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Petrah
Petrah Miriam Tetteh (born 23rd July), better known by her stage name Petrah, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and performer. She is currently signed to Manner Records after being discovered in church. Petrah recorded and released her first ever single in March 2016, 'My Man' which earned her a nomination in the 'Best Female Vocalist' category at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in 2017. Her second single/video, 'Baby' which featured 2015 The Headies Next Rated winner Reekado Banks got her nominated in the 'Best Discovery Video' category at the 4SyteTV Music Video Awards. She has worked with various artistes namely Samini, Reekado Banks, Efya, Cynthia Morgan, Ebony Reigns, Medikal, Adina, Quamina MP, Lord Paper, Rudebwoy Ranking and more.

Early Life
Petrah was born in Accra, Ghana into a family of five girls and raised by a strong mother into a Christian faith. It all started when she was little with great vocal ability which kept growing over the years while involving herself in church musical activities. Her parents were a little bit worried and insecure but as time went on they understood and supported her. She obtained her High School education from Krobo Girls Senior High School. She graduated from the University of Professional Studies, Accra with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. Her stage name Petrah is a feminine form of Peter, which is derived from the Greek word "petros" meaning "stone" or "rock". She has cited Beyonce, Whitney Houston and Tiwa Savage as her key musical inspirations who give her high hopes of becoming a great musician.

Career
She started singing in church at a very early age. She was then introduced to one of the managers at Manner Records, got signed to label and became a professional musician, with her debut single 'My Man' in March 2016. Petrah's debut single 'My Man' earned her her first nomination at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in 'Best Female Vocalist' category in 2017. Her second single, Baby which happens to be her first ever collaboration featured Nigerian sensation Reekado Banks, was also released in 2016; it topped the local and international music charts for weeks and was also nominated for the 'Best Discovery Video' category at the 4SyteTV Music Video in 2016. On 17th May 2018, Petrah released a Timmy produce song 'Badder' whose visuals was directed by PKMI received nomination for Best Edited Video at the 4SyteTV Music Video and Best Female Act at the Ghana Entertainment Awards USA all in 2019. She later released Body on 14th September, 2018 whose visuals was also nominated for the Best Edited Video at the 3rd Tv Music Video Awards in 2019 in which she eventually won.