Vampino

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Vampino
Born1980 (age 4041)
NationalityUgandan
Occupation
  • musician
Relatives Maurice Kirya (Brother)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2000–present
Labels
Associated acts

Vampino, born Elvis Kirya, is a Ugandan dance hall musician [1] [2] and actor debuting his acting career in Nana Kagga's 2012 film, The life. [3] He was one half of the duo "Benon and Vamposs." [4] He is a brother to musician Maurice Kirya. [5] He is signed to Swangz Avenue. [6]

Contents

Early life and education

Vampino was born in 1980. He attended Shimoni Primary school, Kabojja and Namasagali secondary before joining Aptech where he attained a diploma in Computer Networking and Maintenance. [7]

Music

Vampino first made his name under a music duo Benon and Vamposs. The duo started doing music in 2000. The duo had successful songs like "Mumulete", "I know", "Nsazewo", and "My lady". [8] The video for their song "Mumuleete" made it to the top ten on MTV chart in UK. [9] In 2009, Vampino opted for a solo career as Benon concentrated on music production. He has had a successful solo career with songs like "Kwekunyakunya" ft Keko (rapper), Juliana Kanyomozi and Cinderella Sanyu and "Tell it" with Radio and Weasle. He has also collaborated with R&B singer Nick Nola on songs like "Nobody Like Me" and "Setula". [10]

Discography

Benon and Vamposs

Filmography

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References

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  2. "Vampino dumps local shows for more lucrative International Gigs" . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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