Eddy Kenzo

Eddy Kenzo
Birth name Edrisa Musuuza
Born Masaka, Uganda
Genres Dancehall, afropop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2008–present
Labels Big Talent
Associated acts Goodlyfe Crew
Website www.eddykenzo.com

Edrisa Musuuza, known professionally by his stage name Eddy Kenzo, is an award winning Ugandan dancehall musician. He is best known for his 2014 song "Sitya Loss".[1][2]

Biography

Kenzo was born in Masaka, a town in the central region of Uganda. He lost his mother at age 5 and would go on to live a street life for 13 years. After high school, he adopted the stage name Eddy Kenzo and began writing music. In 2008, he was featured in the popular song "Yanimba" by Mikie Wine.[1] His breakthrough 2010 song, "Stamina", was met with critical acclaim and was used as a theme song for Yoweri Museveni's presidential campaign.[3] He released the album Ogenda Kunzisa in 2012. In 2013, he released Kamunguluze and toured the United States. The song "Sitya Loss" became his most popular song to date, and a video of Ugandan boys dancing to the song went viral. Its success led to the launching of a petition to have the dancing children appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[4][5] Kenzo released the album Sitya Loss in May 2014.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured in

Videography

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Year Title Director Ref
2016 Soraye Patrick Elis [6]

Awards and nominations

Year 2015 Event BET Awards Prize international viewers' choice award Recipient Result Ref
2014 Channel O Music Video Awards Most Gifted East "Sitya Loss" Nominated [7]

Afro-Australia Music and Movie Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2014 Eddy Kenzo Best New Music Act[8] Won
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Eddy Kenzo Viewer's Choice Award[9] Won

HiPipo Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Eddy Kenzo Best Use of Social Media by Artist[10] Won


References

  1. 1 2 "Biography - Eddie Kenzo". www.eddykenzo.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Uganda: Star Trail - Eddy Kenzo's Year". allAfrica.com. The Observer. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Sapeople (2014-04-07). "Ugandan Video 'Sitya Loss' Goes Viral - Life is Precious but Short". www.sapeople.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  4. ↑ Remedi-Brown, Fern (9 September 2014). "Viral Video Sparked by Infectious Dancing of Uganda Ghetto Kids [Video]". Liberty Voice. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Big Eye (2014-04-09). "Kenzo’s Sitya Loss Video stars to appear on the ELLEN Show". bigeye.ug. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  6. ↑ "Music Video Eddy Kenzo - Soraye". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Omongin, Emmy (8 September 2014). "Eddy Kenzo, Navio get Channel O nominations". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.afroozmmawards.com/#!2014-winners/cu7u
  9. ↑ http://www.sde.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000167456&story_title=ugandan-artiste-eddy-kenzo-wins-bet-viewer-s-choice-award-2015
  10. ↑ http://hma.hipipo.com/08/02/2015/winners-of-the-3rd-hipipo-music-awards/

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