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Can your song inspire Africa every morning?

Inspired by all the great entries and participation from our last contest, NESCAFÉ One Song returned, and this time, it was all about creating a song that delivers morning inspiration to take the hustle to the next level. With six participating West African countries, the NESCAFÉ One Song 2 contest offered an opportunity to create music and lyrics that really inspired thousands of young Africans to start strong morning after morning. The contest generated great interest again and we received 577 entries over a four-week period. Meet our winners below.

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Ghanaian artist, Nana Adwoa Agyeibea Nyarko known by her moniker in the music scene as Agyeibea has had love for music from her childhood, singing in choirs from age 5. She is a practicing pharmacist who is currently pursuing a degree in Medicine. Sh...

Ghanaian artist, Nana Adwoa Agyeibea Nyarko known by her moniker in the music scene as Agyeibea has had love for music from her childhood, singing in choirs from age 5. She is a practicing pharmacist who is currently pursuing a degree in Medicine. She has worked with musicians and producers like NiiQuaye, Nsanku Peekay, Efe Grace and other stakeholders in the music industry. She has done great renditions of songs from the greats like OJ , Kojo Antwi , Paapa Yankson and a couple others. Her talent earned her spotlight as she led the president and his entourage in singing the national anthem during his recent Kumasi tour.She seeks to break into the space of doing original songs that will motivate and uplift the spirits of listeners.

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Timi Osigwe best known by her stage name Timfierce is a versatile singer, songwriter, an energetic performer, and a chef. The first of 7 children and a graduate of English and Literary Studies from the Niger Delta University Bayelsa State. She starte...

Timi Osigwe best known by her stage name Timfierce is a versatile singer, songwriter, an energetic performer, and a chef. The first of 7 children and a graduate of English and Literary Studies from the Niger Delta University Bayelsa State. She started singing in the children choir in her local church from the early age of 8.

She has dropped singles such as Mama, Gimme Love, I Am Bayelsa, We Pray, and has done covers of popular songs. However, she believes she's just getting started and hopes to reach out to the globe with her music.

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Known by the stage name El Kobi, Wara Emmanuel Kobi is a Cameroonian Afro-classic Singer, songwriter, music director, record producer and social commentator. Born December 24th, 1990, in Kumbo, El Kobi was initiated by his mother into his church Choi...

Known by the stage name El Kobi, Wara Emmanuel Kobi is a Cameroonian Afro-classic Singer, songwriter, music director, record producer and social commentator. Born December 24th, 1990, in Kumbo, El Kobi was initiated by his mother into his church Choir in early secondary school. With a growing passion in music arts, after a series of music workshops and training he will later become choir director and Church pianist. Today as an independent artist with a rich discography encompassing 3 singles; Kumbaya, back to school, Natural Kayamata, and a plethora of song covers, El Kobi composes and performs songs that express his and ideas, as well as display his vocal prowess and artistic integrity. In his “WaraSon style” characterized by sweet, colourful, resonant, emotional and intense Afro/classic styled vocals, galvanizing skillfully baked instrumentals with highly inspired and spirit elevating lyrics, El Kobi creates music which he believes has the power to cure depression, is efficient as a tool for educating, informing and enlightening, inspiring and prompting meaningful change in society, and trilling to propel listeners into a spirit of light-hearted, gleeful and joyful celebration; Music that comes alive, and transcends the immediate time and context into perpetuity. His first studio compilation dubbed "The WaraSon catalog (EP)" is the materialization of this art philosophy, and the 6 track EP set to be released early 2022 promises to convert every listener into a dedicated fan/supporter.

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Born Ndeye Fatou Guèye in Dakar, Senegal. Famus has been passionate about music since her childhood. In 2020, she joins the Diff'run Muzik label where she will take ther first steps with 3 singles to her credit. Famus does not intend to stop there wi...

Born Ndeye Fatou Guèye in Dakar, Senegal. Famus has been passionate about music since her childhood. In 2020, she joins the Diff'run Muzik label where she will take ther first steps with 3 singles to her credit. Famus does not intend to stop there with her sublime voice and her unique style.

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He responds to the civil status of SAWADOGO Hermenegilde, and his artist’s name Dydime, Dydime no limit or even Dnl. He is a rising star of Burkinabé rap. He has to his credit a single titled: "Teuf" where he collaborated with the artist Nelson Dash....

He responds to the civil status of SAWADOGO Hermenegilde, and his artist’s name Dydime, Dydime no limit or even Dnl. He is a rising star of Burkinabé rap. He has to his credit a single titled: "Teuf" where he collaborated with the artist Nelson Dash. He is also part of a large Burkinabé musical group evolving in classical music. Having taken rap head on, Dydime launches frankly into the game and is in perfect collaboration with Toksa and Shado Stone of TOKORA Music. Herménégild Dydime SAWADOGO Alias Dydime No Limite or DNL for close friends is a young 22 years old. Passionate about music since childhood, he loved the art of rap by being close to his elders who listened to this music. Very quickly he perceives the subtleties of this musical art and begins to decipher its codes. So, he began to write, and to do freestyles to brighten up the holidays in the company of some of his friends and family. He raps collectively on a sound for his high school AVE MARIA and tries himself again and again in perfecting his Rap. So in 2018 he released a remix of MMM from NAZA called TEUF where he was in collaboration with Nelson Dash. And after that silence. He returns sometime later with catchy slogans such as "Winter will be hot"; "It will be called birth" and all that in an offbeat, provocative, satirical style and as if to say I'm preparing you heavy. Dydime No Limit, a perfectionist at heart, in order to sharpen his music decides to join a choir to work on his voice for vocals. Thus, he joined the choir Vox Christy where he sings belcanto alongside maestro WERMI Narcisse. And it is in this journey that he hears about the Nescafé OneSong2. He then decides to participate, but eternally dissatisfied he postpones his participation and works to continuously improve his recording his video until the closing day when he finally posted his video and the result, he finished first in the competition. To sum up, Dydime dreams big, he wants to start rap strong and stubbornly to shake things up to reach the top.

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From his real name in the civil status DJAGLO Kokou Ferdinand, the Boy Fe is an artist he was born on May 31, 1995, in ATTITEDOME his native village. Born of a musician mother and a musician father, he joined from an early age the folk group of his v...

From his real name in the civil status DJAGLO Kokou Ferdinand, the Boy Fe is an artist he was born on May 31, 1995, in ATTITEDOME his native village. Born of a musician mother and a musician father, he joined from an early age the folk group of his village where he first assisted the percussionist of the troop. At a young age, he became a percussionist for the band in which he explored traditional rhythms and African music on "World music" cadences. Influenced by the African legend Fela Kuti, the precursor of the rhythm and the Afrobeat genre, he decided in 2019 to launch his solo career by recording songs from studio to studio in Abidjan and the sub-region. Boy Fe is inspired by Zouglou, the coupé décalé, Rap Ivoire and especially the Afro pop variety to get inspired and write lyrics. With the South African trend Amapiano he feels in his register and opts this style of sound to make his musical genre. In preparation for his very first opus slated for release in 2022, Boy Fe promises a sparkling career for his audience and the people who support him.

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