Miracle (rapper)

Summary

Samson Andah, better known by his stage name Miracle, is a Ghanaian Australian[1] hip hop musician, based in Sydney, Australia. After being signed to Sony in 2010, Miracle has toured the country heavily, predominantly as a supporting artist for US based rappers and has also appeared independently on several festival rosters. After a string of mix tapes and stand alone singles, Miracle released the EP Mainland in the late 2014, featuring production from Styalz Fuego.[2] and features American indie pop band Youngblood Hawke, on the single 'Endless Summer'.[3][4]

Miracle
Birth nameSamson Andah
Also known asMiracle
Born (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 31)
Accra, Ghana
GenresHip hop, pop, R&B
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer
Years active2010–present
LabelsSony Music, Nufirm

Miracle now goes under the alias "BLESSED"[5]

Biography edit

Samson Andah, also known by stage name Miracle, was born in[6]Accra, Ghana. He and his family moved to Australia shortly after his birth, first living in Melbourne, then Canberra and finally settling in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill in his teens. Andah suffered a respiratory infection at birth but was nicknamed the 'miracle' baby after he miraculously survived.

Andah first became interested in music after learning guitar, inspired by the music on his favorite skateboarding videos, before also playing drums in local punk bands. He first began experimenting with rap after being inspired by Kanye West's "College Dropout".

In 2010 Miracle made his first break as an artist, creating buzz in music circles with a track titled "Better Dayz", featuring samples from Australian folk artist, Pete Murray's single "Better Days". The track was originally a school project produced for his HSC. After uploading the tracks video clip onto YouTube. The success of the track gained the attention of recording artist Israel Cruz and Miracle was signed to Sony Music Entertainment later that year.

Acting under the guidance of Sony artist Israel Cruz, Miracle began recording tracks under Israel's record label subsidiary Nufirm Records. It was here that Miracle begun to release a multitude of tracks and mix tapes. Sighting creative differences Miracle left Nufirm to work solely for Sony Music Entertainment in late 2011.[citation needed]

The artist's popularity has been steadily growing after releasing a number of new projects and appearing as the supporting acts for Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, Lupe Fiasco, Maseo (of De La Soul), Rick Ross, Childish Gambino and ASAP Rocky[2] on their Australian Tours. He has also worked on tracks with local and international acts, both as a writer and a performer including 360, Stan Walker, Jessica Mauboy, Timomatic, Justice Crew and Youngblood Hawke.

In early 2013, Miracle released the Motivation Mixtape which created a significant buzz on social media and led to other Australian hip hop artists such as 360 becoming a fan Miracle's work. Miracle has since earned a place on 360's 2014 album Utopia, on the track "Eddie Jones".

Miracle's first major EP Mainland, was released in 2014. It features production from ARIA award-winning Australian hip hop producer Styalz Fuego and long time friend and producer Nic Martin.

Awards edit

Afro-Australia Music and Movie Awards edit

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Miracle Best Rap Artist[7] Won

Mixtapes edit

  • Trash Musik (Mixtape)
  • Trash Musik II (Mixtape)
  • Before We Meet (Mixtape)
  • Trash Musik III (Mixtape)
  • Motivation (Mixtape)
  • Sounds of the Youth (Mixtape)

Albums edit

  • iLLER EP (2012)
  • Mainland (2014)

Singles edit

  • "Better Dayz"
  • "I Dreamed"
  • "Koolin"
  • "Party of the Year"
  • "Happiness"
  • "Karate"
  • "Never Gets Old"
  • "Endless Summer" ft. Youngblood Hawke

References edit

  1. ^ Australia's Best New Talent https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/film+tv/galleries/australias+best+new+talent+,25878?pos=1#pagetop
  2. ^ a b Hohnen, Mike (23 October 2013). "Miracle Drops Styalz Fuego-Produced Single 'Never Gets Old'". MusicFeeds. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Pure Volume".
  4. ^ "AFROKLECTIC:Soapbox Artists: Endless Summer tour with Miracle". www.afroklectic.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Get To Know Blessed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/miracles-big-yearMiracle's Big Year Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Aamma - Afro Australia Music and Movie Awards". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.