Coely Explained

Coely Mbueno (born in 1994), performing as Coely, is a Belgian urban artist.

Biography

Coely Mbueno was born in Antwerp in 1994 to Congolese parents. Already at a young age, she started singing in a church choir directed by her mother. She started rapping when she was 14 years old, at first covering Nicki Minaj in a local youth club.^[1]

She played as an opening act for Kanye West, De La Soul and Kendrick Lamar, and performed at all major Belgian festivals, and international festivals like Glastonbury.^[2]

Discography

• 2013: RAAH The Soulful Yeah’t (EP)
• 2016: Different Waters (full length album): reached #8 on the Flemish Ultratop album charts, #61 on the Walloon Ultratop, and #138 in the Netherlands

Singles

• 2012: Ain't Chasing Pavements
• 2013: Nothing On Me, All I Do
• 2014: My Tomorrow
• 2016: Don't Care, reached #1 in De Afrekening, hitlist of Studio Brussel
• 2017: Wake Up Call, Celebrate, No Way
• 2018: Hush

As a featured artist

• More Mess by Kungs, a top 20 hit in France
• Magic Carpet by Dvtch Norris

Awards

• 2017: Music Industry Awards: won Solo Woman Award, and Urban Award
• 2017: Female Belgian singer of the year at HUMO's Pop Poll^[3]
• 2018: Ultima award for Music from the Flemish Ministry of Culture
• 2018: Music Industry Awards: nominated for Solo Woman and for Urban

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aînouz . Abigaïl . Coely prouve que le rap belge peut aussi s'écrire au féminin . Les Inrockuptibles . 12 December 2018 . French . 17 February 2017.
2. News: Van Assche . Gunter . Coely: "Ik zie foute mensen van ver aankomen" . 12 December 2018 . De Morgen . 27 February 2018 . Dutch.
3. Web site: Beste zangeres (nationaal) . Humo . 12 December 2018.