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INTRODUCTION
Irene Logan (born February 16, 1984) is a Liberian-born Ghanaian singer, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur.
She was just a child in the early 90’s when her family moved to Ghana in search of refuge from the Liberian civil war. Irene broke out onto the music scene in 2006 where she won the maiden edition of “Stars of the Future”.
EARLY LIFE
Irene Elizabeth Grace Logan was born on February 16, 1984 in Monrovia Liberia and was raised in Accra, Ghana.
Her Mother, Tina Logan was a teacher and famous Gospel singer in Liberia and her father, Thomas Logan was an accountant and a musician. At age 25, Thomas fell ill and died, when Irene was two months old.
In 1990, there was civil war in Liberia. After a year of going through the war, Irene and her mother, fled to Ghana to seek refuge.
Irene completed Achimota secondary school in 2003 where she studied literature, history and music. She sang in the school choir and represented her school at national events. She also was an executive of the writers and debaters club.
Irene was a marketing major at Zenith college but left in her second year to pursue her music career.
MUSIC CAREER
Music and faith have both been the driving force in Irene’s success. Irene won a national singing competition “Stars of the Future” in 2006 which launched the beginning of her journey in the public eye.
She had great success and influence on the Ghanaian/African music scene. Her maiden single ‘Runaway’ became a nationwide hit going beyond the shores of Ghana. Followed by ‘Kabila’ which was also another hit on the continent, further securing her place in the music industry. She recorded the hit single ‘My Mind Dey’ which was used as the soundtrack for the film series “Adams Apples”. Irene Logan has performed on many local and international stages within Africa and abroad with the likes of Hugh Masakela, Lagbaja, Jay Z, Beenie man, amongst others.
In recent years, Irene responded to the call of God on her life and surrendered to ministry work through music. Like the prodigal son, like Jonah in the belly of the whale, the time comes for surrender. Irene Logan is now proudly a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
BUSINESS & PHILANTHROPY
Irene Logan is the CEO and Creative Director of Tribassa Limited, an African-inspired luxury lifestyle brand.
Passionate about giving back, Irene has volunteered her time to a lot of humanitarian and motivational work. She started the “I am the future” initiative with the UNHCR to build capacity to inspire and assist young men and women in discovering ways to positively impact their communities.
Previous Affiliations
MTN Ambassador 2006
Globacom Limited (Glo) Ambassador 2009
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador 2010
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
• Opened performance for Beenie Man at Accra International Conference Centre in 2005
• Channel O Music Video Awards 2006
• Opened performance for American Hip Hop star, Jay Z concert at Accra International Conference Centre in 2006
• Big Brother Africa stage (2007)
• Kora Awards 2007
• Ghana Music Awards 2008
• “My Mind Dey” scored in Adams Apples (2012)
• Performed Andy Williams’ ‘The Impossible Dream’ at the funeral of the late former president, Jerry John Rawlings (2021)
• Performed the “Star Spangled Banner” representing Ghana in celebration of the 4th of July Independence Day (2021)
DISCOGRAPHY
Album
Unveiled (2009) with Jane
Singles
Irene Logan ft Asem – Runaway – 2009
Irene Logan – Kabila – 2009
Irene Logan - My Mind Dey – 2011
Irene Logan - Akwasi Casanova – 2013
Irene Logan – SA - 2014
Irene Logan ft Asem - Na Me Dey There – 2014
Irene Logan – Medowo – 2015
Irene Logan ft Wiyaala – Conga - 2016
Guest Appearances/Features
Trigmatic ft Irene Logan – Light and darkness
Okyeame Kwame ft Irene Logan – Mr Versatile
Stonebwoy ft Irene Logan – Ghetto Love
Asem ft Irene Logan – 1000 fights and make up
FILMOGRAPHY
• Adams Apples (2012)
• Fix US (2019)
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Awards
2007 Ghana Music Awards Vocalist of the year
2017 3G Awards Global Humanitarian award
Nominations
2006 Channel O Music Video Awards Nominee
2007 KORA Awards Discovery of the year Nominee
2015 4Syte Music Video awards nominee
