Biography:
Bebe Cool, born Moses Ssali is an African reggae and ragga musician from Uganda. He was born on 1st September 1977. Bebe started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but he later moved back to his native country, Uganda a few years later. Bebe Cool was one of the first artists affiliated with Ogopa DJs, a production house and record label in Kenya, being that that is where his career started out.
Bebe Cool attended Aga Khan Primary School, Kitante Hill School, and Makerere College School but dropped out of school one year prior to completion. At high school, he studied at Kololo Senior Secondary School.
Bebe Cool started his music career right from high school when he was an entertainment prefect. Bebe Cool is recorded to be a three-time winner of the Artist of The Year Award at the Prestigious HiPipo Music Awards and won several accolades at Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards). He was nominated for the Kora All-African Awards in 2003 and 2005. He has toured in the United Kingdom and the United States. Two of his most popular singles are "Fitina" and "Mambo Mingi".
He also collaborated with big shots in the Industry like Halima Namakula on a track dubbed "Sambagala”. He then released two solo albums, Maisha and Sente. Together with Kenyan duo Necessary Noize, Bebe Cool formed a reggae group known as the East African Bashment Crew. They have released one album, Fire, and two hit singles, "Africa Unite" and "Fire". The group was such a success as it was nominated at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2008.
In 2013, Bebe Cool had a music battle with one of Nigeria's top artists D'banj in the Glamis Arena Harare in Zimbabwe. The show was organized under the theme "Battle for Africa". Bebe Cool put up a great performance at the battle.
In 2014, Bebe Cool remade Born in Africa remix song, a remake of the late Philly Lutaaya's song which was voted among Africa’s greatest songs of all time.
The song came at number 15 in Fifty anthems for the African continent.
Bebe Cool has also been recognized to have performed in the Big Brother house twice.
Bebe Cool is currently married to Zuena Kirema and in 2022, the couple celebrated 20 years in marriage. The couple has five children namely; Deen Ozil Ssali, Alpha Thierry Ssali, Beata Ssali, Caysan Ssali and Allan Hendrick Ssali who was from an earlier relationship with another woman.
Awards and Achievements.
• 2004 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Reggae Artiste/Group
• 2005 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Reggae Artiste/Group
• 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Reggae Artiste/Group
• 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Song of the Year
• 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Reggae Artiste/Group
• 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Male Artiste
• 2007 Channel O Music Video Awards -Video of the year
• 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Male Artist & Best Reggae Artiste/Group & Best Ragga Artiste/Group
• 2010 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Artist of the Year 2010, Best Reggae Artiste/Group and Album of the year
• 2011 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Male Artist
• 2013 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Reggae Song with Rema (Missing You)
• 2013 HiPipo Music Awards – Artist of the Year
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Male REGGAE Song : Love Letter – Bebe Cool and Irene Ntale
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Male RAGGA-DANCEHALL Song : Kokodiosis
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Best on Stage Performer
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Artist on Social Media
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Male Artist
• 2014 HiPipo Music Awards – Artist of the Year
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Male REGGAE Song : Love You Everyday – Bebe Cool
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Video of the Year : Love You Every - Bebe Cool
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Concert Performance - Best of Bebe Cool Concert
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Most Active Fans Group - Gagamel Phamily
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Best Male Artist
• 2015 HiPipo Music Awards – Artist of the Year
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