Afro-pop singer Jacqueline Acheampong known in the music space as, Gyakie, has disclosed that she fasts and prays before releasing any of her songs.

She said that her expectations have been met in the release of her EP “My Diary” and is excited that her fans have not been disappointed in the sound that came out and still feels they are not done consuming the music yet per the response from social media.

“I never saw myself to be this big if I was asked four or five years ago”, Gyakie said in an interview with a Kumasi-based FM station.

“To be very honest, I never had confidence in myself, I did not know my voice was this unique. I had to get people to tell me”.
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Gyakie revealed that there were times she breaks down, complains, and felt like she wants to give up her career, but the responses from her fans gave her strength and made her confidence to grow in her career.

The ‘Forever’ hitmaker stated that one thing to be honest with was that, she and her team members, do not joke when it comes to fasting and praying and most of the songs that came out and available on all streaming platforms for people to consume had a lot of groundwork to be done before coming out.

The Afro-pop singer mentioned the Global Citizen Festival, 2022, at the Black Star Square as the biggest platform she has mounted so far, where the event was headlined by American R&B artist Usher and SZA.

“I was nervous at the beginning but when I saw the people were excited to see me then I said to myself we are in for fun and it made me so happy till the end of my performance and the entire show”.
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She said that the ‘Live Experience with Gyakie’ concert is slated for December this year and she is also billed to perform at the Afronation and Afrochella concerts.

Takoradi citizens storm streets over Gyakie’s ‘something’ song

Meanwhile, the award-winning Ghanaian singer was left speechless after Takoradi citizens stormed the streets, singing to her recent amazing hit ‘something’ song. There was the playing of trumpets and the hitting of drums as they sang on top of their voices and marched with excitement.

During the carnival festival held on the streets of Takoradi on Saturday, November 5, 2022, many residents stormed the streets to rejoice and make merry.

Gyakie, upon being moved by the video, shared it on her official Instagram feed and captioned it with emotional emojis to express how she felt. The video has warmed the hearts of many netizens.