Emmanuel Nana Appiah Boateng known by his stage name Kontihene is a Ghanaian hiplife musician.
[1] 'Aketesea' from his debut album Nyankonton won the Song of the Year Award during the 2003 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards making him the first new artist at the time to have received this award.
[5] He grew up in the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
[6] Raised as a Pentecostal, and mentored by local musician named Tommy Weireeda.
Eventually, Kontihene and his family relocated to the US, where he continued to pursue his musical career.