Kemena (artist)

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BornJune 24, 1997
Lagos, Nigeria
Genres
  • Afro fusion
  • Soft Rock World
Instruments
  • Voice
  • Guitar
  • Sampler
  • Keyboard
Years active2016-

Ekene Nkemena, (born June 24, 1997) known professionally as Kemena is an Nigerian singer, producer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer and sound engineer.[1] He is a geology graduate of the University of Nigeria|University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[2] His second album, Bond peaked at number 24 on Apple Music Top 100 World Albums.[3] Native Mag called his second album Bond 'stellar' and placed it on their Eight Must-Hear Projects You May Have Missed this Year.[4]Notjustok.com called the first single off the album International 'superb.'[5]

Biography

Nkemena was born on 24 June, 1997 at Ojo, Lagos, Lagos State. He is from Nnewi, Anambra State.[6]

Career

In May 2016, Nkemena released his first single Bad Thing. In 2018, he released a free album Vertigo. Obi Emelonye's 2018 television series Crazy, Lovely, Cool, Lovely, Cool featured his music.[7][8] In 2019, he released multiple singles leading up to the release of his sophomore album Bond. On July 31st, 2020, he released his sophomore album Bond to multiple streaming platforms.[9][10]

Releases

  • Bad Thing, (Single) 2016
  • Vertigo, (Free Album) 2018
  • Aabena, (Single) 2018
  • Lies, (Single) 2019
  • Swerve, (Single) 2019
  • Everybody Knows, (Single) 2019
  • Hell Girl, (Single) 2019
  • High Tension, (Single) 2019
  • Bond (LP), 2020

References

  1. derivingjoyadmin (2019-10-15). "KEMENA Music". DerivingJoy Digital. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. "WTSGems: Meet Kemena – an eclectic musician who hates genres. - WeTalkSound". WeTalkSound | Nigeria's Biggest Music Community. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. "Nigeria Apple Music Top 100 World Albums". www.top-charts.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  4. "8 must-hear projects you may have missed this year". The Native. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  5. "Best New Music: Yemi Alade - Nasty C - Oxlade - K1 De Ultimate | Notjustok". Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video - Notjustok. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. "WTSGems: Meet Kemena – an eclectic musician who hates genres. - WeTalkSound". WeTalkSound | Nigeria's Biggest Music Community. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  7. "Nigerian TV Series 'Crazy, Lovely, Cool' Debuts On Netflix". allAfrica.com. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. "Nigerian TV series 'Crazy, Lovely, Cool' debuts on Netflix". 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. "Bond by Kemena". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. derivingjoyadmin (2020-08-01). "KEMENA – BOND | FULL ALBUM". DerivingJoy Digital. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

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