Kesi (rapper)

Kesi

Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (19 July 2009)

Background information
Birth name| Oliver Kesi Chambuso[1]
Also known as| Kesi
Born|  (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres|

* Hip hop
* pop

Occupations|

* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter

Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2010–present
Labels|

* disco:wax
* Uropa / MXIII
* Universal Records Denmark

Musical artist

Oliver Kesi Chambuso (born 7 September 1992[2]), known professionally as Kesi (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰe̝ːsi]),[3] is a Danish rapper, singer and songwriter.

Kesi initially promoted himself through his own YouTube channel within the grime genre,[4] also cooperating with others, notably Kidd and Gilli.[5][6] 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.[6] 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.[7]

In August 2011, Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng".[8] This brought in huge media visibility,[9] and an appearance on Danish broadcaster, TV 2 in a special feature[10] Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Distortion and festival Sounds.[11] 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,[12] followed by Ung hertug (2013) and Barn af Byen (2015).[13][14]

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.[15] After taking a five year break from albums, Kesi released his fourth studio album, BO4L, in 2020.[16]

## Discography

[edit]

### Albums

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions

|
|

DEN
[17]
2012  | Bomber over centrum | 9
2013  | Ung hertug | 5
2015  | Barn af byen | 3
2020  | BO4L | 1
2021  | Mere End Musik
(with Benny Jamz and Gilli featuring B.O.C) | 1
2022  | 30 somre | 1
[18]
2023  | Tillykke | 2
[19]
2024  | FOMO 88.8 FM | 1
[20]

### EPs

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions

|
|

DEN
[17]
2019  | 888 | 2
2020  | 72 timer
(with Icekiid) | 7
2025  | Supernova | 4
[21]

### Singles

[edit]

Kesi at Kolding kulturnat (21 August 2015) Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

|
|
|

DEN
[22]
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  | Non-album singles
"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  | 888
2020  | "Tilbage"
(featuring Hennedub) | 1  | BO4L
"Blå Himmel"
(featuring Hans Philip) | 1
2021  | "Er Her"
(with Artigeardit) | 1  | Non-album single
2022  | "Mona Lisa"
(featuring Lord Siva) | 8  | 30 somre
2023  | "Hustle & kærlighed"
(with Tessa and Icekiid) | 14
[23] | Non-album singles
"Hjem/Videre"  | 15
[24]
"Topform"  | 7
[25] | Tillykke
"Har du det sådan her?"
(with Josef) | 40
[26] | Non-album singles
2024  | "Sprite & Vodka"
(with Noah Carter and Gilli) | 6
[27]
"Eneste"
(with Mas) | 19
[28]
2025  | "Flad af grin"
(featuring Noah Carter and Benny Jamz) | 5
[29] | Supernova
"Supernova"
(featuring Noah Carter) | 21
[29]

Featured on

Year  | Single  | Peak chart positions  | Album

|
|
|

DEN
[17]
2013  | "Kysset med Medina"
(Hedegaard featuring Kesi) | 25  | Non-album singles
2016  | "Adios"
(Gilli featuring Kesi) | 20
2018  | "Tjep"
(Benny Jamz featuring Kesi) | 10
2024  | "Aret ud"
(Kimbo featuring Kesi and Noah Carter) | 39
[30]
"Barn af byen Freestyle"
(Anton Westerlin featuring Kesi) | 25
[31]

### Other charted songs

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

|
|
|

DEN
[22]
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  | BO4L
"Baku"
(featuring Icekiid) | 12
"Snak Lidt Med Mig"  | 15
"Ik Tænk"
(featuring Benny Jamz) | 16
"Niveauer"  | 19
"Fokus/Nætter"
(featuring Benny Jamz and Kimbo) | 26
"Forretning"
(featuring Sivas) | 27
"10 Timer"  | 29
"Om Igen"
(featuring Noah Carter) | 36
2022  | "Ik noget nyt"  | 35  | 30 somre
"Højt oppe"
(featuring Emil Goll) | 38
"Hva så"
(featuring Artigeardit) | 21
"Skør for dig"
(featuring Jada) | 8
"Balance"
(with Lamin and Benny Jamz) | 11
[32] | Kronisk skeptisk
2023  | "Slide"  | 23
[25] | Tillykke
"10 ud af 10"  | 28
[25]
"Hele vejen ind"  | 33
[25]

## References

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1. ^ "Kesi - Musik - DR". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
2. ^ "Dansk musiker trak stikket midt i karrierens højdepunkt: 'Jeg blev nødt til at finde ud af, om jeg var færdig'". 30 December 2020.
3. ^ Jensen, Pelle Peter. "Pelle Peter på P3 - Torsdag 12. dec. 2019". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
4. ^ MetroXpress: Unge kometer eksploderer uden pladeselskaber (in Danish)
5. ^ Jensen, Pelle Peter (16 June 2011). "Her er dansk hiphops fremtid". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
6. ^ a b Garner, Mikkel (13 November 2014). "BOC: Det hele startede her". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
7. ^ MetroXpress: Kesi - »Undergrunden betaler jo ikke mine regninger« (in Danish)
8. ^ Spolopdate: Oliver Kesi klar med første singleudspil
9. ^ SoundVenue: Her er dansk hiphops fremtid (in Danish)
10. ^ Nyhederne: Mød fremtidens rapstjerner her (in Danish)
11. ^ SoundVenue: Se billeder fra Distortions Final Party (in Danish)
12. ^ Frandsen, Helge (24 February 2012). "Kesi 'Bomber over centrum' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
13. ^ Rud, Troels (15 January 2013). "Kesi 'Ung hertug' 'Ung hertug' / Album". soundvenue.com. Soundvenue. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ "FAKTA: Dansk rapper topper streamingtjenesternes hitliste". www.avisen.dk. Avisen. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
16. ^ 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.
17. ^ a b c DanishCharts: KESI page
18. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 25, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
19. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 37, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
20. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 33, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
21. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 6, 2025". Hitlisten. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
22. ^ a b Search for KESI on Danishcharts.dk
23. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 10, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
24. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 25, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
25. ^ a b c d "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
26. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
27. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 13, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
28. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
29. ^ a b "Track Top-40 Uge 6, 2025". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
30. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 17, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
31. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
32. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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