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Akothee’s two hit songs ‘Sweet Love’ featuring Diamond and ‘Give It To Me’ featuring Flavour lifted her to international stardom and saw her win her first international award in 2016.<\/p>\n

The flamboyant singer beat the likes of Victoria Kimani and Tanzanian hottie Vanessa Mdee<\/a> to win AFRIMMA award for Best Female Artist 2016.<\/p>\n

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Akothee shows off the AFRIMMA award she won in 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Akothee has once again been feted in an international award, she won Best Female Artist 2017 in Diaspora Entertainment Awards & Recognition (DEAR).<\/p>\n

DEAR is a global festival held annually to cerebrate African efforts for their hard work and contribution in their occupations, it;s usually held in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

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Akothee’s DEAR award and certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“My sincere gratitude goes to my fan base and all the promotors , thank you all for your continous support out there.\u00a0@dearawards\u00a0thank you for this one and keep supporting and recognizing african talent. Redefine ambitions, forget limitations. im truelly humbled. BEST FEMALE ARTIST all the way from US of the A. Madamboss,”wrote a thrilled Akothee.<\/p>\n

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