Jackline Acheampong (born 16 December 1999), known professionally as Gyakie, aka Song Bird is a Ghanaian R&B and afro-fusion singer. In 2019, Gyakie released her first single titled "Love is Pretty", which paved the way for another single, "Never Like This". In August 2020, the "

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" song from her five-track EP ''Seed'' enjoyed airplay and led the charts in

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and

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. Gyakie's father is Nana Acheampong.

Early life and education

Gyakie was raised in

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in the

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. She graduated from T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi and completed her undergraduate studies at

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(KNUST) where she majored in

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Career

Gyakie was born into a family of musicians and by age eight, she had started joining her father in the studio. She was also influenced by

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and Ghanaian musician Omar Sterling of

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. 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. 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. 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 Shazams Top 200 charts. Gyakie released a

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of "Forever" with Nigerian singer

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in March 2021. In that same month she was named the emerging woman of the year at the 2021 3Music Women's Brunch for the

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2021. She has signed an international record deal with

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entertainment,

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UK, and Sony Music Africa. In March 2022, Gyakie was named the Woman of the Year for the 3Music Awards 2022 during the 3Music Women's brunch. In June 2022, Gyakie was featured on the

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' "Herbal tea and white sofas" interview, a new series where artists reveal their backstage must-haves. She released her second EP, ''My Diary'', in July 2022. The EP features Nigerian musician

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. She also released a new single, "December", in April 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

*''After Midnight'' (2025)

Extended plays

*''Seed'' (EP) (2020) *''My Diary'' (EP) (2022)

Singles

*"Love Is Pretty" (2019) *"Never Like This" (2019) *"Sor Mi Mu" ft. Bisa Kdei (2020) *" Forever Remix" ft.

(2021) * "Vacation" * "Whine" * "Follow You" —

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, Chike & Gyakie (2021) * "Something" (2022) *"Rent Free" (2023) *"December" (2024) *"Sankofa" (2025)

Featured on

* "Sheege" — D-Black ft. Gyakie (2021) * "Right Here" — Blaq Jerzee ft. Gyakie (2021) * "Like This" —

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& Gyakie * "Paradise" — AKA, Musa Keys & Gyakie (2022) * "Need Your Love" —

ft. Gyakie (2022) * "Scar" — JBee & Gyakie (2023) * "Sika" — Bisa Kdei ft. Gyakie (2024) * "Runaway (Omalicha)" — Khaid ft. Gyakie (2024)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyakie 1998 births Ghanaian Afrobeat musicians Ghanaian women musicians Living people Musicians from Kumasi T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Kumasi) alumni Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni