List of Most Awarded Artist in Ghana

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Most Awarded Artist in Ghana- Sarkodie

Sarkodie, the Ghanaian rapper and hip life artist is the most awarded artist in Ghana. He has received 94 awards out of 174 nominations.

Sarkodie was born on 10th July 1988 (making him 32 years old) at Tema. He attended Tema Methodist Day Senior High School and after went to IPMC, where he studied and earned a degree in graphic design.

The award winning artist started his music career as an underground rapper, taking part in several rap competitions such the Adom FM rap competition Kasahare level.

That is when he met his onetime manager- Duncan Williams of Duncwills Entertainment. He met other top musicians and his career took off from there.

Sarkodie owns the “Sark” by Yas Clothing line. The clothing line is made up of accessories for men, women and children.

He was disclosed officially as the brand ambassador for Samsung Electronics in 2012. He also signed an endorsement deal with FanMilk Ghana in 2013.

Sark is partnership with Tigo Telecommunications Ghana, who sponsored his Rapperholic tour in 2013. He was assigned the ambassadorial portfolio for the Year of Return Campaign.

Sarkodie is happily married to Tracy and they have two kids; a daughter- Adalyn Owusu Addo and a son- Michael Nana Yaw Owusu Addo Jnr. named after his father.

Now, find in the table below, the awards and nominations of Sarkodie.

 

Sarkodie Awards and Nominations

Year Nominee / work Organizers Award Result
2012 Sarkodie BET Awards Best International Act: Africa Won
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2019 Sarkodie BET Hip Hop Awards Best International Flow Won
2012 Sarkodie MTV Europe Music Awards Best Worldwide Nominated
2016 Sarkodie EMY Awards Best Entertainer Won
2018 Sarkodie 3 Music Awards Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year Won
2018 Highest 3 Music Awards Album Of The Year Won
2018 Overdose 3 Music Awards Best Video Won
2018 Fancy Gadam and Sarkodie 3 Music Awards Best Collaboration Won
2020 Sarkodie 3 Music Awards Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year Won
2020 Sarkodie 3 Music Awards Music Man Of The Year Won
2020 Who Da Man 3 Music Awards Best Rap Performance Won
2020 Sarkodie and Efya 3 Music Awards Best Collaboration Won
2020 Sark Nation 3 Music Awards Fan Army Of The Year Won
2017 Sarkodie Daf BAMA Awards Best African Act Won
2017 Rapperholic concert Ghana Event Awards Ghana’s Favourite Event Won
2018 Sarkodie Ghana Entertainment Awards Hiplife/Rap Act Won
2018 Highest Ghana Entertainment Awards Album Of The Year Nominated
2018 Sarkodie Ghana Entertainment Awards Best Male Act Won
2018 Sarkodie Ghana Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Of The Year Nominated
2018 Sarkodie Ghana Entertainment Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
2010 Sarkodie MTV Africa Music Awards Best Anglophone Nominated
2014 Sarkodie MTV Africa Music Awards Best Hip Hop Won
2015 Sarkodie MTV Africa Music Awards Best Male Nominated
2018 Sarkodie All Africa Music Awards Best Male Artist Inspirational Music Won
2016 Sarkodie YouTube Sub Sahara Africa Creator Awards Top Subscribed Channel Ghana Won
2015  Sarkodie Ghana Music Honors Artist Of The Year Won
2017  Sarkodie Ghana Music Honors Best Male Artist Honour Won
2016 Sarkodie Africa Entertainment Legend Awards African Legend Artist Of The Year Won
2014 Sarkodie The Future Africa Awards Prize in Entertainment Nominated
2012 Sarkodie Ovation Red Carol & AwardS Non-Nigerian artist of the year Won
2019 Sarkodie African Entertainment Awards USA Best Hiphop Artist Won
2019 Sarkodie HiPipo Music Awards Africa HipHop Maestro Won
2014 Sarkodie Ben Tv Awards African Artist Of The Year Won
2013 Sarkodie  

 

 

 

 

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Best African Artiste N/A
2012 African Artist of the Year Won
2014 Won
2015 Won
2016 Best African Artiste N/A
2013 Sarkodie Caribbean American and African Nations Music Awards Best West African Act Won
2012 Sarkodie National Youth Achievement Award Award for achievement in music Won
2015 Sarkodie Afrobeats Music Awards Afrobeats Music Awards – Outstanding Contribution To The Growth & Development Of African Music Globally Won
2014 “Illuminati” Independent Music Awards Rap/Hip-Hop – Song Won
2016 Sarkodie Ghana Music Awards UK Best Rapper

 

Artist Of The Year

Won

 

Nominated

Mary Album Of The Year Nominated
Jupitar and Sarkodie Best Dancehall Collaboration Won
2017 Sarkodie Best Rapper Won
Pain Killer Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist Of The Year Won
RNS Best Music Video Won
2018 “Light it up” 
(featuring Jay So)
Hiplife Song Of The Year Won
Best Rapper of the year Nominated
2019 Sarkodie Best Rapper Nominated
Hiplife Artist Of The Year Nominated
Artist Of The Year Nominated
Can’t Let You Go Best Music Video Of The Year Nominated
Popular Song Of The Year Won
Hiplife Song Of The Year Nominated
2018 Sarkodie SoundCity Music Video Awards Best Hiphop Nominated
African Artist Of The Year Nominated
Best Male MVP Nominated
Pain Killer Best Collaboration Won
2010 Lay Away Best Collaboration In A Music Video Won
2015 Sarkodie and Samini Bass Awards Best Reggae Collaboration Won
Jupitar and Sarkodie Best Dancehall Collaboration Won
2020 Lucky Ghana Music Awards Best International Collaboration Won
Sarkodie Artiste Of The Year Nominated
Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year Nominated
Best Rapper Nominated
Oofeetso Hiplife song of the year Nominated
Collaboration of the year Won
Popular Of The Year Nominated
Saara Highlife song of the year Nominated
Collaboration of the year Nominated
Black Love Album of the year Nominated
Bleeding Hiphop song of the year Nominated
2019 Sarkodie Artiste Of The Decade Won
Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year Nominated
Best Rapper Nominated
Artist of the year N/A
Bibii Ba Hip hop song of the year Nominated
Music Video Of The Year Nominated
Cant Let You Go Song of the year N/A
Hip life song of the year Nominated
Best Collaboration of the year Nominated
2018  Sarkodie Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year Won
Best Rapper Won
Artist of the year Nominated
Light It Up Hip hop song of the year Nominated
Pain Killer Song of the year Nominated
Hip life song of the year Nominated
Best Collaboration of the year Nominated
Glory Record of the year Nominated
2017 Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year Won
Best Rapper Nominated
Artist of the year Nominated
Trumpet Hip hop song of the year Nominated
RNS Song of the year Nominated
Hip life song of the year Nominated
2016  Sarkodie Best rapper Won
Hip hop/Hip Life artist of the year Nominated
Artist of the year Nominated
Hand to mouth Hip hop song of the year Won
Bra Record of the year Won
Mary Album of the year Nominated
2015  Sarkodie Hiplife/Hip pop artist of the year Won
Adonai Best collaboration of the year Won
Vodafone song of the year Won
2014 Sarkodie Artiste of the Year Nominated
Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artiste of the Year Won
Best Rapper of the Year Won
“Tonga” 
(Joey B featuring Sarkodie)
Vodafone Song of the Year Nominated
“Down On One” 
(Sarkodie featuring Fuse ODG)
Nominated
Best Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Sarkology Album of the Year Won
“Illuminati” Hip hop Song of the Year Won
2013 “Azonto Fiesta” 
(with Appietus & Kesse)
Best Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Song Of The Year Nominated
Hip Life Song Of The Year Nominated
“Pizza and Burger” 
(with Jayso)
Hip Hop Song of the Year Nominated
“Treat Her Royal” 
(Kesse featuring Sarkodie)
Highlife Song Of The Year Nominated
2012 Sarkodie Artist of the Year Won
Hiplife/Hiphop Artist Of The Year Nominated
Best Rapper Of The Year Won
“U Go Kill Me” 
(featuring EL)
Hiplife Song of the Year Nominated
“Sweetieo” 
(Raquel featuring Sarkodie)
Best Collaboration Of The Year Nominated
“I’m In Love With You” 
(featuring Efya)
Nominated
“U Go Kill Me” 
(featuring EL)
Nominated
Most Popular Song of the Year Won
Rapperholic Album of the Year Nominated
“I’m In Love With You” 
(featuring Efya)
Hip hop Song Of The Year Nominated
Record of the Year Nominated
2010 Sarkodie Ghana Artiste of the Year Won
Ghana Discovery of the Year Won
Ghana Hiplife/Hiphop artiste of the Year Won
Album of the Year Won
Ghana Best Rapper of the Year Won
2014  Sarkodie City People Entertainment Awards Musician of the Year (Male)  Nominated
2013 Nominated
2012 Sarkodie

 

MOBO Awards Best African Act Nominated
2017 Best African Act Nominated
2016 Mary MOGO Awards Best Album Won
2012 Sarkodie Nigeria Entertainment Awards Pan African Artist or Group of the Year N/A
2013 Western African Artist or Group of the Year
2014 African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) N/A
2015 Sarkodie African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) N/A
2018 Sarkodie Best African Male Artist (Non-Nigerian) N/A
2014  Sarkodie World Music Awards World’s Best Male Artist Nominated
World’s Best Live Act Nominated
World’s Best Entertainer Nominated
Sarkology World’s Best Album Nominated
2014 Sarkodie African Muzik Magazine Awards Best Male West Africa Nominated
Best Rap Act Won
2017 Sarkodie Best Rap Act Won
2019 Sarkodie 4syte Music Video Awards Life Time Achievement Won
“Bibiiba” Best Hip Hop Video Won
Best Photography Nominated
Best Directed Video Nominated
“Can’t Let You Go” 
(featuring “King Promise”)
Best Hiplife Video Nominated
Best Male Video Won
Most Influential Nominated
2017 “Overdose” Overall Best Video Won
Best Photography Nominated
Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
Best Directed Video Nominated
“Come To Me” 
(featuring “Bobbi Lewis”)
Best Collaboration Video Won
Best Male Video Nominated
Best Edited Video
“Pain Killer” 
(featuring “Runtown”)
Most Popular Video Nominated
2015 Special Someone” Best Collaboration Video Won
2014 Adonai”  Best Hip Life Video Won
Most Influential Artist
2013 “Illuminati” Best Directed Video Won
Most Popular Video
Best Hip Hop Video
Overall Best Video/ Most Influential Artiste
Best Male Video Nominated
Best Photography
Best Edited Video
“I’m In Luv With Ur Girlfriend” 
(Jayso featuring Efya and Sarkodie) 
Best Collaboration Video
Best Story Line Video Won
“Hallelujah” 
(featuring Viviane Chidid)
Best Collaboration Video N/A
2012 “Saa Okodie No” 
(featuring Obrafour)
Best Hip Life Video Won
Best Directed Video Nominated
Best Collaboration Video Nominated
Best African Act Video Nominated
Overall Best Video Nominated
“U Go Kill Me” 
(featuring E.L)
Best Choreography Video Nominated
“Bebree” 
(Herty Borngreat featuring Sarkodie)
Best Gospel Video Nominated
2011 “Lay Away” 
(featuring Sway and Jayso)
Best Hip Hop Video Won
Best Editing Won
Best Directed Video Nominated
“Ajiee” 
(R2Bees, Sarkodie and Nana Boroo)
Best Collaboration Video Won
“Sue” Best Hip Life Video 
(Stay J featuring Sarkodie and Dr. Cryme)
Nominated
“Ambulance” 
(Wutah Kobby featuring Sarkodie)
Best Special Effects Nominated
2010 “Borga” 
(featuring Jay Town)
Best Editing Won
Best Hip Life Video Nominated
Best Collaboration Video Nominated
“Babe” 
(Sarkodie featuring Mugeez)
Best Photography Won
2016 Sarkodie Ghana Kids Choice Awards Best Rapper Won
2012 “Saa Okodie No” 
(featuring Obrafour)
Channel O Music Video Awards Most Gifted West African Video of the Year Nominated
2014 “Illuminati” Most Gifted Male Nominated
Most Gifted Video of the Year Nominated
2020 Ambassadorial UN prank Global Leadership Service To Humanity dudui Award Golden Cocktail Shaker  N/A

 

 

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