Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo , better known as Kcee, is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
singer and songwriter. He was formerly in the Hip Hop duo group called Kc Presh. He is from Amaputu in
Uli
Uli may refer to:
*Uli, Iran, a village
*Uli, Anambra, a town in Nigeria
* Uli I of Mali
* Uli (design), by the Igbo people of Nigeria
* Uli figure, from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
*Uli (food), a rice-based food
* ISO 639 code for the Ulithian ...
in Ihiala local government area in Anambra State Nigeria. He currently has a record deal with Five Star Music. He worked with Del B, a record producer known for producing the song "Limpopo". He is the elder brother to E-money.
Early life and music career
Kcee and his longtime partner and friend hajie played as a duo for 12 years. They met in a
church choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
, were in the choir together till both entered for the Star Quest TV reality show together and won the show. Their work together as music partners gave them both a few recognition until 2011 when they split, both chasing their own careers quite separately. Kcee released "Sweet Mary J" which was his first single in 2020.
Endorsements
* Signed a multi millionaire endorsement deal with Tele communications company
MTN in 2013
*
Patience Jonathan
Dame Patience Faka Jonathan (''née'' iwari)(born 25 October 1957) is a Nigerian civil servant who served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 and second lady of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is the wife of former president and Vice p ...
appoints Kcee as Peace Ambassador Of
The Federal Republic Of Nigeria
*Signed a multi millionaire endorsement deal with Tele communications company MTN in 2015
*Magnum 2015
Discography
Albums
* ''Takeover'' (2013)
* ''Attention To Detail'' (2017)
Videography
Awards and nominations
See also
*
List of Nigerian musicians
This is a list of Nigerian musicians.
Only notable individuals are included here; for groups, see List of Nigerian musical groups. Names are to be arranged by the first letter of Wikipedia reference.
0–9
* 2face Idibia - hip hop and R&B si ...
Notes
References
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Living people
1979 births
Nigerian male singer-songwriters
Nigerian male pop singers
Nigerian hip hop singers
English-language singers from Nigeria
Musicians from Lagos
Igbo singer-songwriters
The Headies winners
21st-century Nigerian male singers