Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah (born December 26, 1979), popularly known as Mzbel, is a Ghanaian Hiplife artist.[1] She is the CEO of Mzbel Music, Bel Group, Bel Eye Media and others. Mzbel is also a radio presenter and an actor, having appeared in several movies. She is a global ambassador for people with disability.[1][2]

Mzbel
Birth nameBelinda Nana Ekua Amoah
Born (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 44)
GenresHiplife, High Life
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur
Years active2006 - present
LabelsMzbel Music
Websitewww.instagram.com/mzbeldaily

Early life and education

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Growing up in James Town, she attended the God Wisdom Preparatory school and continued to Korle Gonno 1 and Owusu Mills' JHS at Mamprobi [a suburb of Accra] for her junior high school education. She admitted to skin bleaching in her teen years because it was the norm in Jamestown. [2]

Mzbel then continued to pursue secondary education at Abuakwa State College. She studied general arts, majoring in economics, geography and French. She then applied to study at the Ghana Institute of Languages and trained to become a bilingual secretary.[3]

Music career

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After her course at the GIL and a stint with Manifold Tutorial College, she earned an internship slot with GBC Radio 1, where she hosted a children's program "Mmofra Kyepem". From GBC Radio 1 she joined Groove FM [now Adom FM], as an intern and co-hosted a child focused program titled ‘Kids on Groove’.

Having worked with Groove FM for a while, the pursuit of higher heights led her to TV3 as a production assistant for one of the station's youth-centered programs known as Goldblast. She also worked as the floor manager for the same show and also as a production assistant for another program the "Talking Drum".

In the year 2002, she had the opportunity to work with Hush Hush Studios, which at that time had come on the scene as a new production firm. While at Hush Hush, she sometimes would enter the studio, and as the technicians played their instruments, she sang along to songs she had created. These were songs she would usually sing to herself with no serious intention of pursuing a music career. While working part-time at Hush Hush Studios, she secured another job, at Metro TV as the only digital video editor and also a presenter for 'Smash TV’, a weekend entertainment program.

After leaving Metro TV, she was employed by Apex Advertising as a video editor and production manager. She had to combine Music and her job roles at Apex, and when she found the two overly demanding, She chose to give the music the full span of her attention. Over time, she has been criticized for her choice of clothes which have been described as "sexy" or "skimpy". in her own words, Mzbel believes, however, that as an artist, you must look unique. She has always had the ambition to be a source of inspiration for the underprivileged and to be able to help the down trodden.

Mzbel signed with Ginger Global Music Distribution in 2022.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Videography

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Title Year Ref
Legelege [13]
Mmo [14]
Slowly [15]
Go Your Way [16]
Asibolanga 2022 [17]
This Thing 2016 [18]
One More Time 2016 [19]
illegal Connection 2016 [20]
16 years 2015 [21]
Edey Be 2016 [22]
Obaa 2019 [23]
Fakye 2019 [24]
Go Your Way 2019 [25]
Tongues 2018 [26]
Onye Ogbemi 2015 [27]
Mama Sweet 2019 [28]
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References

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  1. ^ "Mbzel biography". Peace FM. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Mzbel: I Started Bleaching as a Teenager Because it was the Norm in Jamestown - GlammyNews.com". 25 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ bmensah (2 December 2021). "OldGeezOnY: Celebrating the goddess of Ghana Music, Mzbel". YFM Ghana. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Music, Hitstreet (23 January 2021). "DOWNLOAD MP3: Mzbel – 16 Years (ft. Castro)". Hitstreet.net. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ Dwomoh, Bright (20 April 2018). "DOWNLOAD MP3 : Mzbel – Tongues (Prod By Hydraulix Fonye) - GhanaSongs.com - Ghana Music Downloads". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ Frenzy, D. J. (3 December 2021). "Download MP3: Mzbel - Awoso Me Ft Bak Tye". OneClickGhana.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ Cubana, Neche (21 November 2022). "Mzbel - Legelege | Mp3 Download". HighlifeNg. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ Saucy Girl by Mzbel ⚜ Download or listen online — mdundo.com, retrieved 12 January 2023
  9. ^ E Dey Be (feat. Castro) (Full Song) - Mzbel - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 1 December 2014, retrieved 12 January 2023
  10. ^ She Saw Me, 12 April 2019, retrieved 12 January 2023
  11. ^ CratesHub, Alloh. "Mzbel - Asibolanga (Produced by Sky beatz) (Ghana MP3)". CratesHub.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  12. ^ Ndwompafie (8 December 2022). "Download MP3: Mzbel – Gamashi Life (Sweetie) ft. King Jerry". Ndwompafie.net. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Music Video Mzbel - Legelege". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  14. ^ BlissGh. "Mzbel - Mmo ft. Paa Kwasi (Official Video) » BlissGh". BlissGh. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Mzbel out with new music video 'Slowly'". Ghanaweb.com. Zion Felix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  16. ^ "NEW MUSIC VIDEO: "Go Your Way" By Mzbel". Peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  17. ^ Okunmwendia, Ella (29 November 2022). "Classy and bougie: Folks react as Mzbel features Tornado in ASIBOLANGA MV". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  18. ^ Byte, Nii Smiley; Editor, Managing (4 September 2016). "Watch: Mzbel Drops Official Music Video For 'This Thing'". GhanaCelebrities.Com. Retrieved 12 January 2023. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ "Mzbel - One More Time (Official Video)". Beatz Nation. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Clip: Illegal Connection - MzBel". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  21. ^ Metrolagu. "Mzbel - 16 years (feat. Castro ) (Official Video) Download Music Mp3 Convert". mt.metrolagu.ru. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  22. ^ Adinkra, Fiifi (8 December 2016). "Mzbel - E Dey B (Feat. Castro)". GhanaNdwom.net. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  23. ^ "SongZilla". songzilla.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  24. ^ Music, Nii Atakora Mensah, Ghana (3 October 2017). "Video Premiere: Fakye by Mzbel feat. Quabena Benji". Ghana Music. Retrieved 12 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Cubana, Neche (21 November 2022). "Mzbel - Go Your Way | Mp3 Download". HighlifeNg. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  26. ^ Dwomoh, Bright (20 April 2018). "DOWNLOAD MP3 : Mzbel – Tongues (Prod By Hydraulix Fonye) - GhanaSongs.com - Ghana Music Downloads". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  27. ^ Dwomoh, Bright (16 March 2015). "MzBel – Onye Ogbemi (You Cant Kill Me) (Prod By FimFim) - GhanaSongs.com - Ghana Music Downloads". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  28. ^ Cubana, Neche (21 November 2022). "Mzbel - Mama Sweet | Mp3 Download". HighlifeNg. Retrieved 12 January 2023.