Oliver Chambuso (born 7 September 1992), known professionally as Kesi (), is a Danish rapper and songwriter.
Kesi initially promoted himself through his own
YouTube channel within the
grime genre, also cooperating with others, notably
Kidd and
Gilli.
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
Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station ...
-based group.
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.
In August 2011, Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng". This brought in huge media visibility, and an appearance on Danish broadcaster,
TV 2 in a special feature Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at
Roskilde Festival
The Roskilde Festival is a Danish music festival held annually south of Roskilde. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries. It was created in 1971 by two high school students and a promoter. In 1 ...
,
Copenhagen Distortion
Copenhagen Distortion is a celebration of "Copenhagen Night Life and New Dance Music". With an estimated 100,000 guests per day, it is one of the largest annual gatherings in Europe. The Distortion week starts with 20-40 street parties in the N ...
and festival Sounds. 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, followed by ''Ung hertug'' (2013) and ''Barn af Byen'' (2015).
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. After taking a five year break from albums, Kesi released his fourth studio album, ''BO4L'', in 2020.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
Featured on
Other charted songs
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kesi
1993 births
Living people
Danish rappers
21st-century Danish musicians
Musicians from Copenhagen
Danish people of Tanzanian descent