CKay
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Chukwuka Chukwuma Ekweani () (born 16 July 1995), better known by his stage name Ckay (stylized as CKay), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer signed to Boyfriend Music, Warner Music Africa (formerly known as Warner Music South Africa) and Atlantic Records. He was formerly signed to Chocolate City, a member of Warner Music Group independent label services ADA. His international hit single "Love Nwantiti", also known as "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ahh)", was released in 2019 by Chocolate City.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Unexpected Rendezvous
- Deadly July
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Nigeria
- Active from
- 1995-07-16
Discography
- #WTFiCkay2017
- Love Nwantiti2019
- CKay the First2019
- Love Nwantiti (acoustic version)2020
- Felony2020
- Boyfriend2021
- Boyfriend2021
- Emiliana2021
- WATAWI2022
- WATAWI (Edit)2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 736,006
- Total plays
- 9,677,655
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Chukwuka Ekweani (born 16 July 1995), better known by his stage name Ckay (SEE-kay), is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Warner Music South Africa. He was formerly signed to Chocolate City, a member of Warner Music Group independent label services ADA. His international hit single "Love Nwantiti", also known as "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)", was released in 2019 by Chocolate City. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ckay">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Recent publications · Crossref
2 total works indexed
- Equilibrium and Kinetics of Lead Adsorption onto Tyre Char
· 2012 · cited 3x
- Challenge of the Argentine Ant
· 1936
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Key facts
- Person.name
- CKay
- Person.image
- CKay during an interview in March 2022.png
- Person.caption
- CKay during an interview in March 2022
- Person.birth_name
- Chukwuka Chukwuma Ekweani
- Person.birth_place
- Kaduna, Nigeria
- Person.education
- Zamani College, Kaduna State Nigeria from js1 -ss3.
- Person.agent
- Joseph Salubi
- Person.years_active
- 2016–present
- Person.works
- Discography
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.ckay-music.com
- Image
- CKay during an interview in March 2022.png
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- social media followers
- 4170000
- pseudonym
- CKay
- start of work period
- 2016-00-00
- Commons category
- CKay
- name in native language
- Chukwuka Ekweani
- birth name
- Chukwuka Ekweani
- date of birth
- 1995-07-16
Sources (9)
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2014–2017: Chocolate City and ''Who Is CKay?''
- 2018–2021: "Love Nwantiti", Warner Music Africa and "Emiliana"
- 2022–present: "Watawi", and other ventures
- Artistry
- Discography
- Accolades
- Tours
- References
- External links
Chukwuka Chukwuma Ekweani () (born 16 July 1995), better known by his stage name Ckay (stylized as CKay), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer signed to Boyfriend Music, Warner Music Africa (formerly known as Warner Music South Africa) and Atlantic Records. He was formerly signed to Chocolate City, a member of Warner Music Group independent label services ADA. His international hit single "Love Nwantiti", also known as "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ahh)", was released in 2019 by Chocolate City.
On 29 March 2022, the song debuted at number one, following the launch of the Billboard Afrobeats chart. On 9 May 2022, it became the first-ever African song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify and has since been deemed "the biggest hit in African history". Asa Asika signed Ckay to The Plug, under management during the early peak of his global career as Ckay's manager.