{"id":451201,"date":"2017-12-31T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/gifty-osei-performs-rendition-of-shatta-wales-freedom-at-2017-peoples-celebrity-awards\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T13:21:33","slug":"gifty-osei-performs-rendition-of-shatta-wales-freedom-at-2017-peoples-celebrity-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/gifty-osei-performs-rendition-of-shatta-wales-freedom-at-2017-peoples-celebrity-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifty Osei performs rendition of Shatta Wale\u2019s &#8216;Freedom&#8217; at 2017 People&#8217;s Celebrity Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Sunday, 31 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-31<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/60973667.295.jpg\" alt=\"Rendy9\" title=\"Rendy9\" width=\"295\" height=\"176\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Gifty Osei at the just ended People\u2019s Celebrity Awards<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514726493_26_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Gospel minstrel Gifty \u2018Empress\u2019 Osei rocked the stage at the 2017 People\u2019s Celebrity Awards with her very own renditions of NDC\u2019s \u2018Onaapo\u2019 and Freedom by dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale.<\/p>\n<p>Tweaking the lyrics of both songs to suit the gospel genre, the gospel artiste thrilled patrons of the awards ceremony with her \u2018gospel\u2019 version of both songs.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by backing vocalists, who sang the chorus \u2018Onaapo\u2019, Gifty Osei used the lyrics of the NDC campaign song to praise Jesus, indirectly stating no one cannot be compared to him.<\/p>\n<p>Gifty Osei switched to Shatta Wale\u2019s latest hit \u2018Freedom\u2019 song, with the backing vocalists singing the chorus, though they changed it to \u2018Jesus\u2019. She added her usual creativity by including the phrase \u2018I am that I am\u2019, while dancing to the live band music. <\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Adom&#8217; hit singer came under heavy criticism by a section of the gospel fraternity after performing at the recent S Concert held at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Despite numerous backlash about her dressing and places she performs, Gifty Osei \u2018did her thing\u2019 for fans who came to witness the event.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent personalities including Asamoah Gyan, DKB, Ahoufe Patri, Kalybos, and Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum were present to grace the event.<\/p>\n<p>Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, TeePhlow, Fancy Gadam, KiDi, Kuami Eugene, Ebony and others also brought the auditorium to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Celebrity Awards is an annual award scheme which seeks to award and celebrate individuals who have contributed immensely towards the development of the Ghanaian Arts and Entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>The award scheme covered areas such as music, movies, TV, Radio, Journalism, and other fields.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyviOefd4gc\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9LWQ5DQkCzQ\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRQp_LMy53k\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: 65 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music of Sunday, 31 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-31 play videoGifty Osei at the just ended People\u2019s Celebrity Awards Gospel minstrel Gifty \u2018Empress\u2019 Osei rocked the stage at the 2017 People\u2019s Celebrity Awards with her very own renditions of NDC\u2019s \u2018Onaapo\u2019 and Freedom by dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. 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