Kenneth Bron (born 1 November 1961), known professionally as Kenny B, is a Surinamese reggae singer who lives in the Netherlands.

Biography

Bron, a former servant of the Surinamese army, is inspired by

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. He began his career in English and Sranan before being persuaded to sing in Dutch. Kenny B signed to the

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-label and released his album '' Kenny B'' in May 2015. It topped the

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for one week. The second single ''Parijs'' chronicled a by-chance-meeting with a Dutch girl in Paris who barely speaks French. It spent seven weeks on top of the Dutch Top 40 chart and gave rise to parody-versions. In 2016, Kenny B recorded two collaboration-singles; one with rapper/tv-presenter

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and R&B-singer Brace, the other, a translated cover-version of ''

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'' with established pop/reggae-band Doe Maar. He also provided the Dutch voice of Tamatoa in the '' Moana''-movie and wrote a song for children's choir ''

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''. In 2017, Kenny B participated in the tv-contest ''

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'' (''Best Singers''). Kenny B performs in and outside Dutch-speaking countries, and is a

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-ambassador for other Surinamese artists. In 2019 he released the follow-up to his self-titled album and had his tenth no.1-hit on Surinamese station Radio 10 Magic FM.

Discography

Albums

* ''Bosie mie'' (2009) * ''The Best of 2011'' * ''Kenny B'' (2015) * ''Hoe Dan Ook'' (2019)

Filmography

Films

* '' Moana'' (2016) - Dutch version * ''Sing Song'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2020) - Dutch version

References

External links

* 1961 births Living people 20th-century Surinamese male singers 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers Reggae singers Dancehall singers People from Paramaribo Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands {{Reggae-musician-stub