youth Awards^[15], an award^[46], in Pakistan^[47]; and Nigeria Entertainment Awards^[16], an annual prize^[48], in Nigeria^[49], founded in 2006^[50].

Why It Matters

Sarkodie ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[8] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Sarkodie born?

Born in Tema^[2], Sarkodie…

What did Sarkodie do for work?

Sarkodie worked as rapper^[4], singer^[5], songwriter^[6], and entrepreneur^[7].

What awards did Sarkodie receive?

Honors received include 3Music Awards^[11], Ghana Music Awards^[12], BET Awards^[13], and The Headies^[14].