| Keen'V | |
| Birth Name: | Kevin Bonnet |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Rouen, France |
| Genre: | Dancehall reggae, ragga, R&B |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Label: | Universal Music |
Kevin Bonnet (in French pronounced as /kevin bɔne/; born 31 January 1983), better known as Keen'V, earlier Keen V, is a French ragga musician. He made his breakthrough with the single "J'aimerais trop" in 2011, peaking at number 3 on the French Singles Chart.[1]
Kevin Bonnet was born on January 31, 1983, in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. He studied at the André Maurois college in La Saussaye and then at the Ferdinand Buisson high school in Elbeuf. Subsequently, he became a volunteer firefighter in Amfreville-la-Campagne, and DJ and entertainer at the "Moulin Rose" nightclub in Belbeuf and César's in Gournay-en-Bray. The beginnings of Keen'v are made at the "Moulin Rose", the DJ of the discotheque offers him to take the turntables and Kévin accepts the offer. Because the public appreciates his performance, the singer decides to return and finds himself alone in front of an audience for the first time.
In 2005, he met the composer Fabrice Vanvert (also known as Fab'V), with whom he composed the songs Loco la salsa and Soca soca te quiero, and performed in around fifty nightclubs in France. He met singers Obed and L'Rayan and together, they released a music video, Dancehall Musik, composed by Fab'V. A few months later, he met DJ Yaz who asked him to become his producer. He then obtains a contract at Universal Music which allows him to release new titles. In 2007, he met Toy Nawaach, a dancer from Limoges who would become his sidekick on stage.
Beginning on 15 April 2024, Keen'v is the host of the new game show "The Song" in France on the NRJ television station.[2]
| Year | Album | Charts | Label | Credit | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] | BEL (Wa) [4] | SWI [5] | |||||
| 2008 | Phenom'N | 88 | — | — | ULM/Universal | Credited as Keen V | Album rereleased in 2010 with additional tracks |
| 2011 | Carpe Diem | 9 | — | — | Universal | Credited as Keen'V | |
| 2012 | La vie est belle | 2 | 9 | — | Universal | Credited as Keen V | |
| 2013 | Ange ou démon | 1 | 7 | 81 | AZ | Credited as Keen'V | |
| 2014 | Saltimbanque | 1 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | Là oú le vent me mène | 1 | 12 | 44 | Warner | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 1 [6] | 3 | 32 | |||
| 2019 | Thérapie | 2 | 13 | 93 | |||
| 2021 | Rêver | 2 | 160 | 60 | Parlophone | ||
| 2022 | Diamant | 1 | 15 | 75 | |||
| 2023 | Best-Of: 15ème anniversaire | — | 171 | — | |||
| Year | Single | Charts | Notes | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) | ||||
| 2009 | "Le son qui bam bam" | 19 | — | Credited as Keen V | Phenom'N (only in the 2010 rerelease) |
| 2011 | "J'aimerais trop" (featuring SAP) | 3 | 21 | Credited as Keen'V | Carpe Diem |
| "Prince charmant" | 21 | 71* | Carpe Diem (only in the rerelease edition) | ||
| 2012 | "Les mots" | 15 | 54* | La vie est belle | |
| "Petite Émilie" | 34 | — | |||
| "Ma vie au soleil" | 22 | 38 | |||
| "Elle t'a maté (Fatoumata)" | 42 | — | |||
| 2013 | "Ça va le faire" | 64 | 80* | Credited as Keen'V | Ange ou démon |
| "La vie du bon côté" (featuring Lorelei B) | 6 | 31 | |||
| "Moti'V" | — | 75* | |||
| 2014 | "Dis-moi oui (Marina)" | 10 | 44 | Saltimbanque | |
| "Certains m'appellent" | 89 | — | |||
| "Saltimbanque" | 86 | — | |||
| "J'me bats pour toi" | 65 | — | |||
| 2015 | "Un monde meilleur" | 50 | 50 | Là où le vent me mène | |
| 2016 | "Rien qu'une fois" | 27 | 36 | ||
| "Celle qu'il te faut" | 70 | — | Là où le vent me mène (Summer Edition) | ||
| 2017 | "Elle a" | 31 | — | 7 | |
| "Le chemin de la vie" | 125 | — | |||
| "Un métier sérieux" | 164 [7] | — | |||
| "Le plus beau des cadeaux" (feat. Lorelei B) | — | — | |||
| 2020 | "Quoi qu'il arrive" (feat. Magic System) | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "Outété" | — | 47 | ||