Oliver Kesi Chambuso (born 7 September 1992), known professionally as Kesi (), is a Danish rapper, singer and songwriter.
Kesi initially promoted himself through his own YouTube channel within the grime genre,MetroXpress: Unge kometer eksploderer uden pladeselskaber (in Danish) 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.MetroXpress: Kesi - »Undergrunden betaler jo ikke mine regninger« (in Danish)
In August 2011, Kesi released his first official single "Slem dreng".Spolopdate: Oliver Kesi klar med første singleudspil This brought in huge media visibility,SoundVenue: Her er dansk hiphops fremtid (in Danish) and an appearance on Danish broadcaster, TV 2 in a special featureNyhederne: Mød fremtidens rapstjerner her (in Danish) Kesi also performed in a series of concerts, including at Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Distortion and festival Sounds.SoundVenue: Se billeder fra Distortions Final Party (in Danish) 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 DENDanishCharts: KESI page 2012 Bomber over centrum 9 2013 Ung hertug 5 2015 Barn af byen 3 2020 BO4L 1 2021 Mere End Musik 1 2022 30 somre 1 2023 Tillykke 2 2024 FOMO 88.8 FM 1 2026 Men så kom i morgen 1
EPs Year Title Peak chart positions DEN 2019 888 2 2020 72 timer 7 2025 Supernova 4
Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album DENSearch for KESI on Danishcharts.dk 2011 "Slem Dreng" 10Bomber 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 rowspan="12" "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" 3 888 2020 "Tilbage" 1 BO4L "Blå Himmel" 1 2021 "Er Her" 1 2022 "Mona Lisa" 8 30 somre 2023 "Hustle & kærlighed" 14 rowspan="2" "Hjem/Videre" 15 "Topform" 7 Tillykke "Har du det sådan her?" 40 rowspan="3" 2024 "Sprite & Vodka" 6 "Eneste" 19 2025 "Flad af grin" 5 Supernova "Supernova" 21 2026 "Drukner" 1 Men så kom i morgen "Hver eneste gang" 6
Featured on Year Single Peak chart positions Album DEN 2013 "Kysset med Medina" 25 rowspan="5" 2016"Adios" 20 2018"Tjep" 10 2024"Aret ud" 39"Barn af byen Freestyle" 25
Other charted songs Year Title Peak chart positions Album DEN 2019 "BDK" 2 888 "Hele vejen" 10 "1 nat" 11 "Ik sadan der" 21 "Ung & dum" 24 2020 "Hygger Mig Pt. 2" 8 BO4L "Baku" 12 "Snak Lidt Med Mig" 15 "Ik Tænk" 16 "Niveauer" 19 "Fokus/Nætter" 26 "Forretning" 27 "10 Timer" 29 "Om Igen" 36 2022 "Ik noget nyt" 35 30 somre "Højt oppe" 38 "Hva så" 21 "Skør for dig" 8 "Balance" 11 Kronisk skeptisk 2023 "Slide" 23 Tillykke "10 ud af 10" 28 "Hele vejen ind" 33 2026 "Men så kom i morgen" 13 Men så kom i morgen "Stil permanent" 3 "GPS" 7 "Elefanter" 17 "Adrenalin" 4 "Hvor blev tiden af" 11 "Interstellar" 27 "Forbi" 26 "Hver dag/Lang tid siden" 14 "Hvem ellers" 28
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