Joy Frempong was born in Ghana in 1978. She came to Switzerland in 1986 and currently lives in Berlin. She studied jazz singing and educational science in Bern. OY began as her solo project, and has since become a duo with musician Lleluja-Ha. Joy Frempong has developed her own signature style which melds the sounds, noises and stories of Africa with western music. She has been involved in various music projects, including the group Stade, and the bands Filewile and Phall Fatale.
Year of creation
2015
Director
Julien Gremaud, Noémie Gygax
Credits and thanks
Swiss Music Prize 2015
Edited by Federal Office of Culture, Berne
Project managers: Martine Chalverat
Art directors: Noémie Gygax, Julien Gremaud
Direction and editing: Olivier Bemer
Production and interview: Julien Gremaud
Sound designer: Aurélien Hamm
Graphic design: Noémie Gygax
Translation: Lisa Stein
Joy Frempong – Swiss Music Prize 2015
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Joy Frempong was born in Ghana in 1978. She came to Switzerland in 1986 and currently lives in Berlin. She studied jazz singing and educational science in Bern. OY began as her solo project, and has since become a duo with musician Lleluja-Ha. Joy Frempong has developed her own signature style which melds the sounds, noises and stories of Africa with western music. She has been involved in various music projects, including the group Stade, and the bands Filewile and Phall Fatale.
Credits and thanks
Swiss Music Prize 2015
Edited by Federal Office of Culture, Berne
Project managers: Martine Chalverat
Art directors: Noémie Gygax, Julien Gremaud
Direction and editing: Olivier Bemer
Production and interview: Julien Gremaud
Sound designer: Aurélien Hamm
Graphic design: Noémie Gygax
Translation: Lisa Stein
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