CKay
Chukwaki Ekweani (born 16 July 1995) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He is also known as CKay. CKay is his stage name.
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| Born | Chukwuka Ekweani 16 July 1995 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | ckay-music |
Ekweani was born in Kaduna, Nigeria. His father worked with a choir at a church. His father taught him how to play the piano.[1] After this, he joined a band. There were two other people in it.[2] He left the band. He started making music by himself, and used the name CKay.
CKay made the song "Love Nwantiti". It is also known as "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ahh)". The song was released in 2019. It was the first number one song on the Billboard Afrobeats chart.[3] It went on the chart in 2022. On 9 May 2022, it became the first African song to be listened to over one billion times on Spotify.[4]
CK is also a record producer. He is in Atlantic Records and Warner Music South Africa.[5][6]
Music
Extended plays
- CKay the First (2019)
- Boyfriend (2021)
Album
- Sad Romance (2022)
References
- ↑ Mbendeni, Alutho. "Nigerian star CKay speaks to us about being 'Africa's boyfriend' and new music". Drum. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ckay Wants to Be Your Boyfriend: Interview". DJBooth. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ Frankenberg, Eric (29 March 2022). "CeeKay's 'Love Nwantiti' Is No. 1 on First Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ckays-love-nwantiti-tops-first-billboard-us-afrobeats-songs-chart-1235050658/. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ Courage, Onyema (10 May 2022). "CKay's 'Love Nwantiti' surpasses 1 billion streams on Spotify across all versions". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ↑ "Atlantic Records CKay". Atlantic Records Official Website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "CKay". Warner Music South Africa. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.