I Owe The VGMA To The Church Of Pentecost - Diana Hamilton

Diana Hamilton has highlighted the role the Church of Pentecost has been playing in her career.

The reigning Vodafone Ghana Music Award's Artist of the Year confessed that she does not deserve the love and support that the church has been showing her.

In her own words, it was because of this support that she was able to clinch the biggest prize at the VGMAs.

“The adage goes that he who undertakes a good cause, deserves a push, but The Church of Pentecost has been pushing me from day one until now. The first evidence of support I saw was an announcement on the Chairman’s Special Sunday Service encouraging people to vote for me. That gesture did it for me…then the pastors followed, then members, and other people, all urging people to support me to win! For this, I am very grateful,”

This she said when she called on the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, in his office at the church’s General Headquarters at La in Accra accompanied by the General Secretary of the church, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi Larbi.

Diana Hamilton, who is a member of the church and daughter of Apostle Felix Elvis Antwi (of blessed memory explained how the church gave her the platform to nurture her talent ever since the first time that she held a microphone.

“The Church of Pentecost is the church I was born into, and it is the church that gave me a platform [to nurture my talent]. From my time at the Dr Thomas WyattTemple in Accra Newtown, where I first held a microphone to sing, the church has always opened its doors to me.

“Sometimes I jokingly say that the church paid my school fees, because it employed my dad, and has been taking care of me till now. And it has never stopped.”

The ‘Adom’ hitmaker was named the overall best artiste at this year’s VGMA held on Saturday, June 26, making her the second gospel musician to receive the coveted prize since the inception of the award scheme.

In total, she took home three other awards: Gospel Song of the Year, Gospel Artiste of the Year, and the Most Popular Song of the Year.