Nikita Kering' Kering | |
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 in May 2025 at the US Embassy in Nairobi | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nikita Chepchumba Kering' |
| Also known as | Omondi's |
| Born | 26 February 2002 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | EmPawa Africa |
Nikita Chepchumba Kering' (born 26 February 2002) is a Kenyan musician, actress and media personality. [1] [2] [3]
Kering' was born on 26 February 2002 in Nairobi. She is the fourth born in a family of five. [4] She attended Riara Springs Academy, Kilimani Junior Academy and Brookhouse International School where she completed her A-level studies from a partial scholarship, given to support her musical career. [5] [6]
She started her career at an early age. In 2012, during an album launch by Emmy Kosgey, she sang to a huge audience, and was critically acclaimed for her performance.
Nikita applied to the 2019 EmPawa Africa 3-week masterclass for emerging independent artistes called emPawa100, [7] [8] and was selected to undergo the international training and mentoring program. [9] She became a finalist during the contest, but was deemed too young to compete at the highest stage; nonetheless it brought her to the limelight and there her career began. [10] In the emPawa100 masterclass, Nikita won an award of $3,000 in funding which she used to shoot the video for her single Tragedy. [9] [8]
After the success of her song, Ex, she was also privileged to perform at Alliance High School on 6 November 2021.
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