Oliver_Kesi

Kesi (rapper)

Kesi (rapper)

Musical artist


Oliver Kesi Chambuso (born 7 September 1992[2]), known professionally as Kesi (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰe̝ːsi]),[3] is a Danish rapper and songwriter.

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Kesi initially promoted himself through his own YouTube channel within the grime genre,[4] also cooperating with others, notably Kidd and Gilli.[5][6] In addition to his solo career, Kesi was a member of the hip hop group BOC (abbreviation for Bars of Crack or Bombs Over Copenhagen or Bombs Over Centrum), a Nørrebro-based group.[6] Success on the Internet with particularly debut song "Byen Sover" led to a series of concerts and interest from established record labels, meaning that Kesi, at the age of 18, signed with Universal Records in July 2011.[7]

In August 2011, Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng".[8] This brought in huge media visibility,[9] and an appearance on Danish broadcaster, TV 2 in a special feature[10] Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Distortion and festival Sounds.[11] His follow-up single on Universal was the single "Født I Dag", produced by Benny Jamz from BOC and also the single "Ku godt". His debut album Bomber Over Centrum was released in February 2012,[12] followed by Ung hertug (2013) and Barn af Byen (2015).[13][14]

During the following years, Kesi mostly focused on releasing singles, with "Følelsen", "Ligesom mig", "Kom over", "Su casa" (featuring Gilli), and "X" all topping the Danish charts between 2017 and 2019.[15] After taking a five year break from albums, Kesi released his fourth studio album, BO4L, in 2020.[16]

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Singles

Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (21 August 2015)
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References

  1. "Kesi - Musik - DR". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. Jensen, Pelle Peter. "Pelle Peter på P3 - Torsdag 12. dec. 2019". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. Jensen, Pelle Peter (16 June 2011). "Her er dansk hiphops fremtid". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Garner, Mikkel (13 November 2014). "BOC: Det hele startede her". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. Frandsen, Helge (24 February 2012). "Kesi 'Bomber over centrum' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Rud, Troels (15 January 2013). "Kesi 'Ung hertug' 'Ung hertug' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. Frandsen, Helge (22 June 2015). "Kesi holder sin egen fest på overfladisk album med masser af banger-potentiale". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. "FAKTA: Dansk rapper topper streamingtjenesternes hitliste". www.avisen.dk. Avisen. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. Jul Bruun, Niels (5 August 2020). "Kesis nye album 'BO4L' åbner op for en mere nuanceret version af Danmarks store hitrapper". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. "Album Top-40 Uge 25, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. "Album Top-40 Uge 37, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. "Track Top-40 Uge 10, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. "Track Top-40 Uge 25, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. "Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  16. "Track Top-40 Uge 13, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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