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Nikita Kering
Kenyan musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nikita Chepchumba Kering' (born 26 February 2002) is a Kenyan musician, actress and media personality.[1][2][3]
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Early life and education
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]
Career
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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Awards
- 2018 Pulse Music Video Awards (PMVA) for Best New Artiste[11]
- 2019 All Africa Music Awards for Best Female Artiste in Eastern Africa[11]
- 2019 All Africa Music Awards for Revelation of the African Continent[11]
- 2021 All Africa Music Awards for Best RnB and Soul Artist[10]
- 2021 All Africa Music Awards for Best Female Artiste East Africa[10]
References
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