Kesi (rapper)
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KESI | |
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 Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (21 August 2015) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Chambuso |
| Also known as | KESI |
| Born | September 7, 1992 Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2011- |
| Labels | Universal Records Denmark |
Oliver Manjet Chambuso (born September 7, 1992), known as Oliver Kesi or just Kesi (stylised as KESI), is a Danish rap artist. He promoted himself through his own YouTube channel within the grime genre[1] also cooperating with others, notably Kidd. He also made music with a group of Nørrebro-based rap artists BOC (abbreviation for Bars of Crack or Bombs Over Copenhagen or Bombs Over Centrum). Success on the Internet with particular debut song "Byen Sover" (meaning "The City Sleeps") led to a series of concerts and interest from established record labels, such that Kesi, at the age of 18 signed with Universal Records in July 2011.[2]
In August 2011 Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng" (meaning bad boy).[3] This brought in great visibility in the media[4] and an appearance on TV 2 in a special feature[5] Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at Roskilde Festival, Distortion-festivalen and festival Sounds.[6] His follow-up single on Universal is the single "Født I Dag" (meaning born today) produced by Benny Jamz from BOC and also the single "Ku godt". His debut album Bomber Over Centrum was released in February 2012 followed by Ung hertug in 2013 and Barn af Byen in 2015.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] | ||
| 2012 | Bomber over centrum | 9 |
| 2013 | Ung hertug | 5 |
| 2015 | Barn af byen | 3 |
| 2020 | BO4L | 1 [8] |
EPs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] | ||
| 2019 | 888 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [9] | |||
| 2011 | "Slem Dreng" | 10 | Bomber over centrum |
| "Født i dag" | 30 | ||
| 2012 | "Ku godt" | 9 | |
| "Gadehjørne" (featuring Gilli & Mass Ebdrup) |
17 | ||
| 2014 | "Søvnløs" | 1 | Barn af byen |
| 2015 | "Dumme penge" (featuring Don Stefano) |
11 | |
| 2017 | "God dag" | 9 | |
| "Consigliere" (featuring Gilli) |
11 | ||
| "Mamacita" (featuring Benny Jamz) |
4 | ||
| "Op" (featuring Gilli and Benny Jamz) |
5 | ||
| "Designer" (featuring Gilli) |
17 | ||
| "Følelsen" | 2 | ||
| 2018 | "Ligesom mig" | 3 | |
| "Kom Over" | 1 | ||
| "Ekstra" | 3 | ||
| "Su casa" (featuring Gilli) |
1 | ||
| 2019 | "X" | 1 | |
| "Pengedans" | 3 | ||
| "Vågn op" (featuring Don Stefano) |
3 | ||
| 2020 | "Tilbage" (featuring Hennedub) |
1 | |
| "Blå Himmel" (featuring Hans Philip) |
1 [10] |
Featured on
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] | |||
| 2013 | "Kysset med Medina" (Hedegaard featuring KESI) |
25 | Non-album single |
| 2016 | "Adios" (Gilli featuring KESI) |
20[11] | TBA |
| 2018 | "Tjep" (Benny Jamz featuring KESI) |
10 [12] |
Non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [9] | |||
| 2019 | "BDK" (featuring Gilli) |
2 | 888 |
| "Hele vejen" (featuring Gilli) |
10 | ||
| "1 nat" | 11 | ||
| "Ik sadan der" (featuring Benny Jamz) |
21 | ||
| "Ung & dum" | 24 | ||
| 2020 | "Hygger Mig Pt. 2" (featuring Gilli) |
8 [10] |
BO4L |
| "Baku" (featuring Icekiid) |
12 [10] | ||
| "Snak Lidt Med Mig" | 15 [10] | ||
| "Ik Tænk" (featuring Benny Jamz) |
16 [10] | ||
| "Niveauer" | 19 [10] | ||
| "Fokus/Nætter" (featuring Benny Jamz and Kimbo) |
26 [10] | ||
| "Forretning" (featuring Sivas) |
27 [10] | ||
| "10 Timer" | 29 [10] | ||
| "Om Igen" (featuring Noah Carter) |
36 [10] |
References
- ^ MetroXpress: Unge kometer eksploderer uden pladeselskaber (in Danish)
- ^ MetroXpress: Kesi - »Undergrunden betaler jo ikke mine regninger« (in Danish)
- ^ Spolopdate: Oliver Kesi klar med første singleudspil
- ^ SoundVenue: Her er dansk hiphops fremtid (in Danish)
- ^ Nyhederne: Mød fremtidens rapstjerner her (in Danish)
- ^ SoundVenue: Se billeder fra Distortions Final Party (in Danish)
- ^ a b c DanishCharts: KESI page
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 31, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b Search for KESI on Danishcharts.dk
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Track Top-40 Uge 31, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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