Obaapa Christy (née Christiana Twene) formerly Christiana Love is a Ghanaian Gospel musician. The Meti Ase hit singer was recipient of Gospel Artist of the Year and Song of the Year Awards during the 2007 edition of Ghana Music Awards. In 2008, she was conferred with a National honor by John Kufuor. She was born in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region o Ghana, in a family of 9 siblings. She released a new Single titled, The Glory in 2021.

Christiana Love is perhaps best described as Ghana’s queen of praise and worship. Her incredibly deep voice and uniquely hoarse tone combine to bring a dynamic sound out of this sensational musician. In recent times, she has had more hits than any other gospel artist and is well on her way to becoming an icon of the genre.

Obaapa Christy was born Christiana Adowa Twene formerly Christiana Love is a Ghanaian Gospel musician. Christy got her second “showbiz name”, Obaapa from her new husband Nana Frankie. She was born on December 7, at New Suame a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to Akwesi Twene and Mary Amoah Twene. The sensational gospel musician is the second of nine children born. Her dad Akwesi Twene was also a musician and part of the K.Gyasi Band as the lead vocalist.

Christiana Adwoa Twene, who is currently called “Rev. Obaapa Christy” is one of Ghana’s finest gospel diva who has carved a niche for herself over the years.

The powerful gospel Obaapa had her basic education at her home town Anomaangye in the Ashanti region. From then she dropped out of school due to personal reasons. Obaapa Christy started with the ” Halleluyah Voices”, which was a vibrant Kumasi-based music group but one day approached by a famous Ghanaian musician called “Osuani Afrifa”, who took her to another level of the music industry in the Nation of Ghana.

“Osuani Afrifa” recognized the favor of God on Christy and knew she could deliver, which therefore brought her to the limelight in the music industry with her hit album” Me ma mani so” Since then Obaapa has gained popularity with Ghanaians and keeps on releasing a back to back hit albums. Her songs include, “Onyame ba, Mete Ase, yadee ye ya, oko Yi, mesu afre Onyame, back to the sender, and more. Together, She has nine albums with each album containing nine songs.

Her hit album “hyebr3 sesafo” became a success reigning in many Gospel chats. Not long ago, she has released a new single titled Grace. Ghanaian gospel diva was married to Ghanaian pastor, Pastor Love, however, things went bad and they had to divorce.

Currently, she is married to a Ghanaian-based London man named Nana Yaw Frankie. Christy has a son with her current husband Nana Yaw Frankie and had three kids with his ex-husband Pastor Love Hammond. In all, she has 4 kids. Obaapa has won many awards including; Best Album of the Year, Gospel Song of the year” And “Praises song of the year. She also had a national Honour conferred on her by the then President John Agyekum Kuffour.