Being a celebrity is not as easy as some might think. Even though a lot of beautiful things come with the title of celebrity, there are also many downfalls and difficulties linked to being a famous person.
We are going to make sure we include as much interesting facts as we can.
In today’s text we are going to learn more about a Ugandan singer called Eddy Kenzo. We will talk about his net worth, his biography and the early days of his career.
We will also learn where he is now and what his new projects are.
So, if Kenzo is one of your favorite singers, this is the perfect chance to find out more about him.
Early Years
Edrisah Kenzo Musuuza was born on December 25th 1989 in Uganda. Even though his career is now on the rise and he is one of the most popular Ugandan singers, he didn’t have such a great time growing up. His mother passed away when he was only 4 years old.
Most of his childhood he spent on the streets, going from one place to another. While growing up, he wanted to become a professional football player.
He even practiced really hard to become a footballer, but this dream didn’t come true. He grew up as an orphan and didn’t have anyone to look up to and have for support. This made him stronger and more resilient to the real world. Perhaps this is what shaped him to become so strong-willed to succeed in show business.
He was even a part of the Masaka Local Council FC when he was only 9 years old. He went to the Lubiri Secondary School located in Masaka. He never managed to finish school, but luckily he achieved much greater success than he could ever imagine growing up, so finishing school wasn’t relevant for his career.
There aren’t many more information about his childhood and early years, but judging by the facts we have, he didn’t really have a pleasant childhood. He struggled a lot and never really had an opportunity to have real role models in his life, who will direct him and guide through life.
Career Path
Eddie Musuza, aka Eddy Kenzo, a talented Ugandan musician, who is going around the world, not only for his music, but for a video that is popular on networks, in which he shows some African children performing funny choreographies with an outstanding rhythm and talent.
The music that sounds is a success of the African DJ and the children, who call themselves the Guetto Boys, are stung in a healthy competition to see who dances best. The music runs through their veins and the.
Eddy’s career started in 2008 when he started performing under the name Eddy Kenzo. He came out with a song called Yanimba that featured Mikie Wine. Another single followed two years later under the name Stamina.
This song was also the theme song for the political elections that happened in Uganda in 2011. The song wasn’t used by one political party, rather it was used by many.
This largely gave the song a bigger popularity and it became something that everyone recognizes. In 2011, he got the Pearl of Africa Music Awards for the Best New Artist award. He started his own label under the name Big Talent Entertainment and he still owns it.
In 2012 he organized his first concert and released a song called Kamunuguluze. The biggest international hit was the song called Sitya Loss.
He also released an album under the same name. The success of his song was recognized by Sean Combs, who shared a video of this popular song.
In 2015 he performed at the Africa Cup of Nations together with Akon. He was the performer at the tournament finale as well. His song Jambole came out the same year and he joined his forces with Kcee on this remix.
Eddy was also the first African singer to receive a Viewer’s Choice Award for best international artist, which was a huge recognition for him.
Another remix came out in 2015 under the name Mbilo Mbilo. In 2016 he released a song called Soraye and decided it was time for a tour around Kenya. The tour was a success and many of his fans showed up to support him.
His third album came out in 2017 under the name Biology. He joined forces with Werrason and Mani Martin on the album as well. In 2018, he received the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite African Star.
Since then, his career has been improving and he even managed to get international by performing on festivals in Canada.
In 2019, Kenzo announced that he will join Chris Brown in a song called back to Love, and the same year he also released a song called Signal. Kenzo’s net worth is estimated at around 1$ million.
It seems almost incredible that such a talented singer doesn’t have a larger amount of money, but it is what it is.
He is also the brand ambassador for the Airtel Uganda, Ambition Mission Uganda and an Ambassador of Tourism. Judging by the fact that he is still making his break internationally, we might see this net worth going up in the following years.
He still has many years in front of him, so we can expect him to release more good music for us to listen too. Hopefully his international career will be at least half as successful as the one in his native Uganda.
Personal life
Kenzo is a talented artist who grew up in not such a great surrounding, but he managed to do the best he could with what he was given. His extreme talent is what set him apart from everyone else, and he soon got into the spotlight due to his amazing singing skills.
He grew up as an orphan and didn’t have anyone to look up to and have for support. This made him stronger and more resilient to the real world.
Perhaps this is what shaped him to become so strong-willed to succeed in show business. His mother died when he was only 4 years old, and left him alone in this world.
Kenzo loved football same as he loved music, and he even imagined he would become a famous football player one day. This dream didn’t come true, but he still managed to make success with his other talent, music.
Besides being a talented singer, he is also a great philanthropist. He started an organization under the name Eddy Kenzo Foundation. Some famous faces from Uganda joined his organization and the goal is to help nursing mothers with various donations. He even organized charity football matches to accumulate more money to give to the ones in need.
He also supported the charities that help out children who have HIV.
Kenzo is active on his social media and loves sharing information with his fans. He shares photos from his everyday life, he likes sharing news about his performances and also photos from his private life. Being a Ugandan singer and still being recognized in the West, is quite a big deal.
We can definitely say that this talented young singer did everything on his own and he can definitely be proud of himself.
Quick summary
Full name: Edrisah Kenzo Musuuza
Date of birth: December 15th 1989
Birthplace: Uganda
Age: 30
Profession: Singer
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 85
Net Worth: $1 million