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King Promise: Biography, Songs And Net Worth
King Promise has his real name as Gregory Bortey Promise Newman. He is a young, fast rising Ghanaian singer and songwriter, known for Afrobeats, Highlife, R&B and Hip Hop genres of music.
He was born on August 16, 1995 in Accra Ghana, where he grew up and had his elementary, secondary and University education respectively.
King Promise Educational Background
He had his elementary education St. Anthony Academy and Nungua Senior High School both in Accra, Ghana.
He later graduated with a degree in Information Technology and Economics at the Central University of Ghana in 2016.
King Promise is exceptionally talented young artist who has a lot to offer in music in the coming years ahead.
King Promise Music Career
King Promise began his music career dated back to his young age when he used to entertain his friends and family members both at school and shows, mimicking top music artistes and doing song writing.
This development was to be expected as his father was a musician, who played significant role in his music career, spanning tastes and influencing him in everything from reggae to R&B, Boy bands and Ghanaian highlife.
The multi-talented singer and songwriter made a debut single, ‘Thank God’, which featured Fuse ODG and was produced by KillBeatz, was released in 2016.
King Promise eventually climbed to the ladder of success and popularity when he released his first sound cloud in 2017 which eventually went across all the streaming services. Before you knew it, his music career had taken off soundly and he became a superstar in the music space.
King Promise has so far released good number of songs, including:
- Happiness
- I Tried
- Intro
- CCTV
- Abena
- Obee esh3
- F.O.D.D
- LOVE
- Selfish (featuring Simi)
- Dabebi
- Can’t Let You Go
- Fire
- All I Ever wanted
- Ohemma
- Bra
- Tokyo
- My Lady
- Commando
- Flex Remix (featured by CDQ)
- Odo
- Hangover
- Letter
King Promise is currently drawing inspiration from his environment, penning songs on everything from love to hustling, partying to family, essentially enjoying an incredibly wide range of music, both in his own language and creative process.
He is particularly feeling Ghanaian drill, the South African Amapiano scene and collaborating with UK artists like NSG and Headie One for his music.
According to the young music star, “I’m here to supply the vibes, I’m the vibe supplier,” King Promise summarizes playfully.
He went further to state that happiness, dancing, laughter and unity are the hallmark of his music. In short, “making the galdem want to whine and the mandem want to buy bottles.”
The young, versatile, exceptionally creative and talented Ghanaian singer revealed that Afrobeats will in the years to come dominate the genre of music in the world and believes in himself and the younger generation to actualize this dream.
King Promise cites the likes of Drake’s first number one singe ‘One Dance with Wizkid to the rapid rise of Afroswing in Europe or the international stardom of the likes of Wiz, Burna Boy and Davido on their own as evidence of his theory – a scene already making waves across continents.
He reaffirms his happiness to contribute his quota as much as his sound is local and inspiring. King Promise concluded that one of his main goals aside making people feel real good, is to help form the bridge between Africa, the diaspora and the rest of the world, a mission he is making sure to actualize in his upcoming project.
He has a recording contract with KillBeatz‘s Legacy Life Entertainment (LLE) label. The label is presently managed by Gervin Ohene Addo.
Other notable musicians King Promise has collaborated with, include Mr Eazi, Scientific, J-Town, Adina, Pappy Kojo, Fuse ODG, and many others.
He collaborated with Sarkodie on the popular song, Double Trouble by DJ Vision.
Awards and Nominations
King Promise brilliant work has received wide recognition. He was nominated for various awards and won some, most notably as:
- “Hiplife Song Of The Year” at the 2019 3Music Awards.
- He was also named Best Male Vocalist.
- Nominees for Artiste of the Year and Highlife Song of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in 2018 and Ghana Music Awards UK respectively.
- Best Discovery Music Award at the 4 Syte TV Music Video Awards for the song, ‘Thank God’.
His Personal Life
King Promise is yet married, perhaps in a relationship which has not blossomed into real marriage.
The gifted music star is presently more focused in his music career, ultimately climbing to the pinnacle of his career with less emphasis on relationship for now.
King Promise Net Worth
King Promise is currently doing amazingly well in his music career, with an estimated net worth of about $500,000 dollars.
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