Thursday Throwback: SAMMIE OKPOSO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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