Young artist singing into microphone
Gyakie: from bedroom to Billboard
How a Ghanaian university student became one of Africa's most-streamed artists overnight.
Ama Serwaa · 20 January 2026
Gyakie's story is the modern African music fairy tale: a song recorded at home, uploaded to the internet, and within months heard in every corner of the continent. She tells us what happened after "Forever" changed everything.
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