Ded Buddy

Born in Accra as Eric Turkson, Ded Buddy taught himself to sing, write and produce at a tender age and was very much involved in intercollegiate and local talent cases.The name Ded Buddy means Dedicated Friend. DED for DEDICATED and BUDDY for FRIEND.

DED BUDDY aka QWECi is the first artiste to release R&B / SOUL album in Ghana / West Africa.

Spending his childhood in Accra exposed DED BUDDY to a vastly diverse culture and sound that is apparent from the first note. His musical influences include E.T. Mensah, Osibisa, Michael Jackson, Beatles, The Carpenters, Enya, Lionel Richie, Kool and the Gang, and Stevie Wonder, whom he opened for at Panafest in 1994.

While accompanying his grandmother to church and singing with the choir, he discovered the confidence and courage to mount big stages.
After years of performing at school activities and B U D D Y underground shows, DED BUDDY got his break by belting a strong performance of Boyz II Men's hit
single, Ill Make Love to You, in a Ghanaian translation which made him then the biggest singing sensation.

On the international stage DED BUDDY has worked with some of the worlds greats including Junior Reid on his song ‘One Love’, Grady Spivey (Ruff Ryder / Swiss
Beatz), Hardy ‘Indiigo’ Muanza (Producer for Madonna), Kns Tha Engineer (Artiste and engineer to Swizz Beatz), Fiumi (Switzerland) on the song ‘Anthem’ that topped the itunes EDM/DANCE chart for 10 weeks.

DED BUDDY is currently working on new Afro R&B songs for the trending markets as well as a cross over album. His goal is to reach the entire world by creating that "feel good music” that everyone can relate to and sing along. His work continues.