Dentaa

Dentaa was born in Juaso, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, but at the age of five moved with her family to the UK. From a young age, she enjoyed performing in school plays and talent shows. She took her GCSEs at Walthamstow School for Girls and A-Levels (Media Studies, Sociology and Performing Arts) at Leyton Sixth Form College. She went on to study for a degree in paediatric nursing at Buckinghamshire New University. == Music and television work ==

Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dentaa appeared on British TV dramas including EastEnders, Holby City, Judge John Deed, Run Baby Run, and Prime Suspect. In 2005, she released a gospel album entitled Wu Ye Nyame, through Alordia Promotions and Goodies Music Production. The album received airplay on radio stations in Ghana, and Dentaa supported the release with a global tour. and in its first year, scored the highest ratings in first-run syndication in the 18 – 40 years demographic, out-performing established talk shows. The Dentaa Show ran for three seasons. Other TV shows and hosting appearances Dentaa co-hosted Miss Ghana UK in 2007 and the following year became a co-host on the fourth series of Mentor – Ghana's equivalent of The X-Factor In 2009, she co-hosted the Ghana Music Awards, performing a duet with Batman Samini, and in 2010 presented Ghana's first make-over show, Darling Beauty Diaries. She did not, however, return for the fifth series of Mentor in 2010 as she was by then pregnant with her second child. == GUBA Awards ==

Outside of broadcasting, Dentaa is known as the founder and CEO of non-profit organisation the Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) Awards, which organises an annual awards ceremony in Britain recognising the "hugely significant" contribution that British-Ghanaians make to society. Dentaa founded the awards in 2009, with the first awards ceremony taking place in London, England, in October 2010. Dentaa, who describes herself as a "proud Ghanaian", had the idea to set up the awards as she felt that there was "nothing out there promoted and enriched my heritage". GUBA was the first ceremony of its kind to specifically recognise Ghanaian achievement Dentaa was nominated for two categories at the annual Women4Africa awards in London in May 2014, being adjudged best organizer of the year. == Connection with professional football ==

Dentaa has a strong connection to the world of football. She is the Manager of Ghana and former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan, and played an "influential role" in helping Ghana's national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, secure the services of Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong. In May 2012, she organised the launch of the Benjani Mwaruwari Foundation, set up by Portsmouth and Zimbabwe national football team striker Benjani Mwaruwari to build a football academy for underprivileged youths in Zimbabwe. The following month, in June 2012, Dentaa helped the Arthur Wharton Foundation present a statuette of Arthur Wharton — the first professional black football player – to FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The Arthur Wharton Marquette Statue is now displayed in the presidents' lounge at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. Dentaa's work in the sporting arena was recognised in 2011, when she was nominated for the 2011 Black List Awards – a UK-based awards scheme that acknowledges the contribution of the black community for achievements across all levels of football, and which is supported by the Football Association, Professional Footballers' Association and Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), among others. Her management of Gyan and influence in the signing of Frimpong to the Ghana national team were "key factors" in her nomination. == Personal life ==

Dentaa has four children: Nuquari, Awiyah Amoateng, Adansi Amoateng, and Enijie Amoateng Jr. Prominent among them is Awiyah, also known as Princess Awiyah, who at the age of six in 2018 launched her hair brand for children, following that up in 2020 with her Shea butter and black soap products. == Selected honours ==

• 2013: Winner of African Women in Europe (AWE) Award • 2016: Appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours • 2017: Ghana Peace Awards Humanitarian Service Laureate • 2025: honored with a diplomatic passport by the minister for foreign affairs(Ghana), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa through the ministry. == References ==