Helen Yawson

**Helen Yawson** ( née **Obadagbonyi**, wɔwoo no 3 July 1967) yɛ nnɛyi asɛmpa odwontoni, nnwom kyerɛwfo ne ɔsɔfo a ɔte Ghana.

## Ankorankoro asetra
Wɔwoo Helen Yawson wɔ London wɔ afe 1967 mu. Bere a odii mfe anum no, ɔkɔɔ Lagos, Nigeria, na ɔsan kɔɔ London bere a na wadi mfe 19. Na sɛnea otumi to nnwom no daa adi fi ne mmofraase denam ahotoso a tumi wom na ɛyɛ awosu a ɔwɔ wɔ saa beae yi mu no so.

Bere a ɔsan kɔɔ London wɔ 1986 mu akyi bere tiaa bi no, ɔde ne ho kɔbɔɔ aberante Matthew Ashimolowo ’s Kristofo som adwuma a ɔyɛɛ asɛnnennen a ɛne sɛ ‘ɔbɛyɛ Onyankopɔn aniberesɛm’ no ho biribi. Wɔ 1988 mu no, mfiase no Helen kɔkaa Kingsway Foursquare Asɔre Nnwontofo Kuw no ho; afei wɔ 1989 mu no, ɔde ne ho bɔɔ Asɔre Nnwontofo Kuw no sɛ Odwontofo panyin. Mfeɛ 7 a ɛdi hɔ no, ne kwan a tumi wom na ɛde ɔyareɛ ba no dii kuw a na ɛrenya nkɔsoɔ no anim wɔ ayeyi ne ɔsom kwan so agodie mu wɔ nsrahwɛ pii mu wɔ Nigeria ne Canada, ne UK nyinaa.

Esiane sɛ Yawson tee nka sɛ ɔrebua ɔfrɛ a wɔde kɔma nyamesom frɛ, nti, otu kɔɔ Accra, Ghana wɔ afe 2002 mu baabi a Matthew Ashimolowo hyehyɛɛ no sɛ Ɔsɔfo Ɔsɔfo wɔ afe koro no ara mu. Helen asom fi bere a ɔbaa Ghana sɛ The Head of the Music and Creative Division na mprempren ɔyɛ KICC Winning Women Ministries no panyin. Helen Yawson aware Andrew Yawson, na awarefo no wɔ mmabea baanu.

## Nnwom adwuma
Helen a ɔbaa hɔ ne ne mmoa a ɔde mae wɔ nnwontofo kuw ne nnwom som adwuma mu wɔ Kingsway International Christian Center, (KICC) no bae wɔ bere titiriw bi mu bere a na asɔre no reyɛ nhyiam a ɛrenya nkɔso ntɛmntɛm sen biara wɔ UK nyinaa no. Wɔ ne Pastor ne ne kyerɛkyerɛfo, Matthew Ashimolowo som adwuma ase no, nnipa ɔhaha pii a wonnye nni bɛhuu Kristo. Wɔ afe 1997 mu no, wɔtrɛw Helen talente mu kɔɔ akyiri bere a ɔbɛyɛɛ Nnwom Ntamgyinafo wɔ KICC North London satellite asɔredan mu, ɔkyerɛɛ nnwontofo ne nnwontofo kuw bi a wɔwɔ nimdeɛ awotwe kwan, na ɔboaa ma wɔhyehyɛɛ KICC Mass Choir atitiriw 100 a wɔyɛ den no.

Saa bere yi mu no, Helen nso kyerɛw na ɔkyeree ne nnwom nhoma a edi kan, ‘Blessed and Highly Favoured’, a woyii no adi wɔ January 1999 mu. Saa album yi maa Helen nnwom som adwuma a ɛhyɛ nkuran ne nea wɔasra no ho ahwehwɛde kɔɔ soro wɔ UK nyinaa. Wɔ mfe abien a edii hɔ no mu no, wɔmaa onni adagyew sɛ ɔbɛkɔ kɔnsɛt ne nhyiam ahorow pii ase wɔ United Kingdom ho. Afe biako akyi no, wɔmaa no dibea sɛ Nnwontofo Kuw no sohwɛfo. Ɔyii ne album a ɛtɔ so mmienu, 'Forever Grateful' wɔ afe 2001. Wɔ August 2012 mu no, oyii ne nnwom nhoma a wayɛ mprempren, My God and I.

Efi bere a ɔbaa Ghana no, wayɛ nhyehyɛe na wahwɛ nnwom ne nne ho nhyiam, ɔsom ne asetra kwan ho nhyiam ahorow pii. Ɔsan nso de ne ho hyɛɛ kɔnsɛt ne ɔsom nhyiam ahorow pii mu wɔ Ghana mmeae ahorow ne Asɔre ahorow ne Kristofo Ahyehyɛde ahorow. Wɔ afe 2006 mu no, ɔyii ne single album 'Anyday' adi. Ɔsan nso ayɛ Voicemania, adwumakuw bi a wɔahyɛ bɔ sɛ wɔbɛtete nnwontofo a wɔn ho akokwaw na wɔwɔ ahotoso ne akasafo nso ma wɔadi mu wɔ wɔn adwuma mu na wɔatumi abɔ nnwom wɔ mpɔtam hɔ ne amanaman ntam nhyiam ase. Ɔnam saa asɛnka agua yi so yɛ afe afe Ɔsom Owura Adesua  ne The Voice Academy ho nhyehyɛe.

## Nneɛma a wɔatumi ayɛ

* Wɔ afe 1988 mu no, ɔde ne ho kɔbɔɔ Kingsway Four-Square Band and Singers
* Ɔbɛyɛɛ Kingsway Amanaman Ntam Kristofo Asoɛe (KICC) Nnwontofo Kuw no muni.
* Wɔyɛɛ nnwom wɔ Nigeria ne Canada ne Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo sɛ Ayeyi ne Ɔsom kuw no fa.
* Led vocally on the KICC Choir Albums – 1992 "Fa me Free", 1993 "Wo ne Me Biribiara" ne 1995 "Anigye". Helen kyerɛw nnwom maa album abiɛsa no mu abien – "Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ bere nyinaa" – Set Me Free ne "Merennyaw Wo Da" – Woyɛ Me Biribiara.
* 1997 Helen bɛyɛɛ Nnwom Ntamgyinafo wɔ KICC Tottenham, North London, satellite asɔredan mu.
* Wɔ afe 1997 ne 1998 ntam no, ofii ase kyerɛw ne nnwom a ɔno nkutoo ne nnwom a edi kan a ɔno nkutoo na ɔkyeree. Wɔ Ɔpɛpɔn 1999 mu no oyii ' Blessed and Highly Favoured' adi.
* Wɔpaw no sɛ Nnwontofo Kuw Panyin maa KICC Mass Choir wɔ January 2000 mu 
* Wɔ afe 2001 mu no, ɔyii ne album a ɛtɔ so mmienu ‘Forever Grateful’ adi.
* Helen yɛ Artiste a ɔboaa Mary Mary wɔ Ɔhemmaa Ahosɛpɛw Nnwom, KICC London (2002) .
* Afe 2002 mu no, ɔbɛyɛɛ nnwom kwankyerɛfo wɔ KICC Ghana
* Helen ne asɛmpa adwumfo afoforo a wɔagye wɔn atom, te sɛ Alvin Slaughter, Jessy Dixon, Ron Kenoly, Andrea Crouch ne Daniel Winans akyɛ asɛnka agua no so.
* Wabɔ nnwom wɔ nhyiamu ahodoɔ, kɔnsɛt ne afahyɛ ahodoɔ mu wɔ Ghana ne UK, a Cross Rhythms Roots and Branches Festival ‘One Voice’ a wɔyɛ wɔ Dudley Castle (UK), The International Gathering of Champions Conference (UK), afe afe 24hr Praise ka ho ne Ɔsom Nnwom (Ghana), Gye Ɔsom Nnwom (Benin) ne afoforo pii. 
* Wɔ afe 2006 mu no, oyii ne Single Album, Anyday adi
* Wɔ afe 2012 mu no, oyii Worship album bi adi, My God and I
* Wɔ afe 2012 mu no, ɔsan nso hyɛɛ ne kɔnsɛt a edi kan Helen Yawson Live in Concert ase, na ɛde DVD a wɔkyeree no tee bae
* Wɔ afe 2014 mu no, ɔyii Hymns album bi adi, JUST HYMNS
* Wɔ afe 2015 mu no, ɔyii ne nwoma a ɛdi kan a ɛfa, *More Than A Song* adi

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