Deborah Owusu-Bonsu
Deborah Owusu-Bonsu better known by her stage name as Sister Derby or Sister Deborah is a Ghanaian-Romanian television presenter, musician and model of Akan origin and a former presenter at e.tv Ghana.
Early life and education
Deborah Vanessa Owusu-Bonsu was born on 25th August, 1984, to an Ashanti father and a Romanian mother. Both of her parents were collectors of world music and art. She is a television show host, model, musician, academic, and graphic artist. Owusu-Bonsu is the sister of popular hip life musician Wanlov the Kubolor who starred in the film Coz Ov MDeborah oni. Owusu-Bonsu attended Christ the King International School, then Wesley Girls' High School. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Publishing Studies from the Kwame Nkrumah [University of Science and Technology] followed by a Master Degree in Book/Journal Publishing from the University of [the Arts London].Professional career
In 2012, Deborah Vanessa Owusu-Bonsu recorded and released a single (music) entitled 'Uncle Obama' referring to Barack Obama in which was covered by United States television network CNN. Since 2012, Deborah Vanessa Owusu-Bonsu was the host of The Late Nite Celebrity Show program broadcast by television network e.tv Ghana. She later moved to GHOne Television where she hosted her show, Gliterrati for a brief period before handing over to Berla Mundi.Ghana Jollof
In the mid 2010 when the competition among West Africans about whose Jollof rice was better, expanded into the "Jollof Wars". The "Jollof War" competition is especially prominent between Nigeria and Ghana. In 2016 Deborah Vanessa Owusu-Bonsu released "Ghana Jollof", which poked fun at the Nigerian version and at Nigerians for being proud of their version.Personal life
She dated rapper Medikal for three years, before breaking up in 2018. Shortly after, she introduced one David as her new partner, but that relationship ended as well.Activism
Deborah Vanessa Owusu-Bonsu has been actively involved in sanitation and recycling campaigns using her music. In 2018, she made a call on the government of Ghana to ban the use of plastic bags. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she and her brother made nosemasks from recycled secondhand clothing to help reduce clothing waste from dumpsites and the sea.Owusu-Bonsu has also been vocal about the rights of LGBT+ individuals in Ghana. In 2021, she spoke against the Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill and the shutting down of the LGBT+ Rights Ghana office. She also featured on Angel Maxine's Kill The Bill and Wo Fie, which used music to advocate for the rights of LGBT+ individuals in Ghana.