Artist Name

Kenna

(0 users)

Logo

Artist Image

Functions

Data Complete 40%

15%

Album Releases

view

2007 - Make Sure They See My Face

2003 - New Sacred Cow

Members
1 Male

Origin
origin flag

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Genre
flag

Alternative Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
---

Born

2001

Active
2001 to Present...

Cutout
transparent

Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Loves
Freetime	161,515	8 users
Hell Bent	124,272	8 users
Out of Control (State of Emotion)	180,211	8 users
Say Goodbye to Love	250,726	8 users
Sun Red Sky Blue	107,745	8 users

Music Video Links

Artist Biography
Available in:

Kenna Zemedkun, known professionally as simply Kenna, is an Ethiopian-born American musician. His track "Say Goodbye To Love" was nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Kenna is the eldest son of an Ethiopian family that immigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was later raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, attending school with friends and eventual career-long collaborators Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams. Kenna began to express an interest in music upon receiving a copy of U2's The Joshua Tree. That album inspired Kenna to teach himself piano while studying singers like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, as well as groups like The Cure and Duran Duran. Breaking into the music scene at such a young age and at an interesting time in pop history, Kenna met some of music’s biggest names including Whitney Houston, Babyface, Blackstreet, Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson.