{{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Zigi | birth_name = Kweku Sarpong Plahar | image = Zigi (Kweku Sarpong Plahar).jpg | caption = Zigi at the 2011 4syte video music awards | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|26}} | origin = Accra, Ghana | genre = R&B, Hiplife | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2010 – present | label = Lynx Entertainment }}
'''Kweku Sarpong Plahar''' (born 26 October 1988), better known by his stage name '''Zigi''', is a Ghanaian singer.
==Biography== Zigi began his career in the entertainment industry as a break dancer before going on to model for Smirnoff, MTN, and Canoe Magazine. He signed to Lynx Entertainment Record Label in 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=Zigi|url=http://www.museke.com/Zigi|publisher=Museke|access-date=2 February 2012|archive-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131160205/http://www.museke.com/Zigi|url-status=dead}}</ref> and released his debut album ‘Prince of Pop’ in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zigi to launch debut album|url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/16405/3/zigi-to-launch-debut-album-on-the-27thoctober.html|publisher=Modern Ghana}}</ref> The album featured hit singles ''U Sey Wey Tin'' and ''Amanda'' and earned him the nomination for ‘Discovery of the Year’ at the 2011 4syte Music Video Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=4syte Video Music Awards 2011 Nominees |url=http://www.ghanamusic.com/news/top-stories/vodafone-4-syte-music-video-awards-2011-nominees-list-out/index.html |publisher=Ghana Music |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513023443/http://www.ghanamusic.com/news/top-stories/vodafone-4-syte-music-video-awards-2011-nominees-list-out/index.html |archivedate=13 May 2014 }}</ref>
Zigi received three nominations at the 2012 Ghana Music Awards for 'Best New Artiste of the Year', 'Afro-Pop Song of the Year' and 'Most Popular Song of the Year'. He went on to win the award for 'Afro-Pop Song of the Year' at the ceremony on 14 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=VGMA 2012 Nominees|url=http://www.ghanamusicawards.com/?p=nominees|publisher=Ghana Music Awards}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.museke.com/Zigi/ Zigi at museke.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131160205/http://www.museke.com/Zigi |date=31 January 2012 }}
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Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Ghanaian male singers
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