KESI (rapper)

Oliver Chambuso (born September 7, 1992), known professionally as Kesi (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰe̝ːsi]),[2] is a Danish rapper and songwriter.

Kesi
Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (21 August 2015)
Background information
Birth nameOliver Chambuso[1]
Also known asKesi
Born (1992-09-07) September 7, 1992
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts

Kesi initially promoted himself through his own YouTube channel within the grime genre,[3] also cooperating with others, notably Kidd and Gilli.[4][5] 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-based group.[5] 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.[6]

In August 2011, Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng".[7] This brought in huge media visibility,[8] and an appearance on Danish broadcaster, TV 2 in a special feature[9] Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Distortion and festival Sounds.[10] 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,[11] followed by Ung hertug (2013) and Barn af Byen (2015).[12][13]

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.[14] After taking a five year break from albums, Kesi released his fourth studio album, BO4L, in 2020.[15]

Discography

Albums
Year Title Peak chart positions
DEN
[16]
2012 Bomber over centrum 9
2013 Ung hertug 5
2015 Barn af byen 3
2020 BO4L 1
[17]

EPs
Year Title Peak chart positions
DEN
[16]
2019 888 2

Singles
Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (21 August 2015)
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[18]
2011 "Slem Dreng" 10 Bomber over centrum
"Født i dag" 30
2012 "Ku godt" 9
"Gadehjørne"
(featuring Gilli & Mass Ebdrup)		 17
2014 "Søvnløs" 1 Barn af byen
2015 "Dumme penge"
(featuring Don Stefano)		 11
2017 "God dag" 9
"Consigliere"
(featuring Gilli)		 11
"Mamacita"
(featuring Benny Jamz)		 4
"Op"
(featuring Gilli and Benny Jamz)		 5
"Designer"
(featuring Gilli)		 17
"Følelsen" 2
2018 "Ligesom mig" 3
"Kom Over" 1
"Ekstra" 3
"Su casa"
(featuring Gilli)		 1
2019 "X" 1
"Pengedans" 3
"Vågn op"
(featuring Don Stefano)		 3
2020 "Tilbage"
(featuring Hennedub)		 1
"Blå Himmel"
(featuring Hans Philip)		 1
[19]

Featured on

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[16]
2013 "Kysset med Medina"
(Hedegaard featuring Kesi)		 25 Non-album single
2016 "Adios"
(Gilli featuring Kesi)		 20[20] TBA
2018 "Tjep"
(Benny Jamz featuring Kesi)		 10
[21]		 Non-album single

Other charted songs
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[18]
2019 "BDK"
(featuring Gilli)		 2 888
"Hele vejen"
(featuring Gilli)		 10
"1 nat" 11
"Ik sadan der"
(featuring Benny Jamz)		 21
"Ung & dum" 24
2020 "Hygger Mig Pt. 2"
(featuring Gilli)		 8
[19]		 BO4L
"Baku"
(featuring Icekiid)		 12
[19]
"Snak Lidt Med Mig" 15
[19]
"Ik Tænk"
(featuring Benny Jamz)		 16
[19]
"Niveauer" 19
[19]
"Fokus/Nætter"
(featuring Benny Jamz and Kimbo)		 26
[19]
"Forretning"
(featuring Sivas)		 27
[19]
"10 Timer" 29
[19]
"Om Igen"
(featuring Noah Carter)		 36
[19]

References
  1. "Kesi - Musik - DR". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. Jensen, Pelle Peter. "Pelle Peter på P3 - Torsdag 12. dec. 2019". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. MetroXpress: Unge kometer eksploderer uden pladeselskaber (in Danish)
  4. Jensen, Pelle Peter (16 June 2011). "Her er dansk hiphops fremtid". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. Garner, Mikkel (13 November 2014). "BOC: Det hele startede her". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. MetroXpress: Kesi - »Undergrunden betaler jo ikke mine regninger« (in Danish)
  7. Spolopdate: Oliver Kesi klar med første singleudspil
  8. SoundVenue: Her er dansk hiphops fremtid (in Danish)
  9. Nyhederne: Mød fremtidens rapstjerner her (in Danish)
  10. SoundVenue: Se billeder fra Distortions Final Party (in Danish)
  11. Frandsen, Helge (24 February 2012). "Kesi 'Bomber over centrum' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. Rud, Troels (15 January 2013). "Kesi 'Ung hertug' 'Ung hertug' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. Frandsen, Helge (22 June 2015). "Kesi holder sin egen fest på overfladisk album med masser af banger-potentiale". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. "FAKTA: Dansk rapper topper streamingtjenesternes hitliste". www.avisen.dk. Avisen. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  15. Jul Bruun, Niels (5 August 2020). "Kesis nye album 'BO4L' åbner op for en mere nuanceret version af Danmarks store hitrapper". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  16. DanishCharts: KESI page
  17. "Album Top-40 Uge 31, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  18. Search for KESI on Danishcharts.dk
  19. "Track Top-40 Uge 31, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2016-06-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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