{"id":464819,"date":"2018-02-16T07:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/ebony-would-have-turned-21-today\/"},"modified":"2018-02-16T07:45:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:45:40","slug":"ebony-would-have-turned-21-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/ebony-would-have-turned-21-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebony would have turned 21 today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 16 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/89666767.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Reigns\" title=\"Ebony Reigns\" width=\"295\" height=\"198\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Late dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns died in a gory accident<\/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=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518767140_706_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns if alive would have turned twenty-one years today.<\/p>\n<p>The artiste who is known for songs such as Hustle, Sponsor, Maame hw3 which made waves throughout 2017 but lost her life in a road accident when she was traveling from Brong Ahafo region to Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her death, she had plans to go for a tour in Europe this year and was booked for a show in Belgium where she was headlining.<\/p>\n<p>Although she has died, information gathered by mynewsgh.com indicates that her management and friends will today celebrate her birthday in her memory before her one week is commemorated on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, social media users have started wishing her the best of the day.<\/p>\n<p><b>A brief history<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng (born 16 February 1997; known by the stage name Ebony) is a Ghanaian dancehall\/Afrobeats artist widely known for her hit songs &#8220;Poison&#8221; and &#8220;Kupe&#8221;, she was discovered by Bullet, a member of Ruff n Smooth fame.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony was discovered by renowned musician and entrepreneur Bullet of Ruff n Smooth fame when she sent a recording of her voice and was signed to his Rufftown record label just a day after listening to the recording.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony came out with her first single, &#8220;Dancefloor&#8221;, in December 2015 with a video and audio release.<\/p>\n<p>The song became a hit on radio landing her nomination for the unsung category at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2016 Ebony released her major hit single &#8220;Kupe&#8221;, which is a household anthem in Ghana and some other African countries.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony was signed to ruff town records and Midas touch Inc.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/V7GoxA6n-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jZ24eORA_lw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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