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Kele Okereke
Okereke performing in November 2018
Background information
Birth name
Rowland Kelechukwu Okereke
Born
(1981-10-13) 13 October 1981 (age 42) Liverpool, England
Origin
London, England
Genres
Indie rock
post-punk revival
post-Britpop
art punk
alternative rock
alternative dance
house
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
piano
vocoder
Years active
1999–present
Labels
Wichita
V2
Kobalt
A Remarkable Idea
Musical artist
Rowland Kelechukwu "Kele" Okereke//ⓘ (born 13 October 1981), also known mononymously as Kele, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.[1] Additionally, he has released six studio albums as a solo artist.
^"Bloc Party plot new Move". Clash. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
Rowland Kelechukwu "Kele" Okereke // (born 13 October 1981), also known mononymously as Kele, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best...
an English rock band that was formed in London in 1999 by co-founders KeleOkereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead...
The Fader as a "bang-up cover" with "deep and husky" vocals. In 2011, KeleOkereke of Bloc Party included a cover of "Goodbye Horses" on his EP The Hunter...
Okereke, British-Nigerian author David Okereke (born 1997), Nigerian footballer Emeka Okereke (born 1980), Nigerian photographer and filmmaker Kele Okereke...
tour, after recording four albums with the band. Bloc Party frontman KeleOkereke alluded to simmering tensions that had been boiling up behind the scenes...
fifth studio album, which features collaborations with Tim Burgess, KeleOkereke, and Anwar Superstar, amongst others. The album was released on 24 January...
after responding to an advertisement placed in the NME music magazine by KeleOkereke and Russell Lissack, who were seeking a bassist. Although not originally...
KeleOkereke and guitarist Russell Lissack. Bloc Party released its last studio album, Hymns, in 2016. On 22 January 2020, lead singer KeleOkereke announced...
Look up kele, Kele, kělè, or Kēlè in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kele or KELE may refer to: Kele people (Congo), a Bantu ethnic group Kele people...
band Bloc Party took inspiration from "Peek-a-Boo" and their singer KeleOkereke stated about that Banshees' single: "it sounded like nothing else on...
of Fleetwood Mac named Hounds of Love as one of her favorite albums. KeleOkereke of Bloc Party said of the title track: "The first time I heard it I was...
an album of songs inspired by Drake, Phantom Moon, in 2001. In 2017, KeleOkereke cited Pink Moon as an influence on his third solo album, Fatherland....
band's top ten hits. All lyrics by KeleOkereke (except where noted). All music composed by Bloc Party (KeleOkereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes &...
compositional focus was on rhythm and the drum and bass parts, while lyricist KeleOkereke's writing examined the feelings and hopes of young adults, including views...
Records. Epton has also done production or remix work for The Kills, KeleOkereke, Björk, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio, Lily Allen...
some of the tracks. The subject matter of frontman and chief lyricist KeleOkereke's lyrics for A Weekend in the City covers issues such as drug use, sexuality...
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