Leki
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Karoline ‘Leki’ Kamosi is a Congolese and Belgian R&B artist now living in Belgium. She is the sister of Manuela 'Ya Kid K' Kamosi. Her first single, 'Breakin' Out', reached the top 10 in Belgium, while failing to crack the top 50 in France. Her second single, 'Crazy', from her self-titled album 'Leki', reached the top 30 in Belgium. Her nickname Leki, is the lingala word lɛ́ki, meaning the “younger sibling”.
Karoline was born in 1978 in Kinshasa, and lived in the Congo and Kenya before her family moved to Antwerp, Belgium. She is the youngest of 6 siblings. At 12, she performed background vocals for Technotronic as her first record studio work. She signed her first record deal at the age of 16. While completing a law degree at the University of Antwerp, she was hired by TMF Flanders to host the R&B and hip-hop show Cool Sweat. She also host a radio show called Juice on the public radio Studio Brussel.
Leki released her debut album, Breaking Out and was nominated for two TMF Awards in 2004. Warrior Girl, her second album was released in 2005. That same year she was nominated for Best Urban TMF Award. Leki is currently working on her third album, and has also released another single, 'Sitting In My Car', featuring M.I.S.T.A and Babybang.
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Release | Title | Album |
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2004 | Breakin out | Breakin out |
2004 | Crazy | Breakin out |
2004 | Latin Lover | Breakin out |
2005 | Warrior Girl EP | Warrior Girl |
2005 | Spread My Wings | Warrior Girl |
2006 | Sitting In My Car | Warrior Girl |