Awards-winning gospel musician, Mercy Twum-Ampofo, best known in showbiz as Ohemaa Mercy has revealed that her husband solidifies her purpose in life.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Work and Happiness on Tuesday, the gospel act said her husband, Isaac Twum-Ampofo is her best friend.
“I can never get tired of my husband. He was my best friend before he became my husband so the relationship is tight. I don’t remember getting tired of him. It’s the doing of God,” she told host, OPD.
Ohemaa Mercy, however, noted that she had to deal with lots of issues before getting married to her husband.
“My husband [and I] go through a lot of struggles … I struggled for ten years to know my husband… ” she said.
About Ohemaa Mercy
She is a Ghanaian contemporary gospel singer. Ohemaa was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Amoah, both Fantis from Abakrapa and Elmina respectively.
She was born in Weija in Accra but lived most of her life in Koforidua.
Ohemaa and her husband, Twum-Ampofo are parents to three Boys Nyamekye, Nhyira and Aseda.
Ohemaa Mercy started her primary education at St Peter’s Anglican Primary School in Koforidua and proceeded to Ghana Secondary School where she had her secondary education.
She continued to the teachers training College at S.D.A Teachers Training College, Asokore
Koforidua where she obtained her Teachers Certificate ‘A’ Ohemaa Mercy released her first album in the latter part of November 2004.
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Entitled Adamfo Papa, the album enjoyed massive airplay after its release, which brought Ohemaa into the limelight.
She won seven nominations for the 2006 Ghana Music Awards but did not win any of the awards.
She later won the Discovery of the year for the Gospel Music Awards the same year.
In 2007, the gospel minister released her second album, Edin Jesus. Ohemaa Mercy sold
875,000 copies six months after releasing the second album making it the best-selling album of the year.
The Edin Jesus album gave Ohemaa Mercy 10 nominations for the 2008 Ghana Music Awards.
This was the highest number of nominations so far in the history of the awards scheme.
At the event she managed to take home three awards: Gospel Artiste of the Year, Album of the
Year and Gospel Album of The Year. In the same year she won a Grand Medal During the National Honours Award from the ex-President of Ghana, John Kufuor.
In 2010–11 Ohemaa released her third album, Wobeye Kese, which again was the highest selling album and topped all the major chat shows in the country. Four months after its release this album again won her four nominations at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards.
She won the Gospel Artiste of the year and in Canada the same year was Gospel Artiste of the Year-Canada.
She received a nomination as the Best Female Artiste West Africa the same year for the Africa Gospel Music awards in London.
Mercy has performed on major platforms with electrifying performances that have earned her
a huge fun base, not only for the love of her music but also for her stage performances.
Ohemaa has shared the stage with renowned international artistes such as Andrae Crouch, Israel Houton, Don Moen, Darwin Hobbs, Juanita Bynum, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, to mention a few. With her latest album Aforebo, Ohemaa Mercy has six successful albums to her credit.
Bio Source:Wikipedia