Award-winning Ghanaian musician, MzVee has opened up about her partial blindness, revealing that she has struggled with the condition since she was born.

The talented singer in an interview disclosed that she only started wearing glasses at the age of eight after her teachers alerted her parents about her constant eye strain.

Speaking candidly about her condition, MzVee said that she finds it challenging to see when she is performing on stage and often has to strain her eyes to catch a glimpse of her audience.

She said;

“I don’t see when I am performing unless I really take a good look and stare, but not really”.
MzVee

Despite this challenge, MzVee stated that her partial blindness has actually helped her in some ways, especially when she first started performing.

She added saying;

“I don’t see when I am performing unless I really take a good look and stare, but not really. It helped me when I started music and I was very nervous about the crowd because, when I get on stage, I will not see anybody”.
MzVee

However, the ‘Come And See My Moda’ hitmaker also revealed that her condition has caused her a few embarrassing moments, such as tripping on staircases.

She revealed;

“I have tripped a few times when climbing the staircases”.
MzVee

MzVee is a highly acclaimed musician with numerous awards to her name, including the 2019 Best Female Artist in Ghana at the Ghana Entertainment Awards U.S.A.

Who is MzVee?

MzVee whose real name is Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda is a Ghanaian singer, Afropop, Dancehall, and R&B artiste. Her debut solo album features several hit singles including ‘Borkor Borkor’ (meaning – Slowly), ‘Natural Girl’ and ‘Dancehall Queen’.

The singer was signed to the record label Lynx Entertainment and was the winner of the New Artiste of the Year award at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards. She parted ways with Lynx Entertainment in the year 2019. She is currently a solo artist.

MzVee first burst onto the Ghanaian music scene in the summer of 2012 as the lead singer of Lynx Entertainment’s girl band D3. The band had popular hits like “Good Girls Gone Bad” and “Gyani Gyani” before disbanding at the end of 2013 due to the young members’ educational commitments.

Her strong vocal abilities earned her a nomination for ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards and the award for ‘Most Promising Act’ at the 2015 Ghana Music Honors. She is regarded as one of the stars of Ghana’s dancehall scene and received the award for ‘Best Female Vocalist of the Year’ at the 2015 Ghanaian dancehall awards, BASS awards. Her trademark natural African hair and hit single ‘Natural Girl’ has made her an inspiration to young girls across Africa who want to celebrate their natural look.

MzVee’s impressive rise to the top continued with a nomination in June 2015 in the ‘Best International New Artist’ category at the BET Awards 2015. This brand-new fan-voted category celebrates rising stars from across the channel’s international footprint.

In October 2015, MzVee was appointed the World Bank Ambassador for their ‘End Extreme Poverty Campaign’. She released the official campaign song titled ‘End Poverty’ and became a World Bank #Music4Dev Guest Artist; a role which has been held in the past by a number of award-winning artists including D’Banj and Fally Ipupa.

MzVee was named in MTV Base’s list of the top African artists to watch out for in 2016. This list featured the breakthrough hit makers of 2015 on the African continent. She has also been nominated in the ‘Best Urban Artist’ category at the 2016 KORA Music Awards and received 7 nominations at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards including Songwriter of the Year with Richie Mensah and Efya, Album of the Year and Best Female Vocalist.

On May 20, 2016, MzVee was nominated for the BET Awards 2016 – Best International Act: Africa category and became the first Ghanaian female musician to be nominated for a major BET Award.

MzVee continues to receive both critical and commercial acclaim for her work and was awarded the Best Female Artist Honour at the Ghana Music Honours on 4 March 2017. She was also nominated for Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year, Best Female Vocalist, and Overall Artist of the Year at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards.