Raphael Camidoh Kofi Attachie (born 21 January 1994) known by his stage name Camidoh is an

Afropop African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop) can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc.Olabode, O. (2023, J ...

, R&B and

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singer and songwriter from Aflao in the

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of Ghana.

Early life and education

Camidoh was born in

Aflao Aflao is a border town in the Ketu South District in the Volta Region of Ghana on the Ghana–Togo border, border with Togo. Aflao is the twenty-eighth most populous Human settlement, settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a populat ...

in the

of Ghana and raised by a single mother in Ho, the capital of Volta Region, Ghana. From 2008 to 2012 Camidoh obtained his secondary education from

Bishop Herman College Bishop Herman College, sometimes abbreviated to BIHECO, is a boys-only second-cycle institution located at Kpando in the Volta Region of Ghana. History Bishop Herman College was the first Catholic boys secondary school established by the Roman ...

, in Kpando Kpando Municipal District where he majored in General Arts. He furthered his education at the

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in Accra, Ghana, graduating with Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.

Career

In 2018 Camidoh was signed by Grind Don't Stop Records. In that same year, Camidoh released his first single titled ''For My Lover'' which featured '' Darkovibes.'' He subsequently released The Best which featured

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and Available featuring

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. In 2021, he released a single which featured BET award nominee

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titled Dance With You. In 2020, he released six–track EP titled ''Contingency Plan (C.P.).'' In March 2021 Camidoh performed at the Entertainment Achievement Awards organized by Citi TV. His extended play, ''Contingency Plan (C.P.)'' was nominated for the Album of the Year. After his performance, earned him admiration from IMANI chief executive officer, Franklin Cudjoe who dashed him $500. He rose to prominence in between 2021 and 2022, when he released his single Sugarcane in December 2021. The song began to trend more after the Ghanaian TikTok video creators community used the song in their videos, serving as a way of promoting the song online. The song was number 5 on Shazam's top 200 most searched Afropop songs. On 8 April 2022, he released a remix of the song featuring King Promise, Nigerian artiste

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and British rapper Darkoo. In the first week of May, barely a month after its release, the collaboration peaked at Number 1 on Nigeria's Top 100 Music Chart on Apple Music. He scored a 'Viewer's Choice: Best New International Act' nomination at the 2023 Black Entertainment Television Awards. He is competing for the award against the likes of Werenoi (France), FLO (UK), Libianca (Cameroon), Raye(UK), Maureen (France,) MC Ryan SP (Brazil), Paris Cooper from South African and Asake (Nigeria.)

Artistry and musical influences

Prior to starting his music career, Camidoh came across music from Senegalese-American artist

Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

on music streaming website YouTube when he was in an

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with his cousin. He was inspired to go into music and due to that he cites Akon as his musical inspiration and Camidoh

influence. In February 2022, in a Twitter Space interview with Ghanaian social media influencer KalyJay, Akon mentioned ''"I have heard that song ugarcane That record is massive,"..."I have that record. It is one of my top ten records that I play every day."''

Discography

Selected singles

* ''For My Lover ft. Darkovibes (2018)'' * The Best ft.

(2019) * TikTok (Available) ft.

(2020) * Maria (2020) * Dance With You ft.

(2021) *

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ft. Phantom (2021) * Sugarcane (Remix) (ft. King Promise,

& Darkoo) (2022)

Album and EP

* ''Contingency Plan (C.P.) 2020'' * ''A LIFETIME IS NOT ENOUGH (2023) with GDS'' * ''L.I.T.A (2023)''

Awards and nominations

References

{{Commons Living people 21st-century Ghanaian male singers Ghanaian Afrobeat musicians University of Professional Studies alumni Ghanaian singer-songwriters People from Volta Region 1994 births Bishop Herman College alumni