Citizen Kay

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Citizen Kay
Birth nameKojo Owusu-Ansah
Born Koforidua, Ghana

Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist. [1]

Contents

Citizen Kay's EP Demokracy was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Urban Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015. [2]

Citizen Kay's debut album, With the People, was nominated the next year. [3]

Biography

Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000 [4] ) when he was six. [5] He is the older brother of Genesis Owusu. [6]

He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called Demokracy, released in November 2014. [7] The EP was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIAs and Best Independent Hip-Hop Album Release at the AIR Awards of 2015.

In October 2015 he released his debut album With the People. [8]

Citizen Kay released Belly of the Beast in August 2017. [9]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
With the People
  • Released: 16 October 2015 [10]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR003)
Belly of the Beast
  • Released: 25 August 2017 [11]
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
  • Label: OneTwo (Onetwo006)

Extended plays

TitleEP details
High Evolution Funk
  • Released: June 2005 [12]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS020)
All About the Drums
  • Released: May 2007 [13]
  • Format: LP, Digital download
  • Label: Sensei (SNS027)
Demokracy
  • Released: November 2014 [14]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Asphalt Records (ASR001)

Singles

List of singles, showing year
TitleYearEP
"Yes!" [15] 2013Demokracy
"Raise a Glass" (featuring BKBB) [16]
"Alive Again" (with Kilter) [17] 2014non album single
"Freedoom" [18] Demokracy
"Wax On Wax Off" [19] 2015With the People
"MyoMy" (with Kirklandd) [20] non album single
"Life Gives You Lemons" [21] With the People
"Hey Did You Know?" (with Oliver Sol) [22] 2017non album single
"These Kicks" (featuring Georgia B) [23] Belly of the Beast
"Static" (featuring Mondescreen) [24]
"Ego" [25] 2019TBA
"Funny Business" (featuring Genesis Owusu) [26] 2020

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2015 [27] DemokracyBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 Demokracy Best Urban Album Nominated
2016 With The People Best Urban Album Nominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2016 [28] themselvesACT Live Voice of the YearWon
National Live Music Awards of 2017 [29] [30] themselvesLive Hip Hop Act of the YearNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2020 [31] themselvesACT Act Voice of the YearNominated

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References

  1. ↑ "Update: Citizen Kay is getting With The People for national album tour", Triple J, 12 October 2015
  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards 2015: Courtney Barnett, Vance Joy dominate nominations", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 2015
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  19. ↑ "Wax On Wax Off - single". Apple Music. August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "MyoMy - single". Apple Music. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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