Ofori Amponsah

Samuel Ofori Amponsah (born March 2, 1974), also known by the name Mr. All 4 Real, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter from Agogo, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Throughout his career, he has released fourteen solo albums, the most recent being "Million Dollar," which was released in 2020. He is regarded as one of Ghana's best 21st-century highlife musicians.

He won seven awards in one night at the 2006 VGMA awards, including 2005 Artist of the Year, and has a combined total of 17 Ghana Music Awards nominations, making him one of the highest nominated artists. Samuel Ofori Amponsah performed internationally in London, New York, Chicago, and Sierra Leone. in Agogo, Ashanti Region, Ghana. He is known to be an advocate for education and was enrolled in school before the age required. He began his education at an Agogo practice school and later attended Konongo Odumase Senior High School, where he found his passion for writing poetry. He dropped out of school and later met music bigwig Daddy Lumba, gaining access into the music industry.

Music 1999-2004: Early career

Amponsah started working with Daddy Lumba in 1999. He collaborated with producer Appietus and musicians K.K. Fosu, Kofi Nti, and Barosky on the song. Amponsah won big the next year at the Ghana Music Awards with seven awards. "Otoolege" won him 2005 VGMA Artist of the Year. He made a public apology to the president and the people of Ghana for the mishap. He later performed for the president's 68th birthday in December of that same year.

He performed a big show in Liberia in 2007 to an overwhelming crowd of fans. Some have compared his presence in Liberia to the presence of Michael Jackson. He met with Mayor Ophelia Huff Saytumah of Monrovia, Agriculture Minister Solomon Hedd-Williams, and Presidential Special Assistant Madina Wiesseh while in Liberia. In the same year, he released three albums: The Return of Kofi B, Emmanuella, and Odwo.

2013-16: New image In 2013, Amponsah made the decision to leave secular music. His decision included becoming a pastor. It wasn't long before he switched back to secular music, claiming he would save souls through his love songs. He was reported to have spent a month in seclusion at his home in order to focus on preparing for his stage performances. The song was in collaboration with Sarkodie, a fellow Ghanaian music artist and rapper. “Alewa” is featured on Amponsah's album Songs of Solomon, which includes the hits “Not Falling,” “Serious,” and “Wonkoaa.” The eleven-track album features music producers Kaywa, Appietus, and Bodo Staiger.

2016-Present: Comeback In 2016 Amponsah released several singles including "Fab3gye" with Paa Kwasi and Atom (produced by Appietus), and "TinTin" in collaboration with Samini.

On April 21, 2017, Amponsah released yet another love song, "Seventeen," featuring the vocals of Kwabena Kwabena. The song was produced by Kaywa. His second release of 2017 was "Dangerous," a collaboration with singer Akwaboah Jnr and Black Nayaka, produced by Cedi Gh.

Politics In December 2017 Amponsah announced that he will likely enter politics and seek a parliamentary Asante Akim seat in the 2020 election.

Controversy

"Pastor Alewa" After moving from secular music to more spiritual music, Amponsah claimed making hit gospel music was more difficult than making secular music. He later returned to secular music and faced criticism for his actions. After releasing “Alewa,” featuring Sarkodie, he has been called “Pastor Alewa.” His manager, Frank Agyekum, claimed Amponsah wanted to go back to making love songs.

A fellow artist, Criss Waddle, openly criticized Amponsah, questioning his religious calling.

Bible verse More controversy and criticism ensued after Amponsah failed to recite a single bible verse in an interview with Bola Ray on Starr 103.5 in 2015. He later claimed memorizing bible verses is meant for children and that he learned bible verses from the heart.

Suicide hoax Amponsah also made news on Valentine's Day 2015 when he was connected to a suicide hoax. His management released a statement after the false suicide report, stating Amponsah was alive and claimed the report was not a publicity stunt and that they would open an investigation into the report.

Collaborations Amponsah has collaborated with many artists. His earliest collaboration was with Daddy Lumba for Lumba's album Wo Ho Kyere. His song "Odwo" from the album of the same name featured Samini, formerly known as Batman Samini, a Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artist. He also created the songs "Otoolege" and "Rakia" with artists K.K. Fosu and Kofi Nti. Barosky was also featured on "Otoolege." Other collaborations include Voltage, Dobble, and D-Black, for the songs "Chemistry," "Alomo," and "Aben Dada." One of his 2016 singles, "Alewa," which garnered much attention, featured Sarkodie.

K.K. Fosu, Barosky,

Paa Kwasi (Dobble), Atom2016"Seventeen"Kaywa (producer) Kwabena Kwabena2017"Dangerous"Cedi Gh (producer) Akwaboah Jnr2017"You Make Me Wonder"Peewezel (producer) Dr. Pushkin 2023

Discography Source: Producer "Seventeen" (2017) 4 Reez Westside Entertainment Kenn Ayiah (Director) "TinTin" (2016) 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Emmanuella" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Otoolege" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Lady" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Sardine" "Odwo" Supermusic "Cinderella" "Abelle" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Broken Heart" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Odo Nwom" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Rakia" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Sampson and Delilah" "Chemistry" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Hello" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Nyame Asem" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Khala" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Puduo" 4 Reez Westside Entertainment "Asew" Owusek Productions "Bohobio"

Filmography TitleYearFeatured songDelilah2009"Samson and Delilah"

Awards and nominations Ghana Music Awards

MTV Africa Music Awards TitleSongAward YearStatusListener's Choice Award"Odwo"2008Nominated