Citizen Kay is an Australian Canberra-based hip hop artist. Citizen Kay's EP ''Demokracy'' was nominated for

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at the

ARIA Music Awards of 2015 The 29th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2015 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...

. Citizen Kay's debut album, ''With the People'', was nominated the next year.

Biography

Kojo Owusu-Ansah was born in Ghana and moved to Australia (in 2000) when he was six. He is the older brother of

Genesis Owusu Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998 Ghana), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, '' Smil ...

. He released this single, "YES!" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an EP called ''Demokracy'', released in November 2014. The EP was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIAs and Best Independent Hip-Hop Album Release at the

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. In October 2015 he released his debut album ''With the People''. Citizen Kay released ''Belly of the Beast'' in August 2017.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

, ''Demokracy'' , Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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, ''Demokracy'' , Best Urban Album , , - , 2016 , ''With The People'' , Best Urban Album , , -

National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the Australian live scene – recognising the best vocal talents and musicians alongside ...

(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

National Live Music Awards of 2016 The National Live Music Awards of 2016 are the inaugural National Live Music Awards. The event took place on 29 November 2016. Award director, Larry Heath said: "Artists like Ngaiire are the beating heart of the contemporary live music scene i ...

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National Live Music Awards of 2017 The National Live Music Awards of 2017 are the second National Live Music Awards. The event took place on 7 December 2017, and the gala event moved from Sydney to Melbourne. All categories, bar the two ''People's Choice Awards'', are voted on ...

, themselves , Live Hip Hop Act of the Year , , - ,

National Live Music Awards of 2020 The National Live Music Awards of 2020 are the upcoming 5th annual National Live Music Awards. The nominees will be revealed on 7 September 2020, which is when general public voting commences. The event is scheduled for 20 October 2020. The ...

, themselves , ACT Act Voice of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Citizen Ghanaian emigrants to Australia Australian hip hop musicians Musicians from Canberra Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Koforidua