Ghanaian actress, Mercy Asiedu has revealed that her passion for making music is still alive.
The 50-year-old says she was a musician before venturing into acting.
“Yes I do sing, I was a musician before entering into acting. I have two recorded albums," she told JoyNews.
However, music remains her first love because that was the talent God gave her, she believes.
The Kumawood household name has been in the movie industry for the past 25 years.
Speaking on E Vibes, the actress said she is concentrating on the acting and will definitely go back into the booth.
"I haven't stopped music, I'm just concentrating on the acting and yes I will surely go back to music," she said adding that "my favourite Musician is Esther Nyamekye and Diana Hamilton."
Mercy Asiedu also told Becky that she looked up to Grace Nartey and Psalm Adjeteyfio when it came to acting.
"They were my role models back then,” she added.
Born on May 9, 1971, the versatile actress has stared in hundreds of movies over her career.
Some of them are ‘Obaakofou’, ‘Sumsum’, ‘Aware’, ‘Kakra Yebedie’, ‘Agya Koo Trotro’, ‘Ghana Yonko’, ‘Emma Dodo Kunu’, Divine Prayer, Obi Yaa, Sama Te fie, and Old Soldier.
The popular ‘Asoreba’ movie introduced her to movie lovers across the country and she had become arguably one of the most successful Kumawood actresses in Ghana.
She began acting when she was a teenager, as part of the Kristo Asafo Concert Party group.
She is known for the controversial roles she has played in movies.
E-Vibes is a weekly program that delves into the background of the country’s celebrated personalities who are doing tremendous work in their chosen field of work cutting across sectors.
Latest Stories
-
Ghana to evacuate citizens from Iran – Foreign Affairs Minister
13 minutes -
BoG expects inflation to trend down to end-year-target – First Deputy Governor
13 minutes -
Ghana’s embassy in Tehran shut with immediate effect over Iran-Israel war
18 minutes -
‘We never thought they would give us a game like this’ – Kwame Opoku on Golden Kick performance
24 minutes -
Repeal “embarrassing” Dumsor Levy completely – Akosua Manu to government
25 minutes -
Ofori-Atta isn’t running away from accountability; he is simply unwell – Haruna Mohammed
30 minutes -
Go to court and stop prosecuting your cases in the media – Haruna Mohammed to AG
37 minutes -
Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
40 minutes -
Asante Kotoko to feature in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup
45 minutes -
CWC 2025: PSG run riot against 10-man Atletico Madrid
55 minutes -
Government to release DRIP machines for farm road projects – Agric Minister
55 minutes -
Government’s justification for fuel tax suspension ‘a joke’ – MP
59 minutes -
‘We pampered them too long; now they’re biting,’ Franklin Cudjoe says of nurses’ strike
2 hours -
EC to update Parliament on Ablekuma North deadlock this week
2 hours -
Share a Coke magic of finding your name on the iconic bottle returns
2 hours