Ghanaian-UK Afro-pop star Fuse ODG says awards are not a true reflection of his success. In an interview on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz, he explained that he does not measure his achievements by the number of awards he receives.
Responding to questions about why he hasn’t won many awards locally or internationally, the Antenna hitmaker stated that trophies are not what define a successful career for him. What matters most is how far his music travels and the positive impact it has on people.
“An award doesn’t determine my success. It’s not something I rely on as a benchmark. For me, success is the number of people my music reaches and the lives I’ve helped change. Other artists have their own ways of measuring success,” he told Andy Dosty.
Despite his stance, Fuse ODG remains the only Ghanaian to have earned a Grammy Award. He won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2018 for co-writing Ed Sheeran’s Divide album.
Fuse has also topped UK charts and received several international recognitions, including MOBO Awards and African Muzik Magazine Awards.
Born Nana Richard Abiona on December 2, 1988, Fuse ODG is an English recording artist of Ghanaian descent. He gained global attention with his 2013 hit Antenna, which reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, as did his feature on Major Lazer’s Light It Up (Remix).
Although born in London, he spent his early years in Ghana before returning to the UK for secondary school at Archbishop Lanfranc School in Croydon. He later grew up in Mitcham, South London.
