Coely Mbueno (born in 1994), performing as Coely, is a Belgian urban artist.

Biography

Coely Mbueno was born in Antwerp in 1994 to

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parents. Already at a young age, she started singing in a church choir directed by her mother. She started rapping when she was 14 years old, at first covering

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in a local youth club. She played as an

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for

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and

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, and performed at all major Belgian festivals, and international festivals like

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Discography

*2013: ''RAAH The Soulful Yeah’t'' (EP) *2016: ''Different Waters'' (full length album): reached #8 on the Flemish

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album charts, #61 on the Walloon Ultratop, and #138 in the Netherlands

Singles

*2012: ''Ain't Chasing Pavements'' *2013: ''Nothing On Me'', ''All I Do'' *2014: ''My Tomorrow'' *2016: ''Don't Care'', reached #1 in

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, hitlist of

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*2017: ''Wake Up Call'', ''Celebrate'', ''No Way'' *2018: ''Hush''

As a featured artist

*'' More Mess'' by

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, a top 20 hit in France *''Magic Carpet'' by Dvtch Norris

Awards

*2017:

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: won Solo Woman Award, and Urban Award *2017: Female Belgian singer of the year at

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's Pop Poll *2018: Ultima award for Music from the Flemish Ministry of Culture *2018: Music Industry Awards: nominated for Solo Woman and for Urban

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