Berla Mundi
Berla-Mundi
Mundi in 2020
Born
Berlinda Addardey

(1988-04-01) 1 April 1988
Alma materAchimota School
University of Ghana
Ghana Institute of Journalism
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, Journalist
Years active2013–present
Known forMiss Malaika , VGMA

Berlinda Addardey, popularly known as Berla Mundi, (born 1 April 1988) is a Ghanaian media personality,[1][2] women's advocate and voice artist.[3] In 2019, she co-hosted the 20th VGMA[4] with Kwami Sefa Kayi.[5][6]

Education

Berla is an alumna of St. Theresa's School, Achimota School and the University of Ghana where she studied linguistics and psychology for her first degree.[2]

She studied French at Alliance Francais.[2] She also studied at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

Career

Mundi began her media career after becoming the second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Maliaka beauty pageant.[1][7] She worked with GHOne TV a subsidiary of the EIB Network for five years. She is currently with TV3 Ghana a subsidiary of Media General Ghana Limited.[8][9] Berla hosted reality shows and corporate events.[10][11][12] She hosted Africa's first syndicated show on DSTV, Moment with MO. She was recognized as the most influential Ghanaian in 2017 by Avance Media.[2][13][14] In 2017 She won The Most Stylish Media Personality at the Glitz Style Awards Founded by Claudia Lumor.[15]

Mundi is known for her advocacy for girls and women's rights.[16][17] She launched a mentoring and career guidance project in 2018.[16] It aims to offer skills training to young women.[3]

She established the Berla Mundi foundation in 2015.[18] In June 2019, Mundi was featured in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalog, under the Polaris series.[19] She is also the founder of the B.You project.[20]

She's worked with international organisations such as Samsung, Global citizen festival and others

Personal life

Mundi married David Tabi in a private ceremony on 5 January 2024 in Accra.[21]

Shows hosted

Year Title Network
2013

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2016

 Rhythmz Live GHone
2017 Glitterati GHone
2018 The Late Afternoon Show GHone
2014

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2018

 Miss Malaika GHone
2017

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present

 MTN Hitmaker GHone, TV3
2018

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2020

 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) GHone, DSTV, TV3...
2019

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present

 New Day- Morning show TV3
2019

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present

 The Day Show TV3
2020

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present

 COVID-19 360 TV3
2022 Global Citizen festival - Accra Global Citizen

Awards and recognition

  • Best female events MC – Ghana Events Awards (2017).[22]
  • TV female entertainment show host of the year.[23] – RTP Awards (2018)
  • Favorite TV presenter – Peoples choice celebrity awards (2017).[24]
  • Media Personality of the year – Glitz Style Awards (2018).[25]
  • Most Influential Media Personality- Avance Media (2020).
  • Ghana Woman of the Year, Young Star Award(2020).
  • TVET Ambassador.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Shem, Shemcy (2018-01-15). "All You Need to Know About Berla Mundi". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "All you need to know about presenter Berla Mundi". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. 1 2 Online, Peace FM. "Berla Mundi Launches 'B.You' Project To Empower Young Ladies (Photos)". peacefmonline. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Berla Mundi & DJ Black Are Official Hosts For VGMA 2019". EOnlineGH. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. ↑ Ghansah, Emmanuel; Music, Ghana (2019-05-18). "Meet the hosts of the 2019 VGMA: Kwame Sefa Kayi, Berla Mundi, Giovanni & Sika". Ghana Music. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  6. ↑ Hammond, Michael (May 19, 2019). "VGMA 2019: Berla Mundi praises Sefa Kayi for his 'secret words' to her". Yen - Ghana news.
  7. ↑ "Berla Mundi quits EIB , joins TV3?". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  8. ↑ Osabutey, Francis (15 August 2019). "It's an honour to join Media General — Berla Mundi". Graphic Online. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Berla Mundi departs EIB, joins Media General". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Berla Mundi is new host of Miss Malaika Ghana". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. ↑ "Berla Mundi named host of 2018 Ghana Music Awards". Live 91.9 FM. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Berla Mundi And John Dumelo To Host 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards". EOnlineGH.Com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  13. ↑ "Berla Mundi ranked as 2017 Most Influential On-Air Personality on Social Media". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  14. ↑ "Berla Mundi Ranked As 2017 Most Influential On-Air Personality On Social Media". EOnlineGH. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  15. ↑ Gbagbo, Julitta (11 September 2016). "Glitz Style Awards Adjudge Berla Mundi As TV and Radio's Most Stylish Personality, See Full List Of Winners - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students". Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  16. 1 2 "Berla Mundi to tour tertiary institutions with 'B.You Season II'". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  17. ↑ "It's not an easy journey to become like me – Berla Mundi". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  18. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Berla Mundi Foundation Raise Funds For Charity At West Hills Mall". peacefmonline. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  19. ↑ "U.S based Festival Platform Visual Collaborative features Seun Kuti & Other Africans". BellaNaija. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Twitter berlamundi". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  21. ↑ "Berla Mundi ties the knot in a private ceremony - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  22. ↑ "Berla Mundi, Sarkodie, ShattaWale and others win big at Ghana Event Awards". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  23. ↑ "Berla Mundi, Serwaa Amihere, Nana Appiah Mensah, OTHERS win big at 2018 RTP Awards". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  24. ↑ "Berla Mundi wins 'Favorite Female TV presenter' award". GhanaWeb. January 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  25. ↑ "Glitz Style Awards 2018: Complete list of winners". GhanaWeb. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
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