Biography:
Eddy Kenzo, born Edrisah Musuuza is a Grammy-nominated Ugandan singer and music executive who is a founder of Banq Records and a member of Big Talent Entertainment.
His mother died when he was 4 or 5 years old and he spent the following 13 years living largely on the streets of Masaka and Kampala.
Initially, Kenzo aspired to be a professional footballer and joined Masaka Local Council FC's camp at age 9. He later received a sports bursary to attend Lubiri Secondary School in Kampala, but he never finished his studies.
He received international attention after the release of his 2014 single, "Sitya Loss" and an accompanying viral video that featured the Ghetto Kids. In total, he has released 6 albums, including Roots in 2018 and most recently Made in Africa in 2021 which featured top African Stars in Music like Kanda Bongo man, Mat B, Monique Seka. Kenzo has also won numerous national and international awards, including a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in 2018, a BET Award in 2015, and multiple All Africa Music Awards
Later that year, he released another song dubbed Zero to Hero. Throughout the remainder of 2016, Kenzo earned a writing credit on Jidenna's "Little Bit More” was featured on the Mi Casa single "Movie Star", and won an All Africa Music Award for his "Mbilo Mbilo" remix. He also went on another US tour late in the year. In May 2017, Kenzo was named the ambassador of the Kenyan Tourism Board and was appointed to a similar role in Uganda the following year.
In July 2017, Kenzo went on a European tour ahead of the release of his third studio album, Biology, a month later. The album featured guest appearances from artists like Mani Martin, Werrason, and Mi Casa, among others. It also featured the single "Jubilation", which had an accompanying music video that won the Best East African Music Video Award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival.
He later went on to win two awards at that year's All Africa Music Awards, including Best East African Male Artist. He would later donate that award along with his 2015 BET Award to the Uganda Museum in Kampala.
In March 2018, Kenzo won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award as the "Favorite African Star” In July 2018, he performed alongside Triplets Ghetto Kids at multiple African music festivals in Canada, including Afrofest in Toronto. He also performed at the One Africa Music Festival in Dubai later in the year. In October 2018, he released his fourth studio album, Roots, which featured the single "Body Language”
In March 2019, it was announced that Kenzo would be featured alongside Triplets Ghetto Kids in an upcoming music video for American singer Chris Brown's "Back to Love” In April 2019, Kenzo released the single, "Signal" with an accompanying music video.
Eddy Kenzo followed up with the 2021 studio album "Made in Africa" featuring some of the hottest producers including Hunter Nation from Tanzania for the hit love song "SoulMate". The album went on to do amazing numbers with fans and supporters grateful for the new music.
In 2022, Kenzo collaborated with US musician Matt B on Gimme Love. The song entered the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs at #49 in October and Peaked at #36 in November that year. He and Matt B received a nomination for the song for Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The nomination made Kenzo the first Ugandan musician working and living in Uganda to receive the first ever Grammy nomination.
Kenzo was in a romantic relationship with Ugandan recording artist Rema Namakula. Rema Namakula and Eddy Kenzo had a daughter Kenzo, named the newborn Amaal Musuuza. Kenzo and Rema unfortunately separated in mid 2019 and Rema immediately got engaged to her former doctor Dr.Hamza Ssebunya
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