Faridah Demola Seriki, known professionally as Kah-Lo is a

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singer-songwriter, best known for her song "Fasta" and for her work on " Rinse and Repeat" with British DJ Riton. The track was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the

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. Together, she and Riton have released "Betta Riddim", "Money" ft. Mr. Eazi and

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, and

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hits "Fake ID" and "Ginger". Her debut single "Fasta" was released on 11 August 2017. The song was chosen as

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's hottest record in the world on 22 August 2017. Her collaborative album "Foreign Ororo" with Riton was released on 5 October 2018. Her debut solo album "Pain/Pleasure" was released on 8 September 2023.

Biography

Seriki was born and raised in

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, where she attended Vivian Fowler Memorial College. In 2009, she moved to

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, where she graduated from

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in 2013 and worked marketing there. Through

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and

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, she started collaborating with Riton, starting her professional music career. Her father was

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, a prominent Nigerian politician.

Discography

Albums

* Riton: ''Foreign Ororo'' (2018) *Pain/Pleasure (2023)

Extended plays

*''The Arrival'' (2021)

Singles

* Riton: "Fasta" (2017) * "Exit Sign" (2019) * "Drag Me Out" (2022) * "fund$" (2023) * "Karma" (2023) * "GD Woman" (2023) * "Runaway" (2023) * "Criminal" (with

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and

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)

Features

*Riton: " Rinse & Repeat" (2016) *Riton: "Betta Riddim" (2016) *Riton: "Fake ID" (2017) *Riton: "Ginger" (2018) *Riton: "Up & Down" (2018) *

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: "Spice" (2018) *Riton,

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: "Catching Feelings" (2018) *Riton: "Bad Boy" (2018) *

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: "Ballie" (2019) *

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, Blond:ish: "Give Dem" (2019) * Perto: “Bad Maybe Good” (2019) *

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: "Awa Ni" (2019) *Michael Brun: "Melanin" (2020) * Karma Fields, Associanu: "It Girl" (2022) * Billen Ted: "Feel The Burn" (2023) In July 2023, Kah-Lo announced the upcoming release of her debut album "Pain/Pleasure" on September 8, 2023. It was preceded by the release of "GD Woman", "Karma", and "fund$".

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kah-Lo Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Hofstra University alumni The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication alumni Nigerian women singer-songwriters Nigerian singer-songwriters