# Angel Maxine > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angel_Maxine > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angel_Maxine.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Maxine > Source revision: 1352534085 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Ghanaian musician}} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox artist | name = Angel Maxine | image = Angel Maxine at Christopher Street Day Berlin 2023-07-22 14.jpg | caption = Angel Maxine singing on the stage at the 2023 Christopher Street Day in Berlin after awarding the Soul of Stonewall Award. | birth_name = | movement = Activist for LGBT rights in [Ghana](/source/Ghana) | known_for = Musician, activist | education = [University of Ghana](/source/University_of_Ghana) | alma_mater = [Ghana Senior High School](/source/Ghana_Senior_High_School%2C_Koforidua) }} '''Angel Maxine Opoku''' is a [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian [musician](/source/Music_of_Africa).{{Cite web |last=Crabbe |first=Nathaniel |date=2022-07-01 |title=I was effeminate from birth - 1st GH openly trans singer embraces her uniqueness |url=https://yen.com.gh/people/210103-angel-maxine-first-ghanaian-openly-trans-musician-embraces-her-uniqueness-she-opposes-anti-gay-bill/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Somuah-Annan |first=Grace |date=2022-07-04 |title=We exist, and it's Ghana we'll stay – Angel Maxine, Ghana's openly transgender musician, declares |url=https://3news.com/we-exist-and-its-ghana-well-stay-angel-maxine-ghanas-openly-transgender-musician-declares/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=3NEWS.com |language=en-US}} Maxine is known as the first openly transgender Ghanaian musician.{{Cite web |last=moshood |date=2021-10-28 |title=Becoming Angel Maxine, Ghana's first openly transgender musician |url=https://africanarguments.org/2021/10/becoming-angel-maxine-ghana-first-openly-transgender-musician/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=African Arguments |language=en-GB}}{{cite news |last1=Owen |first1=Greg |title=Uproar ensues after trans artist in Ghana says she’s an anti-LGBTQ+ politician’s “lover” |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/uproar-ensues-after-trans-artist-in-ghana-says-shes-an-anti-lgbtq-politicians-lover/ |access-date=May 4, 2026 |work=[LGBTQ Nation](/source/LGBTQ_Nation) |date=May 3, 2026}} ==Early life and education== Raised in the coastal city of [Tema](/source/Tema), Maxine says that her home was "deeply religious and musical" and was where she took to music at a young age.{{cite web | url=https://africanarguments.org/2021/10/becoming-angel-maxine-ghana-first-openly-transgender-musician/ | title=Becoming Angel Maxine, Ghana's first openly transgender musician | date=28 October 2021 }} She attended the [Ghana Secondary School](/source/Ghana_Senior_High_School%2C_Koforidua) in Koforidua for her senior high school education and later the [University of Ghana](/source/University_of_Ghana) for a food safety and nutrition degree. She later attended the [Regional Maritime University](/source/Regional_Maritime_University).{{Cite news |last=admin |date=2020-02-08 |title=Angel Maxine, Ghana's first transgender musician |url=https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/angel-maxine-ghanas-first-transgender-musician/ |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2022-08-20 |newspaper=[Ghanaian Times](/source/Ghanaian_Times)|language=en-US}} Angel grew up in the coastal city of Tema, as the daughter of a reverend and a prophetess.{{Cite web |last=moshood |date=2021-10-28 |title=Becoming Angel Maxine, Ghana's first openly transgender musician |url=https://africanarguments.org/2021/10/becoming-angel-maxine-ghana-first-openly-transgender-musician/ |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=African Arguments |language=en-GB}} ==Music career== Angel started her music career in 2020 with her first single titled "Sweetness (D3d33d3)". She released "Wo Fie" which featured [Wanlov the Kubolor](/source/Wanlov_the_Kubolor) and [Sister Deborah](/source/Deborah_Owusu-Bonsu), whom she describes as "siblings, musicians, activists, and allies of the LGBTQ+ community."{{Cite web |last=Maxine |first=Angel |date=24 November 2022 |title=My Song About Ghana's LGBTQ+ Community Went Viral — Even Though Radio Stations Won't Play It |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/wo-fie-pride-anthem-angel-maxine/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |website=Global Citizen}} "Wo Fie", which means "your home," became a viral Pride Month hit in 2022. It became a number one trending video on TikTok. Her song "Kill The Bill"", released in 2021, is a campaign song against the [Ghanaian anti-LGBT+ bill](/source/Ghanaian_anti-LGBT%2B_bill).{{Cite news |title='Trans people exist and we are in Ghana' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-61986959 |access-date=2022-08-20}}{{Cite web |last1=culturedesk |last2=Dubaich |first2=Renee |date=2022-02-14 |title=Ghanaian musician Angel Maxine discusses musical activism, LGBTQ+ advocacy |url=https://pittnews.com/article/171324/arts-and-entertainment/ghanaian-musician-angel-maxine-discusses-musical-activism-lgbtq-advocacy/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The Pitt News}} Her latest single, titled "PrEP" is a song about a medication [Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention](/source/Pre-exposure_prophylaxis_for_HIV_prevention), which can be a preventative measure against contracting [HIV](/source/HIV). The song was released on 30 November 2022 to mark [World AIDS Day](/source/World_AIDS_Day) and to help in the fight to end HIV/AIDS. In 2025, she released a new album titled "Kofi is a girl", telling how trans people in Ghana experience transphobia. ==Activism== Angel Maxine is an open advocate for LGBT+ rights in Ghana and has been vocal about her rejection of the proposed [Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill](/source/Ghanaian_anti-LGBT_bill) which is before the [Parliament of Ghana](/source/Parliament_of_Ghana) as of July 2022.{{Cite news |last=Roberto |first=Muyela |date=2022-07-02 |title=First LGBTQ Ghanaian musician mad over proposed anti-gay bill |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/entertainment/celebrities/460972-angel-maxine-first-ghanaian-openly-trans-musician-embraces-her-uniqueness-she-opposes-anti-gay-bill/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-02 |title=Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/ghanas-first-openly-trans-musician-fights-homophobia-with-song/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Ghana's First Openly Trans Musician Fights Homophobia with Song |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ghanas-first-openly-trans-singer-fights-homophobia/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Global Citizen |date=3 August 2021 |language=en}} ==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Artist |- |2020 |''Sweetness (D3d33d3)''{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Ghana |date=2020-05-20 |title=Single: Sweetness (D3d33d3) by Angel Maxine |url=https://www.ghanamusic.com/audio/out-now/2020/05/20/single-sweetness-d3d33d3-by-angel-maxine/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Ghana Music |language=en-GB}} |Angel Maxine |- |2021 |''Wo Fie'' |Angel Maxine, [Wanlov the Kubolor](/source/Wanlov_the_Kubolor) and [Sister Derby](/source/Deborah_Owusu-Bonsu) |- |2021 |''Kill The Bill''{{Cite web |title=Kill the Bill feat. Wanlov the Kubolor & Sister Deborah, by Angel Maxine |url=https://angelmaxine.bandcamp.com/track/kill-the-bill-feat-wanlov-the-kubolor-sister-deborah |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Angel Maxine |language=en}} |Angel Maxine featuring Wanlov the Kubolor and Sister Derby |- |2022 |''PrEP''{{Cite news |last=Asiedu |first=Kwasi Gyamfi |date=2022-11-04 |title=For Ghana's Only Openly Transgender Musician, 'Every Day Is Dangerous' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/world/africa/ghana-transgender-musician-angel-maxine.html |access-date=2025-07-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} |Angel Maxine |- |2024 |''Trumu Scent'' |Angel Maxine feat [Wanlov the Kubolor](/source/Wanlov_the_Kubolor) |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxine Angel}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century Ghanaian musicians Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Transgender women musicians Category:21st-century Ghanaian LGBTQ people Category:Ghana Senior High School (Koforidua) alumni Category:University of Ghana alumni {{ghana-musician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Angel Maxine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Maxine) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Maxine?action=history)). 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