{"id":28995,"date":"2021-09-14T19:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=28995"},"modified":"2021-09-14T19:29:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:29:09","slug":"dont-use-your-husbands-names-for-showbiz-akosua-agyapong-advises-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=28995","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t use your husbands\u2019 names for showbiz \u2013 Akosua Agyapong advises women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Highlife musician Akosua Agyapong has advised women in showbiz not to use their husbands\u2019 names for their trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the Upside Down show on Citi TV, the \u2018Frema\u2019 hitmaker said it is difficult to rebrand with a new name after women in showbiz get divorced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne thing I\u2019d like to tell the musicians, especially the ladies, is that, when you are coming in, get a stage name. Don\u2019t use your husband\u2019s name. Create a stage name,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said for women who are married before getting into showbiz, they should let their husbands understand why it is necessary to use different stage names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you are already married, and you want to get into music, sit down with your husband and agree on a stage name,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_46078\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jZoTRT73Nm4?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akosua who got divorced from her first husband Amandzeba Nat Brew said, she was lucky that from the onset she did not take on her husband\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of Ghanaian female \u2018showbizers\u2019 have had to change their names after their marriages fell on the rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stella Dugan changed to Stella Aba Seal, Diana Akiwumi is now Diana Hopeson, Gifty Osei rebranded to Empress Gifty, Christiana Love changed to Obaapa Christy, and the list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akosua Agyapong got married to Amandzeba for about 10 years and gave birth to four kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the height of their music career, Akosua, Amandzeba, and Rex Omar formed the group Nakorex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akosua has songs like \u2018Meye Obaa\u2019, \u2018Naaden\u2019, \u2018Eka Ben Nie\u2019, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlife musician Akosua Agyapong has advised women in showbiz not to use their husbands\u2019 names for their trade. 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