Ghanaians remember Ebony Reigns 5 years after her death

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The fifth anniversary of the death of iconic Afro-dancehall/Afrobeats female artist Ebony Reigns is today, Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

The Ghanaian dancehall singer died in a fatal car accident that claimed the life of her friend, Franky Kuri and a military officer Atsu Vondee, who were all in a jeep with her while she was returning to Accra from Sunyani.

Ebony, nicknamed ‘9osBadGyal’ passed away just one week away from her 21st birthday.

The singer, who died in 2018 is best known for her monster hit songs Poison, Kupe, Mama Hw3, and Sponsor.

She was signed to RuffTown Records, and dropped her debut album ‘Bonyfied’ a few months before her demise.

Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, known by her stage name Ebony Reigns still holds the record as the First-ever Ghanaian female artiste to have won the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

The Posthumous award was received by her management in 2018.

Read on for some of the remarks Ghanaians made on social media to honor Ebony Reigns five years later.