出生南非,在英國南安普敦長大的 Kenya,10歲開始寫歌,起初對音樂劇感興趣,後來轉為著迷舞曲風格。2019年發行首張單曲〈Obsessed〉,正式與樂壇接軌。直到2023年的〈Strangers〉在TikTok發酵,正好銜接drum n bass於英國重新大流行,快速攀上排行榜第一名位置,使得Kenya成為英國樂史上相隔39年之久,繼Kate Bush之後,第二位完全獨立演唱、寫歌和製作冠軍單曲的全才英國女歌手!
首張處女秀《The After Taste》,以簡約電子編曲和製作,搭入發人省思詞彙,為聽眾匯集深具感染力的能量。主打歌〈Strangers〉描述現今約會文化和網路交友的殘酷現實,同樣對於感情的未來,感到有種不確定性;〈Its Not Fair〉捕捉過去戀情中的美好時光;〈Hey, Hi, How Are You?〉表達更多情傷和悔恨情緒;〈Stay〉則回憶起一段有毒關係,即便如此,自己仍不願離開對方;瞄準夜店的〈My Baby Loves To Dance〉,盡情宣洩內心對情感的煩惱,一路舞到最後一刻!《The After Taste》強調音樂對聽眾的持久影響力和情感迴響,表現一種餘韻猶存的意境!
The songwriter broke out last year, with her irresistible single "Strangers" becoming global smash. Produced, written, and performed by Kenya Grace, it affirmed her as one of electronic pop s freshest all-rounders.
Eventually going platinum in three countries and reaching gold status in twelve countries, Kenya blended this with in-out visits to studios wherever she could find them