DJ Switch (Ghanaian DJ): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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'''Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh''' (born December 12, 2007) known by the stage name '''DJ Switch''', is a young [[Ghanaian]] female disk jockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/talenthunts/201705/313959.php|title=8-Year- Old DJ Switch Wins Talented Kids|website=peacefmonline.com|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/DJ-Switch-shares-cute-photo-to-celebrate-her-birthday-708445|title=DJ Switch shares cute photo to celebrate her birthday|website=ghanaweb.com|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> She is a multi talented entertainer who can also sing, rap, dance and host TV shows. She currently host [[List of programs broadcast by TV3 (Ghana)|Talented Kidz]] program on [[TV3 Ghana|TV3]]. She does poetry, is an actress and delivers motivational speeches.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-03|title=DJ Switch (Erica Armah-Bra Bulu Tandoh)|url=https://live.worldbank.org/experts/dj-switch-erica-armah-bra-bulu-tandoh|access-date=2020-09-26|website=World Bank Live|language=en}}</ref> She is the second child and the only girl among five siblings. She hails from [[Dadieso]] in the [[Western North Region]] of [[Ghana]] and attends Talented Royals International School at [[Weija]] in [[Accra]]. Her career took off when she was seven years of age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://buzzghana.com/erica-tandoh-9-yr-old-ghanaian-dj-switch/|title=Erica Tandoh 'DJ Switch': 9-Year-Old Ghanaian DJ|date=May 9, 2017|website=BuzzGhana – Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> She claims she is adept at switching people's moods from sad to happy, hence the name '''DJ Switch'''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/14/this-11-year-old-dj-has-caught-the-attention-of-bill-and-melinda-gates.html|title=Meet the 11-year-old DJ who's caught the attention of Jay-Z and Bill and Melinda Gates|last=Connley|first=Courtney|date=June 15, 2019|publisher=CNBC|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-03|title=DJ Switch (Erica Armah-Bra Bulu Tandoh)|url=https://live.worldbank.org/experts/dj-switch-erica-armah-bra-bulu-tandoh|access-date=2021-08-05|website=World Bank Live|language=en}}</ref>

In June 2018, Erica became the youngest person to win Ghana's annual DJ award.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Full-list-of-winners-at-2018-Ghana-DJ-Awards-649328|title=Full list of winners at 2018 Ghana DJ Awards|website=ghanaweb.com|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> In 2019 [[Roc Nation]], [[Jay-Z]]'s [[entertainment company]], acknowledged her skills and featured her on their social media for [[Black History Month]] and in 2020 she was listed among Top 100 child prodigies<ref>{{Cite web|title=DJ Switch Makes It On List Of 100 Global Child Prodigies|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/62055/dj-switch-makes-it-on-list-of-100-global-child.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> from all around the world and grabbed [https://gcpawards.com/ Global child Prodigy Awards] in the DJ category. In 2021, she co-hosted the 12th season of Talented Kidz.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Somuah-Annan|first=Grace|date=2021-04-23|title=Talented Kidz was the best thing that happened to my career – DJ Switch|url=https://3news.com/talented-kidz-was-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-my-career-dj-switch/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=3news|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210058/https://3news.com/talented-kidz-was-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-my-career-dj-switch/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her dream is to be a [[Gynaecology|gynecologist]], so she can enhance the process of childbirth for women in her community.<ref name=":1" /> She is managed by the American talent agency Buchwald.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=American talent agency signs Ghana's DJ Switch|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/art-design/american-talent-agency-signs-ghanaaes-dj-switch/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919025426/https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/art-design/american-talent-agency-signs-ghanaaes-dj-switch/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== International performances ==

In September 2018, she opened the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill and Melinda Gates' Foundation's]] annual [[Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation)|Goalkeepers]] event<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/about-event|title=Goalkeepers 2018|website=gatesfoundation.org|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> in New York City, as the warm up act to French President [[Emmanuel Macron]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/28/africa/dj-switch/index.html|title=Meet the 10-year-old DJ from Ghana who just wowed world leaders|first=Melissa |last=Mahtani |others=Video by Samantha Guff and Janelle Davis|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/jun/30/meet-dj-switch-the-10-year-old-drawing-crowds-in-ghana-video|title=Meet DJ Switch, the 10-year-old drawing crowds in Ghana – video|last=Bullock|first=James|date=June 30, 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 9, 2018|last2=Rao|first2=Akshata|issn=0261-3077|last3=Roberts|first3=Simon}}</ref> In May 2019, she was in New York to perform at the NGO <nowiki>''Room to Read''</nowiki>s gala with [[Wyclef Jean]] also on the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/pics-dj-switch-gets-a-billboard-on-times-square-new-york/|title=Pics: DJ Switch gets a billboard on Times Square New York|last=Issahaku|first=Zeinat Erebong|date=May 24, 2019|website=AmeyawDebrah.com|access-date=May 24, 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, she performed at the [[World Bank]] Africa Society Symposium at the World Bank office in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/June-7th/photos-dj-switch-rocks-queen-mother-outfit-to-perform-at-world-bank-symposium.php|title=Photos: DJ Switch rocks queen mother outfit to perform at World Bank symposium|website=myjoyonline.com|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705120925/http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/June-7th/photos-dj-switch-rocks-queen-mother-outfit-to-perform-at-world-bank-symposium.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> She performed at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the [[African Union|AU Assembly of Heads of State]] and [[Government]] in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/bi/lifestyle/meet-dj-switch-the-young-ghanaian-who-thrilled-african-leaders-at-the-au-summit-in/x7k06t3|title=Meet DJ Switch, the young Ghanaian who thrilled African leaders at the AU summit in Ethiopia|date=February 11, 2019|website=pulse.com.gh|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, she made an appearance at the Women Deliver Conference 2019 in [[Vancouver]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amakye|first=Kojo|date=2019-06-05|title=DJ Switch Awes Audience at Women Deliver Conference 2019 in Vancouver {{!}} Watch Video|url=https://thedistin.com/2019/06/05/dj-switch-dazzles-audience-at-vancouver-at-the-2019-edition-of-women-deliver-conference/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Thedistin|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Ambassadorial deals ==

On July 29, 2019, she became the brand ambassador for [https://zutronpharma.com/products/brainwise/ BrainWise], a product of the pharmaceutical firm Zutron.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-30|title=DJ Switch grabs 'BrainWise' ambassadorial deal|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/music/dj-switch-grabs-brainwise-ambassadorial-deal/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Songs ==

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==Philanthropy==

After DJ Switch won the [[TV3 Ghana|TV3]] Talent Kidz 2017, she was interviewed by many media houses and she kept repeating she would like to use some of the monies she gets from playing at events and her DJ Switch Foundation to support the less privileged in society.

In October 2019, she made a donation of 50 desks, 4 sets of tables and chairs to the students and teachers of A.M.E Zion Junior High School at Brafoyaw in [[Cape Coast]], Ghana. The donations were received by the DCE Hon. Aba Hagan of Abora Asebu Kwanman Kese on behalf of the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3news.com/dj-switch-donates-desks-to-a-m-e-zion-school-in-c-r/|title=DJ Switch donates desks to A.M.E Zion School in C/R|date=2019-09-30|website=3news|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-07|archive-date=2019-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107165810/https://3news.com/dj-switch-donates-desks-to-a-m-e-zion-school-in-c-r/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==