{{Short description|Ghanaian recording artist (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gyakie | image = Gyakie_Ghanaian_Singer.jpg | alias = Song Bird | native_name_lang = | native_name = | caption = Gyakie in 2021 | alt = | birth_name = Jackline Acheampong | birth_date = {{ birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|16}} | birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana | death_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | associated_acts = Bisa Kdei, Omah Lay, Fiokee, Chike | label = Flip The Music, RCA Records, Sony Music | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> 2019–present | instrument = | occupation = Musician | genre = Afro-fusion, Highlife, Alternative R&B | origin = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
'''Jackline Acheampong'''<ref name=":1"/> (born 16 December 1999), known professionally as '''Gyakie''', aka '''Song Bird,''' is a Ghanaian R&B and afro-fusion singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=Ekow|author-link=Ekow Barnes|title=Ghanaian Singer Gyakie Is Making African R&B While In College|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ghanaian-singer-gyakie|date=19 March 2021|access-date=22 March 2021|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-us|archive-date=21 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321141033/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ghanaian-singer-gyakie|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Owusu-Amoah |first=Gifty |date=25 October 2020 |title=No pressure to maintain my dad's legacy — Gyakie |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/no-pressure-to-maintain-my-dad-s-legacy-gyakie.html |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=22 March 2021 |newspaper=Daily Graphic|language= |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517121936/https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/no-pressure-to-maintain-my-dad-s-legacy-gyakie.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sam |first=Derrick Ekow |date=27 February 2021 |title='I want to fill the biggest auditorium' - Gyakie shares her dreams |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-want-to-fill-the-biggest-auditorium-gyakie-shares-her-dreams/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |website=My Joy Online |language= |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227152751/https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-want-to-fill-the-biggest-auditorium-gyakie-shares-her-dreams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Gyakie released her debut single, "Love is Pretty", which paved the way for another single, "Never Like This". In August 2020, the "Forever" song from her five-track EP ''Seed'' enjoyed airplay and led the charts in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gyakie's father is Nana Acheampong.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Okirike |first=Nnamdi |date=25 August 2020 |title=Interview: Introducing Gyakie, A Highlife Legend's Daughter |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/gyakie-ghana-music-interview/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |website=OkayAfrica |language= |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317180343/https://www.okayafrica.com/gyakie-ghana-music-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Early life and education == Gyakie was raised in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=The Story Of Gyakie: Africa's Songbird |url=https://unorthodoxreviews.com/the-story-of-gyakie-africas-songbird |access-date=2025-10-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi and completed her undergraduate studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where she majored in International Business.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
== Career == Gyakie was born into a family of musicians, and by age eight, she had started joining her father in the studio.<ref name=":0" /> She was also influenced by Aṣa and Ghanaian musician Omar Sterling of R2Bees.<ref name=":0" />
Gyakie endured pressure at the early stage of her music journey. She told DJ Edu in a BBC Africa interview that she was often in tears when she started commercial music because her management was bent on achieving results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghana |first=Classic |date=2024-11-25 |title=I cried every three days at the beginning of my career – Gyakie |url=https://www.classicghana.com/i-cried-every-three-days-at-the-beginning-of-my-career-gyakie/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Classic Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref>
Gyakie released her first single, "Love Is Pretty", in February 2019, and then released "Never Like This". She released a five-track EP, titled ''Seed'', in August 2020.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> The "Forever" track on the ''Seed'' EP enjoyed airplay in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. It topped music charts such as Billboard's Top Triller Global and Shazam's Top 200 charts.<ref name=":0" /> Gyakie released a remix of "Forever" with Nigerian singer Omah Lay in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2021 |title=Gyakie features Mah Lay on remix of 'Forever' |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Gyakie-features-Mah-Lay-on-remix-of-Forever-1208977 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019223741/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Gyakie-features-Mah-Lay-on-remix-of-Forever-1208977 |archive-date=19 October 2022 |access-date=22 March 2021 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref> That same month, she was named the emerging woman of the year at the 2021 3Music Women's Brunch for the 3Music Awards 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Gabriel Myers |date=9 March 2021 |title=3Music Women's Brunch held in Accra |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/3music-womens-brunch-held-accra |access-date=13 March 2021 |website=Music In Africa |language= |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310100010/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/3music-womens-brunch-held-accra |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5" />
She has signed an international record deal with Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records UK, and Sony Music Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 2021|title=Gyakie inks worldwide label deal with Sony Music, RCA Records UK|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/music/gyakie-inks-worldwide-label-deal-with-sony-music-rca-records-uk/5lr9zet|access-date=24 March 2021|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324150701/https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/music/gyakie-inks-worldwide-label-deal-with-sony-music-rca-records-uk/5lr9zet|url-status=live}}</ref>
In March 2022, Gyakie was named the Woman of the Year for the 3Music Awards 2022 during the 3Music Women's brunch.<ref name=":4" />
In June 2022, Gyakie was featured on the Grammys' "Herbal tea and white sofas" interview, a new series where artists reveal their backstage must-haves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Osafo |date=2022-06-28 |title=Gyakie gets featured on Grammy 'Herbal Tea & White Sofas' |url=https://ghana-plug.com/gyakie-opens-grammy-debut-with-herbal-tea-and-white-sofas-interview/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Ghana Plug |language=en-US |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628122121/https://ghana-plug.com/gyakie-opens-grammy-debut-with-herbal-tea-and-white-sofas-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
She released her second EP, ''My Diary'', in July 2022. The EP features Nigerian musician Davido.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-21 |title=Gyakie to feature Davido on 'My Diary' EP – MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gyakie-to-feature-davido-on-my-diary-ep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724145442/https://www.myjoyonline.com/gyakie-to-feature-davido-on-my-diary-ep/ |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=MyJoyonline. |language=en-US}}</ref> She also released a new single, "December", in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Gyakie delights fans with latest single release ‘December’ |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2024/04/gyakie-delights-fans-with-latest-single-release-december/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''After Midnight'' (2025)
===Extended plays=== *''Seed'' (EP) (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2021|title=Gyakie explains why no artiste was featured on ' Seed' EP|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Gyakie-explains-why-no-artiste-was-featured-on-Seed-EP-1154648|access-date=24 March 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601180714/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Gyakie-explains-why-no-artiste-was-featured-on-Seed-EP-1154648|url-status=live}}</ref> *''My Diary'' (EP) (2022)<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Ghana |date=2022-07-22 |title=EP: My Diary by Gyakie |url=https://www.ghanamusic.com/audio/out-now/2022/07/22/ep-my-diary-by-gyakie/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Ghana Music |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724144549/https://www.ghanamusic.com/audio/out-now/2022/07/22/ep-my-diary-by-gyakie/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Singles=== *"Love Is Pretty" (2019) *"Never Like This" (2019) *"Sor Mi Mu" ft. Bisa Kdei (2020) *"Forever Remix" ft. Omah Lay (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Gyakie - Forever Remix ft Omah Lay DOWNLOAD MP3 |url=https://newreleasegh.com/gyakie-forever-remix-ft-omah-lay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516042249/https://newreleasegh.com/gyakie-forever-remix-ft-omah-lay/ |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=2021-05-15 |website=Newreleasegh. |language=en-US}}</ref> * "Vacation"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=DOWNLOAD MP3:Gyakie Vacation |url=https://newreleasegh.com/download-mp3gyakie-vacation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515162506/https://newreleasegh.com/download-mp3gyakie-vacation/ |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=2021-05-15 |website=Newreleasegh. |language=en-US}}</ref> * "Whine"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Gyakie Is Leading The Lights of Ghana Music in 2021 |url=https://www.hitz360.com/gyakie-is-leading-the-lights-of-ghana-music-in-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019223741/https://www.hitz360.com/gyakie-is-leading-the-lights-of-ghana-music-in-2021/ |archive-date=19 October 2022 |access-date=2021-06-01 |website=hitz360. |language=en-US}}</ref> * "Follow You" — Fiokee, Chike & Gyakie (2021)<ref>{{Citation |title=Fiokee, Chike & Gyakie - Follow You (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=org5IEvs184 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417002619/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=org5IEvs184 |url-status=live }}</ref> * "Something"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Gyakie Releases New Single Titled "Something" |url=https://eonlinegh.com/gyakie-releases-new-single-titled-something/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610082556/https://eonlinegh.com/gyakie-releases-new-single-titled-something/ |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=EonlineGH. |language=en-US}}</ref> (2022) *"Rent Free" (2023) *"December" (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Accra |date=2024-04-05 |title=Gyakie Delights Fans with Latest Single Release ‘December’ {{!}} The Accra Times |url=https://theaccratimes.com/gyakie-delights-fans-with-latest-single-release-december/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Offei |first=Duncan Ampofo |date=2024-10-15 |title=Gyakie Readies new Single, Set to Drop on October 18 {{!}} The Accra Times |url=https://theaccratimes.com/gyakie-readies-new-single-set-to-drop-on-october-18/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> *"Sankofa" (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gyakie returns with ‘Sankofa,’ a stirring prelude to debut album After Midnight - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gyakie-returns-with-sankofa-a-stirring-prelude-to-debut-album-after-midnight/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *"Unconditional" (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Ghana |date=2025-07-11 |title=New music! Gyakie releases ‘Unconditional’ {{!}} Ghana Music |url=https://ghanamusic.com/music/2025/07/11/new-music-gyakie-releases-unconditional/ |access-date=2025-09-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
====Featured on==== * "Sheege" — D-Black ft. Gyakie (2021) * "Right Here" — Blaq Jerzee ft. Gyakie (2021) * "Like This" — Serge Ibaka, Diplo & Gyakie * "Paradise" — AKA, Musa Keys & Gyakie (2022) * "Need Your Love" — R2Bees ft. Gyakie (2022) * "Scar" — JBee & Gyakie (2023) * "Sika" — Bisa Kdei ft. Gyakie (2024) * "Runaway (Omalicha)" — Khaid ft. Gyakie (2024)
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref |- | rowspan="6" |2021 | rowspan="3" |3Music Awards |Emerging Woman of the Year |Herself |{{Won}} |<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2021 |title=Gyakie, Adina among first batch of 3Music Awards winners - |url=https://museafrica.com/2021/03/09/gyakie-adina-among-first-batch-of-3music-awards-winners/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Muse Africa |language= |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601195729/https://museafrica.com/2021/03/09/gyakie-adina-among-first-batch-of-3music-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Breakthrough Act of the Year |Herself |{{nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2021 |title=3Music Awards 2021: See full list of nominees - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/3music-awards-2021-see-nominees-lists/ |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=My Joy Online |language= |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213144210/https://www.myjoyonline.com/3music-awards-2021-see-nominees-lists/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |EP of the year |SEED EP |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" |Vodafone Ghana Music Awards |Best New Artist |Herself |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ibrahim|first=Faruk|date=2021-04-04|title=VGMA 2021! Gyakie Nominated For Best New Artiste Award|url=https://gbafrica.net/vgma-2021-gyakie-nominated-for-best-new-artiste-award/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=GBAfrica|language=en-US|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625211902/https://gbafrica.net/vgma-2021-gyakie-nominated-for-best-new-artiste-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Best AfroBeats/AfroPop song of the year |Forever |{{nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Full List: Here are the nominees for the 2021 Ghana Music Awards|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/music/full-list-here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2021-ghana-music-awards/7whwp48|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625212208/https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/music/full-list-here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2021-ghana-music-awards/7whwp48|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |EP of the year |SEED EP |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="5" |2022 | rowspan="3" |3Music Awards |Woman of the Year |Herself |{{Won}} |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kotey |first=Nii |date=27 March 2022 |title=3Music News: 3Music Awards '22: Here are all the winners |url=https://3music.tv/section/news/article?nid=nwi7nMUc8EfDQv03wzwIVX6zdP2 |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=3Music TV |language= |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401032059/https://3music.tv/section/news/article?nid=nwi7nMUc8EfDQv03wzwIVX6zdP2 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Artiste of the Year |Herself |{{nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Gabriel Myers |date=14 February 2022 |title=3Music Awards 2022: All the nominees |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/3music-awards-2022-all-nominees |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Music In Africa |language= |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401032103/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/3music-awards-2022-all-nominees |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Afrobeats/AfroPop Act of the Year |Herself |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |Vodafone Ghana Music Awards |Album or EP of the Year |SEED EP |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Gabriel Myers |date=2022-03-21 |title=Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2022: All the nominees |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/vodafone-ghana-music-awards-2022-all-nominees |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Music In Africa |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602003303/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/vodafone-ghana-music-awards-2022-all-nominees |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |International Collaboration of the Year |"Forever (Remix)" ft Omah Lay |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=Gyakie recounts worst moment in her career - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gyakie-recounts-worst-moment-in-her-career/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527204550/https://www.myjoyonline.com/gyakie-recounts-worst-moment-in-her-career/ |archive-date=27 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=MyJoyonline. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Winners of 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards [FULL LIST] |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/music/winners-of-2022-vodafone-ghana-music-awards-full-list-2.html |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2022-05-12 |newspaper=Daily Graphic|date=8 May 2022 |language=en-gb |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512004357/https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/music/winners-of-2022-vodafone-ghana-music-awards-full-list-2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2022 |The Headie Awards |Best West African Artiste of the Year |Gyakie |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Headies Awards: Amaarae, Gyakie, KiDi and Nektunez nominated |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Headies-Awards-Amaarae-Gyakie-KiDi-and-Nektunez-nominated-1545563 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525115139/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Headies-Awards-Amaarae-Gyakie-KiDi-and-Nektunez-nominated-1545563 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2024 |Ghana Music Awards |International Collaboration of the year |Scar |Nominated | |}
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== External links == * {{Instagram|gyakie_|Gyakie}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * [http://music.apple.com/ng/artist/gyakie/1448610324 Gyakie] on Apple Music
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