# Elivava

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**Tina Mensah** (born February 20, 1976), better known by her stage name ***Elivava* The African Gold** (or ***Elivava*** for short), is a Ghanaian singer Performer, songwriter and choreographer. She is a native of New Baika/Old Baika in the [Buem District](/source/Buem_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)) of [Oti Region](/source/Oti_Region) in Ghana, West Africa.[1][2]

## Background history

In her early career, she worked as a backing vocalist with [Rocky Dawuni](/source/Rocky_Dawuni), [Kojo Antwi](/source/Kojo_Antwi), [Samini](/source/Samini), [VIP](/source/VIP_(hip_hop_group)), and others.[3] Her first solo performance was at [Fête de la Musique](/source/F%C3%AAte_de_la_Musique), held at [Alliance Française](/source/Alliance_Fran%C3%A7aise) – Ghana in 2005. Elivava is managed by her own management recording company, **Elivava Productions**, and writes her own music.[4]

She sings in several languages including [Ewe](/source/Ewe_language), [Ga](/source/Ga_language) and [Twi](/source/Akan_language). Others include English, French and German.[4]

## Albums

- *I Live 4Ever*

## Influences

Elivava was influenced by the works of vocalist and performer [Miriam Makeba](/source/Miriam_Makeba) and [Billie Holiday](/source/Billie_Holiday).[5] [6]

## References

1. ["Elivava The African Gold"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120315051742/http://elivava.com/). Official Website. Archived from [the original](http://elivava.com/) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

1. ["Elivava"](https://archive.today/20140227100502/http://www.thisisafrica.me/artists/detail/311/elivava). Archived from [the original](http://www.thisisafrica.me/artists/detail/311/elivava) on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

1. ["Elivava Profile"](http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=582). GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

1. ["Biography: *Elivava* The African Gold"](http://elivava.com/). Official Website. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120315051742/http://elivava.com/) 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

1. ["Elivava "The African Gold" …"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140227132336/http://www.syncosmagazine.org/elivava-the-african-gold/). Scratch Magazine. 25 December 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.syncosmagazine.org/elivava-the-african-gold/) on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

1. ["Elivava"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022056/http://www.ghanamusic.com/artistes/e/elivava/index.html). GhanaMusic. 29 May 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.ghanamusic.com/artistes/e/elivava/index.html) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

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