Myss Keta, also known as M¥SS KETA, is a pseudonymous

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rapper. Described as an "icon of

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and

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'' magazine, her musical style has been cited as mixing

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with

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, and her cited influences include the sub-genre

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Biography

The Myss Keta pseudonym birthed in August 2013 from Motel Forlanini, an underground music collective project in . This project included producer Stefano Riva, director Simone Rovellini and graphic designer Dario Pigato. Their first single "Milano sushi & coca" was released October of that year, receiving widespread media coverage, along with criticism of the music video's provocative content. In 2014, Myss Keta released "Illusione distratta". In 2015, her music video "Burqa di Gucci" was released, where she wears a veil covering her face from the nose up alongside a pair of sunglasses. This became part of her public appearance throughout the rest of her career. In 2016, she published the

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''L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera'', which sampled music from the 1960s and 70s. On June 23, 2017, she published the EP ''Carpaccio ghiacciato'' and "Xananas". On April 20, 2018, her debut album ''Una vita in Capslock'' was released by

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. On March 29, 2019, she released her second album ''Paprika'' which featured various Italian musical artists including

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, Elodie,

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, and Mahmood. Myss Keta co-hosted the program ''L'altro Festival'', a talk show about 2020 Sanremo Music Festival, alongside

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. In 2021, she won the second season of the Italian version of ''

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'' with Elodie.

References

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