{"id":82980,"date":"2023-07-11T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/11\/stop-faking-be-yourself-empress-gifty\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:57:19","slug":"stop-faking-be-yourself-empress-gifty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/11\/stop-faking-be-yourself-empress-gifty\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Faking, Be Yourself \u2013 Empress Gifty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Empress Gifty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gospel songstress, Empress Gifty, has admonished young Ghanaian musicians to be true to themselves rather than trying so hard to imitate the top artistes they idolise.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on <strong><em>No.1 FM<\/em><\/strong>, she said artistes being themselves would allow them to be the best and most authentic version of themselves to their music audience than trying to sound like another artiste.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, being one\u2019s self helps create a unique brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should put out pride, the pride is too much\u2026Be\u00a0yourself.\u00a0When you are yourself, no one can overtake you. It\u2019d\u00a0be hard to imitate me, Empress. I\u2019ll still be the original.\u00a0So\u00a0be the original of yourself, stop faking\u2026 be you,\u201d she indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust know what God has given you and perfect it.\u00a0Every five years, there is a change in the system. You\u00a0must\u00a0be yourself, you must only\u00a0adopt one or two things in the system, add it to what you have and then you move on,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook for somebody and serve the person.\u00a0It\u2019s so hard in this generation to see someone serving another.\u00a0If\u00a0you don\u2019t serve, no one will serve you. You\u2019ll be stranded and roam a lot.\u00a0The era\u00a0has changed\u00a0and by God\u2019s grace, the keys to success are with some of us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew artistes\u00a0should calm down and learn else you won\u2019t get to where I am,\u201d she\u00a0concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Empress Gifty is currently one of Ghana\u2019s most relevant gospel artistes. 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