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| DEBORAH VANESSA |
We met the very gorgeous
and fantastically brilliant, Deborah Vanessa very recently. We had heard about
how she had taken the Youtube by storm not too long ago. Having released a
funny song titled- Uncle Obama, which had the lyrics- ''Uncle Obama, I love
your banana'', the hilarious song not only went viral on Youtube, but also got
the attention of CNN, as well as several media from around the world. We were
so curious to know more about the author of the song, to the extent that
immediately we set eyes on her, we just had to have an interview done. The
multi-talented, petite angel was all for it. It was a fun one, that also revealed
much. So we thought to post our chat here for all to read. Here is a peep into
the world of Sister Deborah- The hilarious artist, actress, designer and so
much more......Enjoy! Uncle Obama's Banana video is found at the end of the interview.
You are one big
sensation. We heard you are a big Youtube sensation, how did you get here?
I released a song I made with the
FOKNBois in London titled Uncle Obama on July 15, 2012 on the net via
Hulkshare. By September 15 the video I produced for it was ready and it was released on September 29 on the net via my personal Youtube account, Debrootz.
The video
went viral after posting it on Youtube, getting over 150,000 views in four days
and over 70,000 views in three days on World Star Hip Hop. After about three
weeks, I was called and interviewed by Jeanne Moos of CNN and it was shown on
CNN International right before the first 2012 ‘Obama/Romney’ presidential
debate alongside the interview we did on Skype.
From the
time the video was released till date, I have been featured on over 50
prominent blogs mostly in the US, France, Italy, Spain, Southern Africa, South
America etc some of the blogs are Buzzfeed, Jezebel, CBS Tampa, This Is Africa,
MTViggy, YouKu (China’s Youtube) and World Star Hip Hop.
The video has had 738,525 VIEWS as at December 10, 2012.
We also heard, you are a jack of many trades and master of it
all-musician, model, actress etc, how come, why so multifaceted?
I have had a passion for many forms of art since I
was little. When I was five years old I was painting as a hobby and the first play I
acted and starred in was at that same age. I played the role of Eve (The Garden
of Eden) from the Bible when I was in kindergarten.
I was also part of my school
choir and took extra singing lessons at weekends. I attended Christ The King
International School in Accra and did my entire basic education there.
I started modeling when I was
nine years old starring in a car-rental and restaurant commercial in Ghana,
however the biggest commercial I did when I started was for a fruit drink,
Refresh, and I was 11 years old at the time. I remember that the pay was good
and my father was managing me then.
At that same time, I danced
ballet as well as R&B, Dancehall, Hip Hop and took part in a lot of kids’
shows and festivals where I did runway modeling too. My first two runway jobs
were for Jimi Delaja at Kiddafest and Mawuli Okudjeto at the Golden Tulip
Playback Show in 1995 and 1996 respectively.
In high school, which was Wesley
Girls High School in Cape Coast, I was the entertainment rep more often than not in
each class I went to, although I was a science student, I did the choreography
for most of the performances, produced all the promotional materials and
founded the Art Club of Wesley Girls High School. When I completed in 2002, I
was awarded Most Creative Student Award of my year group.
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