Ghanaian singer and songwriter, Jackline Acheampong, popularly known as Gyakie, has recounted her rise to fame in the Ghanaian music scene.

Speaking on Luv FM’s DriveTimeOnLuv show with Melvin Da Enigma, Gyakie explained how she never used to pay attention to her voice until her enthusiasm was built when her first song caught public attention.

Growing up under a very strict environment with her father, the legendary Nana Acheampong, she had the privilege of joining her father in the studio and some concerts from time to time.

But she never saw herself as a future replica of her father until she met SOSA, a music producer, at the KNUST.

“I had never recorded a song before. The only time I had recorded a song was with my dad when I was a child,” she said.

Her encounter with SOSA was less of an enthusiastic meeting as she wasn’t anticipating a glorious return but after she started to sing tirelessly to the beats being given her, the built-in talent surfaced and a new reality of her ability to write lyrics blossomed.

Her breakthrough song, ‘Never Like This’, made waves in Ghana. The song was more popular than the singer who was still in school and had no time to grant interviews.

Gyakie later released her first EP, SEED, which pushed her recognition in the Ghanaian music scene, with the song, FOREVER, waking waves internationally.

“My dad knows the ins and outs of the music industry, so he was a bit skeptical in terms of being too careful and trying to advise me around the work. He asked if I was very sure I wanted to do it because he knows how it could get especially being a female.

“He was being very strict and keen on my every movement but later got into a comfortable seat after my songs were widely received with open arms,” said the singer.

Gyakie describes her social media backlashes as being ‘soft’ as she is most often enjoying her own presence than being in a public space that will attract negative backlash from online spectators.

She further gives insights on how she gets nervous on seeing the cameras after being indoors for two months, because this gives online spectators the privilege to ‘trash-talk’ her physical features.

“They want you to be a perfect human being but they forget you are human,” she said.

As Melvin delves into her relationship, Gyakie explains she has not found the right man but said she is preventing herself from experiencing the beauty of love.

These are the descriptions of her type of man: ‘hygienic, smells good, looks clean, holds good conversation, ability to make her laugh, and looks physically appealing’.

On her newly released song, “DECEMBER”, Gyakie stated that she wrote the song to make people understand how it feels to get disappointed by someone and mentally, she was not in a very good place nor her best self.

“Don’t let pressure catch you, if you are listening to this and feel you are not doing enough, you are doing more than enough. I will blame social media, if there are certain people that make you feel a little type of pressure, you can just unfollow them so that you can work at your own pace,” she advised.