BORN DAVID MATHENGE IN 1976, NAMELESS HAS NEVER HAD ANY MUSICAL TRAINING AND ONLY HIS PASSION, HARDWORK, DETERMINATION AND TALENT HAS SEEN HIM THIS FAR. HIS FIRST SHOT INTO MUSIC WAS IN 1999, WHILE IN HIS SECOND YEAR OF UNIVERSITY, STUDYING ARCHITECTURE...HE PARTICIPATED IN A CONTEST IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS (CAPITAL FM) WHICH HE WON AND LANDED A RECORDING DEAL WITH PRODUCER, TEDD JOSIAH...
HIS FIRST SINGLE "MEGA-RIDER", INSTANTLY HIT AND WAS ON TOP OF EAST AFRICAN CHART SHOW FOR FOUR WEEKS!IN 2001, HE MOVED STABLE TO OGOPA DJS WHERE HE SIGNED A DEAL AND RECORDED, MAJITU AND MANNERLESS:
MANNERLESS - NAMELESS - KENYAN - artist...WHICH WERE ALL INSTANT HITS.
HE THEN COLLABORATED WITH AMANI AND DID ANOTHER SONG, "NINANOKI" WHICH LASTED 7WEEKS ON TOP OF THE KISS FM CHART(A LOCAL STATION).
HE ALSO DID "BOOMBA TRAIN" WITH THE LATE ESIR (ONE OF KENYAS GREATEST MCS, WHO DIED IN A TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT WHILE TOURING WITH NAMELESS IN 2003)...THIS SONG WON HIM THE BEST SONG IN THE KISIMA AWARDS IN 2003 WHILE ALSO BEING NOMINATED FOR BEST MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR.
ALL THIS TIME HE WAS RECORDING HIT AFTER HIT...HE STILL JUGGLED WITH UNIVERSITY AND HE FINALLY GRADUATED IN 2002 WITH SECOND CLASS HONOURS!
10YRS DOWN THE LINE, NAMELESS IS STILL GROWING MUSICALLY AND STILL CHUCKING HIT AFTER HIT (HE NOW CONCENTRATES FULLY ON HIS MUSIC, DESPITE THE DEGREE)...HE JUST RECENTLY (OCTOBER 10,2009) WON 2 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS, ONE FOR BEST MALE ARTIST, AND FOR HIS COLLABORATION WITH UPCOMING ARTIST HABIDA (SUNSHINE) HE WON THE LISTENERS CHOICE AWARD:
HE POSSES GOOD VOCAL ABILITY AND HIS MUSIC IS RYTHMATIC, CATCHY WHILE EDUCATIVE....WELL, SOMETIMES ALSO CHEEKY.
HIS OTHER HITS INCLUDE:
SINZIA
SALARY:
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NAMELESS VISIT:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mathenge
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