David Mathenge (born 1 August 1976), better known by his stage name Nameless, is a
Kenyan pop artist.
Music career and education
Nameless, through his musical talents, has helped many artists in the country gain global recognition and collaborate with other African artists. He rose to fame in 1999 after winning a star-search contest on Kenya's urban music station,
Capital F.M, with his original song Megarider. He graduated from the
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a college, collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest List of universities and colleges in Kenya, university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dat ...
with a degree in
architecture
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.
Personal life
In 2005, he married
Wahu Kagwi, who is also a musician, and together they have 3 daughters.
Awards
Won
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2004 Kisima Music Awards – Best Boomba Pop Artist
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2006 Kisima Music Awards – Best Male Artist, Best Afro Fusion & Best Music Video (''Sinzia'').
*2006
Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) – Best Male (Kenya)
*2007
Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Single (''Sinzia'').
*2007
Channel O Music Video Awards
Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, once known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video A ...
– Best Male Video (“Sinzia”)
*2008
Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Kenyan Male Artist
*2008
Kisima Music Awards – Male Artist of the Year & Best Video ("Salari")
*2009
Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Single ("Salari")
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2009 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Male & Listener's Choice
Nominations
*2004
Kora Awards
The KORA All Africa Music Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. The awards were founded in 1994 by Benin born businessman, Ernest Adjovi, after a discussion in Namibia with the country's President H ...
– Best African Group (Nameless & Mr. Lenny)
*2005
Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Album ("On Fire")
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2006 MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 – Best African Act
*2006
Channel O Music Video Awards
Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, once known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video A ...
– Best East African video ("Juju" featuring Mr. Lenny)
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2009 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Performer
[Museke]
MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 nominees
References
External links
Ogopa DJs official websiteMTV Base Africa profile: NamelessNameless' profile, lyrics, audio, video, etc
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Kenyan musicians
1976 births
Living people
Kikuyu people
Kisima Music Award winners
Alumni of Strathmore School
University of Nairobi alumni