Wiyaala

Wiyaala aka ”the young lioness of Africa” is a personification of modern Africa: creative, brave, strong, beautiful. Her name, Wiyaala, literally translates to “the doer” in Sissala, her tribal language in which she sings alongside English, and perfectly describes her approach to life.She is also an artist, designer and natural athlete with a very distinctive androgynous image. At school, Wiyaala would often get called "man-woman" and be the first to lead the boys and girls into the bush for wild animal hunts.In 2011, Wiyaala auditioned for Ghana’s “Stars of the Future” and earned her way into the finals, winning two Golden Moments awards. Her success fired the drive to perform even harder, which led her to enter the Vodafone Icons Mixed Edition music reality show where she took first place