PROFILE SUMMARY RESUME
Born on 16th August by the name Gregory Promise Bortey Newman, his stage name "King Promise"
derived from his birth name. King Promises’ dad played a huge role in his affection towards music. As e he grew up listening to his dad play all genres of music. The singer, song writer and performer formerly known as Boy Pee has made his mark in the music industry with songs such as ‘So Special’ and ‘No n Problem. In 2016 he released his much anticipated single ‘Thank God’ which featured Fuse ODG and produced by Killbeatz The budding talent considers himself as a versatile artist, who falls in the mis
Afrobeats, HighLife, R&B and Hip-Hop genres. He is gradually building a brand allowing him to have ma longevity in this industry, in turn certifying Ghanaians to be conversant with his style of music. o r
King Promise, an Accra based artiste who was born in Nungua, has had the opportunity to work with n) a couple of great talents such as Scientic, J-Town, Adina, Pappy Kojo, Fuse ODG, and many more. His feature on Dj Vision's record entitled "Double Trouble" alongside Sarkodie was a smash hit. It topped usicia the radio charts for weeks being considered as a "banger" by many Djs and industry professionals alike. y P (M King Promise is currently signed to the legendary producer Killbeatz's record label. The record label is r called the Legacy Life Entertainment (LLE ) which is managed by Gervin Ohene Addo alongside a
prolic and experienced team, ready to work and support the extraordinary Talent of King Promise. tey New
PROFESSIONAL CAREER go e YEAR EVENT
2018 King Promise release his 1st single of 2018 in May entitled “CCTV” ft Mugeez and Bor MTV Africa Music Award winner - Sarkodie. The single occupied both popular music and gospel charts for 6 weeks straight. Gr EVENT King Promise released “Abena” produced by Grammy award winning producer Killbeatz as his 2nd single of 2018. The video was shot on location in London by director Gabriella Kingsley. EVENT King Promise released “Tokyo” featuring Wizkid produced by Killbeatz as his 3rd single of 2018. The video was directed by Babs Direction. YEAR EVENT 2017 King Promise released his breakout single “Oh Yeah” and the remix featuring Mr. Eazi which topped the charts on numerous of the radio and tv stations in Ghana. EVENT King Promise released his Second ofcial single which featured 2015 BET Award winner Stonebwoy, titled "Hey Sexy".
EVENT King Promise released his last single of 2017 entitled “Selsh” which entered straight into the Top 10 charts of many radio and music video chart shows. The video directed by Vertex.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS YEAR EVENT 2019 As of February 2020, Seven (7) of King Promise's singles have reached a signicant milestone of over 1 million views on Youtube: ● Oh Yeah (May 2017) - 3.0 million views ● Selsh (December 2017) - 3.4 million views ● CCTV (May 2018) - 8.0 million views ● Abena (August 2018) - 5.2 million views ● Tokyo (December 2018) - 6.8 million views ● Bra (June 2019) - 2.1 million views ● Commando (July 2019) - 1.6 million views 1 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS CTND. RESUME
YEAR EVENT
2018 King Promise led a 3 week European tour covering Germany, Spain, Belgium and e Holland - where he was joined by fellow Ghanaian artistes Kurl Songx, KiDi & n Kuami Eugene.
In late November 2018, King Promise set out on United States Tour performing at mis sold out shows in New York, Ohio, Philadelphia. ma o
In December 2018, King Promise held his own name brand event “PROMISE LAND” r
at Crystal Park, East Legon. On stage he was supported by Sarkodie, Medikal, n) Stonebwoy, La Même Gang and Sister Derby. The sold out event was a major success. usicia King Promise also performed at Ghana’s most prolic events such as Manifest’s Manifestivities, y P (M
Sarkodie’s Rapperholic, MTN Music Festival, Stonebwoy’s Bhim Concert, Afrochella Festival, r Mr. Eazi’s Detty Rave, Ghana Rocks.
King Promise released his last single of 2018 in December. The track “Tokyo” features tey New MTV Europe Music Award Winner, Wizkid. go e 2018 King Promise embarked on his 1st international tour headlining sold out Indigo 02
March in London for Ghana 61st independence celebrations. As well as Leicester, Bor Manchester and Birmingham.. Gr 2017 During the Festive Season, he performed at Ghana’s most prolic events such as Sarkodie’s Rapperholic, December 2 Remember, Stonebwoy’s Bhim Concert, Afrochella Festival, Mr. Eazi’s Detty Rave - Accra Edition. Simultaneously, releasing his 5th single “Selsh” which entered into the Top 10 charts of many radio and music video chart shows alike. The video directed by Vertex has currently reached 2.2 million YouTube views since being released on 4th December, 2017. As a result, King Promise was noted as “Ghana’s Most Rising Artist of 2017” by well respected TV and Radio Presenter, Abeiku Santana. CAREER NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS
YEAR King Promise had nine (9) nominations at Ghana music awards 2019 at the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2019. Highlife Song of the year - CCTV feat. Sarkodie & Mugeez Afropop song of the year - King Promise Tokyo feat. Wizkid Highlife Artiste of the year - King Promise Songwriter of the year - CCTV King Promise (Winner) Male Vocalist of the year - King Promise Best Collaboration - CCTV feat. Sarkodie & Mugeez Song of the year - CCTV feat. Sarkodie & Mugeez Artiste of the year - King Promise Best African Collaboration - Tokyo feat. Wizkid King Promise won the - Song writer of the year
2019 Collaboration of the year - Ghana Music Awards, UK African Artist Recognition - Headies Artiste of the Year & Social Media Style Inuencer of the year - Glitz Awards
YEAR King Promise's singles “Oh yeah and Selsh” gained 5 nominations at 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. As the 2018 - Best New Artiste of the Year - Oh yeah - Afropop song of the year - Oh yeah - Music video of the year - Selsh - Male Vocalist of the year - Selsh - Song of the year - Oh yeah 2 RESUME CAREER NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS CTND.
YEAR Awarded Best Male Vocalist - Ghana Music Awards - SOUTH AFRICA e 2018 Awarded Best Male Vocalist - Ghana Music Awards (3rd Edition) - UK n AFRIMA Nominations
- Best Male West Africa mis
- Most Promising Artiste Africa ma o
AFRIMMA Nomination (USA) r n) - Best Newcomer All African Music Awards 2018 nominated King Promise for the Best Male (West Africa) usicia and Most Promising Artist. y P (M
r The Legacy Life Entertainment artist won Best New Act at the 2018 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA. tey New
King Promise was featured in the 2018 edition of Glitz Magazine. go e
YEAR King Promise co-wrote "Too late" by Adina produced by Killbeatz which won the Record Bor 2017
of the year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2017. Gr King Promise won Best Discovery Video at the 2017 4SYTE Music Video Awards.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
CHILDHOOD De Kings Academy
SECONDARY Nungua Senior High School
UNIVERSITY Central University
SOCIAL MEDIA COUNTS Instagram - 1.2 million followers Twitter - 585,300 followers Facebook - 246,270 followers and 179,000 people like account
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES iamkingpromise @iamkingpromise iamkingpromise
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