Kesi (rapper)
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Oliver Kesi Chambuso (born 7 September 1992), known professionally as Kesi (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰe̝ːsi]), is a Danish rapper, singer 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-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, Copenhagen Distortion 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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||
| 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 |
| 2023 | Tillykke | 2 |
| 2024 | FOMO 88.8 FM | 1 |
EPs
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||
| 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 | Non-album singles |
| "Hjem/Videre" | 15 | ||
| "Topform" | 7 | Tillykke | |
| "Har du det sådan her?" (with Josef) | 40 | Non-album singles | |
| 2024 | "Sprite & Vodka" (with Noah Carter and Gilli) | 6 | |
| "Eneste" (with Mas) | 19 | ||
| 2025 | "Flad af grin" (featuring Noah Carter and Benny Jamz) | 5 | Supernova |
| "Supernova" (featuring Noah Carter) | 21 |
Featured on
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||
| 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 | |
| "Barn af byen Freestyle" (Anton Westerlin featuring Kesi) | 25 |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | |||
| 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 | Kronisk skeptisk | |
| 2023 | "Slide" | 23 | Tillykke |
| "10 ud af 10" | 28 | ||
| "Hele vejen ind" | 33 |