Its Thursday and it’s #THURSDAY_TROWBACK with Greatgospelmusic!! We gonna be talking about Sammie Okposo today.
Sammie Okposo is an exceptional music producer, Psalmist, Entertainment Consultant and CEO of Zamar Entertainment.
Born in the late sixties, Gospel Artiste Sammie Okposo hails from Delta State, Nigeria. He started as a producer in 1995 when he joined the Nigerian Movie Industry as a Soundtrack Producer and later ventured into Music Producing. Today, he is credited for producing hits for some of the biggest names in the Nigerian Music Scene.
Sammie Okposo, is a United Nations Youth Ambassador for World Peace, who has featured prominently in sold out concerts all over Africa, Europe, America, Nigeria and most importantly, “The Experience” with Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on The Rock Church. Sammie not only revolutionized, but also changed the face of Gospel Music in his home country of Nigeria, breaking all barriers to become the first gospel artiste to sell millions of copies of his work and the first gospel artiste to get his music played everywhere (including Nite Clubs) and this has earned him major respect as an acclaimed performer and entertainer.
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Fame Music Awards | Most Promising Male Artiste | Won |
| 1997 | The Movie Awards, Nigeria | Best Sound Track | Won |
| 1998 | Best Sound Track | Won | |
| 1999 | Best Sound Track | Won | |
| 2000 | Best Sound Track | Won | |
| 2001 | Amen Awards, Nigeria | Best Gospel Artiste | Won |
| 2002 | Power of Music and Praise Awards | Best contemporary gospel Artiste | Won |
| Gospel Artiste of the year | Won | ||
| 2003 | Kora Awards, South Africa | Best Male Gospel Artiste in Africa | Nominated |
| 2005 | Amen Awards | Best Male contemporary gospel Artiste in Nigeria | Won |
| CNA Awards | Best remix Album | Won | |
| Teen choice Awards | Artist of the year | Won | |
| 2006 | Afro Hollywood Awards UK | Best Gospel Artiste in English | Won |
| Nigeria Movie Awards | Gospel Artist of the year | Won | |
| Best Sound and Music Score [Amazing Grace] | Won | ||
| Kora Awards, South Africa | Best Male Gospel Artist in African | Won | |
| 2007 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards, New York | Gospel artist of the year | Won |
| 2008 | Nigerian Music Video Awards | Best Gospel Video | Won |
| Nigerian Music Awards | Best contemporary Gospel Artiste | Won | |
| 2010 | God zone award | Excellence in Entertainment | Won |
| 2011 | Nigerian Music Video Awards | Best music video producer | Won |
| 2012 | Inside Out media awards | Positive impact awards | Won |
| Pastor Bimbo Odukoya foundation awards | Best male Christian artiste | Won | |
| African Gospel Music Awards U.K | Trail blazer award | Won | |
| Real Soccerfest and CAN | Grass root ambassador of the year | Won | |
| 2013 | Crystal Awards, Nigeria | Album of the year (The Statement) | Won |
| Artiste of the year | Won | ||
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards, New York City | Best Gospel Artist | Won | |
| Gospel Music Awards, Nigeria | Best Indigenous/Traditional Song Nigeria | Won | |
| Album of the year | Won | ||
| Nigeria Gospel Music Awards, Nigeria | Artiste of the year | Won | |
| 2014 | Africa Gospel Music Awards (UK) | Music Video of the Year (Who Tell You Say) | Won |
| SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards (SA) | Best of Africa Gospel | Won | |
| NMVA Nigerian Music Video Awards | Best Gospel Music Video (Who Tell You Say) | Won | |
| 2015 | African Entertainment Legend Awards | Gospel Artiste of the year | Won |
| The Beatz Awards | Best Music Producer | Won | |
| Best Afro High life Artiste | Won | ||
| Trumpet gospel music awards South Africa | Best worship song | Won | |
| 2016 | Trumpet gospel music awards South Africa | Best worship song | Won |
| Atlanta Georgia USA-Trail Blaizer Award | Best of African gospel awards | Won | |
| 2017 | African Gospel Music and Media Awards,UK (AGMMA Awards) | Male Artiste of the year | Won |