VGMA 2023: Daddy Lumba, Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Ebony, And Artiste Of The Year Winners Since 1999

• The 2023 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) is scheduled to come off on Saturday, May 6
• The night will see Black Sherif, Piesie Esther, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Camidoh, KiDi, King Promise, and Joe Mettle battle it out for the topmost award
• YEN.com.gh brings the list of previous winners of the Artiste Of The Year category, alongside Owusu Worae's thoughts

The 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) will come off at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, May 6.

The 2023 VGMAs which happens to be the 24th edition of the scheme pitches Black Sherif, Piesie Esther, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, and others for the topmost award, Artiste Of The Year.

YEN.com.gh has compiled the list of previous winners, showing Sarkodie and Stonebwoy as the only artists to have ever won it.

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See the list of previous winners below:

2000 - Daddy Lumba

2001 - Kojo Antwi

2002 - Lord Kenya

2003 - Kontihene

2004 - VVIP

2005 - Obour

2006 - Ofori Amponsah

2007 - Samini

2008 - Kwaw Kese

2009 - Okyeame Kwame

2010 - Sarkodie

2011 - VVIP

2012 - Sarkodie

2013 - R2Bees

2014-Shatta Wale

2015 - Stonebwoy

2016 - EL

2017 - Joe Mettle

2018- Ebony

2019 – Annulled

2020 - Kuami Eugene

2021- Diana Hamilton

2022 - KiDi

Overview of VGMA Artiste Of The Year winners

Head of entertainment news at TV3, Owusu Worae, shared his thoughts about the previous winners and his expectations of the current edition.

In a chat with YEN.com.gh, Owusu Worae named his top five Artiste Of The Year picks in the past. For him, Daddy Lumba's win in 2000, Lord Kenya's triumph in 2002, Joe Mettle's win in 2017, and Ebony's win in 2018, the annulment in 2019 are the most iconic.

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"The Artiste Of The Year was not the main trophy from the inception of the awards. In the early years winners of the Song Of The Year award were made to represent Ghana at KORA Awards.

"But it is a big deal now. Daddy Lumba's win in 2000, the first to be ever given out, was iconic. Lord Kenya's win, two years later, was memorable as it established rappers and the Hiplife movement in the awards. Joe Mettle's win in 2017 was the first time a gospel singer had won the ultimate. Ebony's 2018 triumph was historic for two reasons, it was the first time a female had won the award and also the first time it was handed out posthumously. The last standout moment was when the category was annulled in 2019 because of Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale's fracas," he said.

Owusu Worae indicated that he was expecting another keen contest at this year's awards, adding that Black Sherif and Piesie Esther were the frontrunners.

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Black Sherif, Piesie Esther, others win at 2023 VGMAs

Meanwhile, Black Sherif and Piesie Esther fulfilled Owusu Worae's predictions of a good showing at the VGMAs.

While Sherif won the Artiste Of The Year and three other awards, Piesie swept the awards in the gospel category.

Source: YEN.com.gh