Kemena (artist)

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Born| June 24, 1997
Lagos, Nigeria
Genres|

* Afro fusion
* Soft Rock World

Instruments|

* Voice
* Guitar
* Sampler
* Keyboard

Years active| 2016-

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]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Career
* 3 Releases
* 4 References

## Biography[edit]

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

## Career[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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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