Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr aka Shatta Wale bandana
Born - 17 October 1984 (age 36) Accra, Ghana
instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shattawalenima/?hl=en
Genres
Dancehall
afrobeat
reggae
afropop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
actor
director
Instruments - Vocals, keyboards
Years active - 2013 present
Labels - Shatta Movement Empire.
Associated acts
Ara B
Captan
Kofi Jamar
K. Flick,
Phrimpong
Phaize,
K. Paluta
Amerado
YPee
Accra owns Ghanaian international songwriter, actor and CEO of Shatta Movement Empire.[1] He won Artiste of the Year at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for his best known single "Dancehall King", and has appeared in films such as Never Say Never, The trial of Shatta Wale,[3] and Shattered Lives.
Having achieved street credibility in a fairly undeveloped Ghanaian dancehall genre at the time, he achieved popularity with his 2004 single, "Moko Hoo", which features Tinny. Then known in the industry as Bandana, the song earned Him a Ghana Music Awards nomination. There afterward, Bandana went missing in the music industry for nearly a decade until rebranding himself in 2013. He began releasing music under a new name, Shatta Wale, under his record label (Shatta Movement Records).
In 2014, he peaked at number 38 on E.tv's "Top 100 Most Influential Ghanaian" Awards chart.He has since appeared on the chart each year. He was ranked "Most Influential Musician" on social media in 2017.He won 8 awards at the 3Music Awards in 2019 and also the most awarded dancehall artist in Africa.
In 2014, Wale became a brand ambassador for Guinness Ghana Breweries and as the brand ambassador for Rush Energy Drink.
In September 2017, Kasapreko Company, producers of several alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in Ghana, unveiled Wale as their newest brand ambassador for Storm Energy Drink.
On 17 November 2017, Shatta Wale signed a deal with Boss Baker Beef Roll as the brand ambassador.Infinix Ghana, a smartphone company, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 announced Shata Wale as its Brand Ambassador.
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