Chong Nee

Chong-Nee
Chong-Nee
Birth name	Matakite John Chong-Nee
Born	October 1975 (age 48)
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	hip hop, rhythm and blues, pop
Labels	Handmade Records
Website	Chongnee.com

Matakite John Chong Nee, better known by his stage name Chong Nee, is a New Zealand hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer.

Widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top musician, he has produced songs for many New Zealand artists including Pieter T,Che Fu, Dei Hamo, PNC, Dave Dobbyn, AKA Brown and the Deceptikonz as well as for himself.^[1]^[2]

Chong-Nee has won awards such as the 2007 APRA professional development award and best male artist and best Hip Hop artist at the 2007 Pacific Music Awards. He has achieved six top-20 NZ airplay chart hits for his solo album Just Getting By On Love.

Chong-Nee won the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award.^[3]

Chong-Nee is in the making of his third album, entitled THE CARNIVAL, the first single, "THE FIGHT", is scheduled to release 23 February 2015.

He is of Chinese, Samoan, and Maori ancestry. He has five children.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Writer

"We Gon' Ride", performed by Dei Hamo
"Explode", performed by Dei Hamo

Performer

"Thin Line"
"Scenario"
"Walk My Way"
"More Than You Know"
"You Got My Heart"
"Black Widow"
"Find Me", with PNC

References

^ "Chong Nee". muzic.net.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ "Chong Nee - Getting Around New Zealand Music Magazine". nzmusician.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ "APRA|AMCOS : John Chong-Nee". apra.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011. The Australasian Performing Right Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award (PDA) is John Chong-Nee. The PDA offers $10,000 towards an APRA member who demonstrates that outstanding potential in their field.

External links

Official Myspace website

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[1] "Chong Nee". muzic.net.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[2] "Chong Nee - Getting Around New Zealand Music Magazine". nzmusician.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[3] "APRA|AMCOS : John Chong-Nee". apra.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011. The Australasian Performing Right Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award (PDA) is John Chong-Nee. The PDA offers $10,000 towards an APRA member who demonstrates that outstanding potential in their field.

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