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==== JASON OSMAN EL-AGHA

Background information Birth name               Jason Osman EL Agha Born                     November 14, 1993 Genres                   Hip-pop Occupation               Actor/Musician/ Media Entrepreneur Years active             2013- Date Associated acts          Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Regina Van Helvert, Anita Erskine

Jason Osman EL-Agha born 14 November 1993 known in the entertainment scene as Jason EL-A, is a Ghanaian- Arabian born, an actor & a Hip-hop artiste, brand ambassador for German multinational corporation, Adidas, songwriter, producer, Event MC, Television /Radio personality, brand influencer for Origin and an entrepreneur. Jason got on television after his first major interview as a musicianwith Berla Mundi and was spotted by the management of Ghone TV which later earned him the host of Rythmz International on GhOne TV and Young Wild and Free on Live 91.9 fm. He was the face of MTN Ghana Campus tour dubbed the MTN Campus Tour in 2018. The award winning TV Presenter is the face of 4Syte TV, the host of ‘Music box’ on 4Syte TV and he hosted the 2018 red carpet segment of the fifth edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). Early Life and education The musician cum actor grew up at Akropong Akuapem in Ghana with his mother and maternal grandparents after his father a Palestinian descent left him and his mother at a tender age. They moved to the United Kingdom when he was two years, and came back to school in Ghana when he was ten. His grandfather took the fatherly role in his life, with his aunties and uncles playing the role in nurturing him. Jason’s grandfather died when he was 18 years old. His death made him very depressed because he wasn’t there to see his little man grow and succeed. El Agha had his junior high school education at Nana Ankobea JHS in the vicinity of the Tetteh Quarshie Roundabout in Accra and continued to Okuapeman Senior High School where he studied General Science. He later offered Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the University of Ghana, Legon. Career beginning Growing up in the Eastern region of Ghana, Akuapim Akropong, young Jason, had the passion for doing music, though he was the shy type and had no idea of how to start music. He used to sing to his friends but didn’t have the confidence to climb the stage to perform, during school entertainment hours. He never thought of mounting on big platforms with his passion, until his first interview with Berla Mundi changed his path in the entertainment industry. Jason was inspired by Chris Brown’s ‘Run It’ video which featured Juelz Santana after watching it and watching videos of Omarion, 50 Cent and other pop stars to learn  their performances. “And when I saw the video, I knew I wanted to do music right away because I saw myself doing this kind of art.” El-Agha make known that building confidence was over a period of time, so he never started recording until he was in the university. He started out doing music with no intention of being a TV presenter. But one time Berla Mundi, who was then the host of Rythmz Live on GhOne TV went to Pent [Pentagon Hostel] in University of Ghana, Legon to give free tickets to Chris Brown’s concert to people who could answer questions correctly. The interview went well and right after that Jason was approached by Berla, who said she and her producer liked how he conducted himself in the interview. Songs and featured songs Jason has been featured on more than 15 songs aside his ‘Breda EP’ which has songs like ‘Choose you’, ‘Vim’, ‘Real guy’, ‘No drama’ ,‘ Breda eye nyame’,  and ‘ let me’ which were released in 2016. In 2017, he released the ‘Listen EP’ it has songs like ‘Something’, ‘Obaa Sima’, ‘No sympathy’ ‘Bad Man thing’ ‘Mmaa no feeli me’ and some other feature with some great artiste. In 2018, he brought out songs like ‘Things’ which he featured Kwesi Arthur, ‘Feelings’ and ‘Friends zone’ Jason El-Agha is gradually taking the industry by storm with his warm personality creeping slowly into the hearts of arts lovers, which has and is opening more ambassadorial deals for him. He calls his fans ‘Breda’ because he feels the bound between himself and them are more than just being fans but siblings. Awards and Nominations Jason has received some awards and citations which includes an honorary from the Ghana institute of Journalism (GIJ) in 2018 for his outstanding work in entertainment. In 2016 he was awarded by as high school most influential icon. He won 5 awards from 15 nominations at the Ghana Tertiary awards. He has been nominated three consecutive times in a row at the Radio & Television Personality (RTP) awards. Jason has been honoured with countless citations from various brands. He is currently the brand ambassador for the launch of the new Adidas shop in Ghana and one of the brand influencers for Orijin Ghana. Jason till date has one of the strongest fan bases as an artist releasing new music consistently for the past 5 years. Controversies The ‘ladies’ man’, who was starred in YN’s ‘Heels and Sneakers’ series was rumored to have been dating Yvonne Nelson sometime back, but he has  debunked any dating rumors by stating that “I’m focused on my career right now. If I am not on TV them I’m playing TV games or trying to be Batman” he joked.