Michael Ross Kakooza | |
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Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Occupation | musician |
Michael Ross Kakooza is a Ugandan Rhythm and blues musician and dancer. [1] [2]
Michael Ross was born in Kampala in 1982 in a family of 14 to Joseph and Immaculate Kasibante. [3]
Michael Ross started out as a dancer at the age of eight. [1] He released his first single "Senorita" in 2002, receiving massive airplay. The song won the award for best RnB song in the 2003 Pearl of Africa Music Awards. [4] He released after it other songs including "You're the one" which he sang in English. [5] To appeal to a broader Ugandan audience, Ross started singing in Luganda. He released songs like "Yooyo" " Nze Akwagala" and "Ndi nowange". He however continued singing in English releasing songs like "Tell me" featuring Navio (rapper) and "Gimme tonight" that were well received. [6] In 2006 he reseased his album to date "Yo the one". [7] [8] In 2012, he released "Clothes off" which received massive airplay on MTV base. He also released his second album "unstoppable". [9] [10]
Michael Ross Kakooza | |
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Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Occupation | musician |
Michael Ross Kakooza is a Ugandan Rhythm and blues musician and dancer. [1] [2]
Michael Ross was born in Kampala in 1982 in a family of 14 to Joseph and Immaculate Kasibante. [3]
Michael Ross started out as a dancer at the age of eight. [1] He released his first single "Senorita" in 2002, receiving massive airplay. The song won the award for best RnB song in the 2003 Pearl of Africa Music Awards. [4] He released after it other songs including "You're the one" which he sang in English. [5] To appeal to a broader Ugandan audience, Ross started singing in Luganda. He released songs like "Yooyo" " Nze Akwagala" and "Ndi nowange". He however continued singing in English releasing songs like "Tell me" featuring Navio (rapper) and "Gimme tonight" that were well received. [6] In 2006 he reseased his album to date "Yo the one". [7] [8] In 2012, he released "Clothes off" which received massive airplay on MTV base. He also released his second album "unstoppable". [9] [10]