Gyakie
Afro Fusion · Afrobeats · R&B · Soul
Gyakie is Jackline Acheampong, a Ghanaian R&B and Afro-fusion singer born on 16 December 1999 and raised in Kumasi. Her father is the highlife singer Nana…
Biography
Gyakie is Jackline Acheampong, a Ghanaian R&B and Afro-fusion singer born on 16 December 1999 and raised in Kumasi. Her father is the highlife singer Nana Acheampong, and she was joining him in the studio by the age of eight. She studied international business at KNUST.
After “Love Is Pretty” and “Never Like This” in 2019, her five-track EP Seed (August 2020) produced “Forever”. The song topped charts in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, and its March 2021 remix with Omah Lay made it a continental hit. She then signed an international deal with Sony Music and RCA UK. The 3Music Awards named her Emerging Woman of the Year in 2021 and Woman of the Year in 2022.
The My Diary EP (2022) featured Davido. Her debut album After Midnight followed in August 2025 and was nominated at the 2026 South African Music Awards. She was in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 class of 2025 and is now backed by her own team, Flip The Music.
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