Michael Takyi-Frimpong (born October 11) known by the stage name Lord Paper is a

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ian soul,

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and

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musician. He is best known for his 2016 single "Awurama".

Early life

Lord Paper was born in

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but hails from ''Mampong'', a suburb of Mampong Municipal District, a town in the

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. He completed his senior high school education at Swedru Secondary School in the year 2008 and attended

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in 2013 for his undergraduate degree.

Music career

He entered the music scene 2010 after leaving his job as an actor in

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to pursue full-time music in Ghana (2014)). He became famous when he released his debut controversial single and video ''Awurama'' in 2016. The song has been criticised over the sexually explicit content of the music video.

Discography

''Singles''

Awards and nominations

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards

MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards

References

External links

Lord Paper
on SoundCloud {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord Paper Living people 21st-century Ghanaian male singers 21st-century Ghanaian singers 1990 births Musicians from Accra University of Ghana alumni