Richie Mensah Biography: Age, Parents, Hometown, Wife, Career, Philanthropy, Awards, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
Richie Mensah, better known by his stage name Richie an award-winning Ghanaian singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the 17th of May, 1986 in Accra, Ghana. Let’s take a look at his biography below. Richie Mensah Full Name He was born Richie Mensah but he goes by the stage name Richie. Richie Mensah Age…
Richie Mensah, better known by his stage name Richie an award-winning Ghanaian singer-songwriter and record producer.
He was born on the 17th of May, 1986 in Accra, Ghana.
Let’s take a look at his biography below.
Richie Mensah Full Name
He was born Richie Mensah but he goes by the stage name Richie.
Richie Mensah Age
He was born on the 17th of May, 1986. He is 34 years old as of 2020.
Richie MensahRichie Mensah Early Life and Education
Richie was born in Accra, Ghana, and started performing at the age of six with his brother and sister at local variety shows.
He decided to embark on a career in music while studying science at Achimota Senior High School, Accra.
Richie MensahRichie graduated from Achimota Senior High School in 2003 and started producing records while studying computer software engineering at NIIT, Accra.
Richie Mensah Career
Richie set up Lynx Entertainment in 2006 and became the first artist signed to the record label.
He went on to sign ASEM, OJ Blaq, Irene Logan, Eazzy, Zigi, and MzVee as well as producing for and collaborating with Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, VIP, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca and several other big names in the Ghanaian music industry.
Richie MensahAfter producing songs for several African artistes, Richie released his debut album All of Me in 2008. The album featured hit singles “Frema”, “When I Get You” and “Dirty Dance”.
The release of this album established Richie as one of the hottest R&B stars on the Ghanaian music scene and led to award nominations at the 2009 Ghana Music Awards for “Discovery of the Year”, “Best Male Vocal”, “Hip Hop Song of the Year”, “Afro Pop Song of the Year” and “Collaboration of the Year”.
He won the award for ‘Producer of the Year’ at the ceremony, his record label Lynx Entertainment won “Record Label of the Year” and “Woso”, a song by Okyeame Kwame, which he produced and featured on won “Hip Hop Song of the Year” and “Video of the Year”.
Richie MensahIn 2012, he signed an all-female group called D3 to his Lynx Entertainment record label.
They released hit singles such as ‘Good Girls Gone Bad’ and ‘Gyani Gyani’ before splitting at the end of 2013 due to educational commitments of the young group members.
The lead singer of the group, MzVee was subsequently signed to the record label as a solo artist and has gone on to release two albums, Reveelation in 2014 and Verified in 2015, to commercial and critical acclaim.
Richie MensahRichie is also a mentor on MTN’s Hitmaker, Ghana’s largest music talent show. The show which launched in 2012 is now in its eighth season.
In January 2017, Richie was appointed Director of Music and Industry Standards by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to work with MUSIGA’s newly established Membership and Business Development Office and lead on their industry standardization efforts.
Richie Mensah Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
His official Instagram username is @richiemensahgh. He is known on Twitter as @RichieMensahGh. His Facebook account is simply Richie Mensah.
Richie Mensah and His Artistes (KiDi and Kwame Eugene)source: www.wikipedia.org
