{"id":59059,"date":"2023-04-18T18:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/18\/award-winning-dutch-musician-mr-probz-reunites-with-his-ghanaian-family\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:09:30","slug":"award-winning-dutch-musician-mr-probz-reunites-with-his-ghanaian-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/18\/award-winning-dutch-musician-mr-probz-reunites-with-his-ghanaian-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Prob with some family members<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p><em>Mr. Prob<\/em>z (originally born in Germany) rose to international fame in 2013 after the release of \u201cWaves\u201d \u2014 which became a hit song in 51 countries around the world. The song has generated billions of streams.<\/p>\n<p>In the years after his breakthrough, <em>Mr Prob<\/em>z continued touring the world while working with artists like Chris Brown, Akon, 50 Cent, and Anderson. Paak, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The widespread exposure led his Ghanaian family on his biological father\u2019s side to recognise him and track him down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-17-at-08.36.29-1-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294384 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For many years, his father had unsuccessfully and without his knowing tried to find and contact his son, real name Dennis Princewell Stehr, while his family in Ghana had independently joined the search.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-17-at-08.36.28-1024x821.jpeg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294387 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/341775965_581105607124073_1493246464952500519_n-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294392 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through his music and social media, they were able to finally establish contact with the singer.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it was the passing of his grandmother that caused the reconnection and the reinforcement of the bond on all sides of the family which led to the unexpected homecoming of Dennis, and for him to finally meet his biological father for the first time in Accra and reunite with the family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/341309219_530507519294898_8684531647393170371_n.jpg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294391 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While in Ghana, he received his father\u2019s blessing and visited his grandmother\u2019s final resting place to show his respect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/341762771_778388030367725_849570316122829653_n-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294393 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/341732459_1140306567370633_6372911374787749882_n-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\" class=\"wp-image-10032294394 lazy\"  data- title=\"Award-winning Dutch musician, Mr. Probz, reunites with his Ghanaian family\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter 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