Kenny B

Kenny B
Kenny B
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Bron
Also known as	Kenny B
Born	1 November 1961 (age 63); Paramaribo, Suriname
Genres	Reggae
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1970–present
Labels	TopNotch

Kenneth Bron (born 1 November 1961), known professionally as Kenny B, is a Surinamese reggae singer.^[1]

Biography

Bron, a former servant of the Surinamese army, is inspired by Bob Marley. He began his career in English and Sranan before being persuaded to sing in Dutch. Kenny B signed to the TopNotch-label and released his album Kenny B in May 2015. It topped the Dutch Album Chart for one week.^[2] The second single Parijs chronicled a by-chance-meeting with a Dutch girl in Paris who barely speaks French. It spent seven weeks on top of the Dutch Top 40 chart and gave rise to parody-versions.^[3]

In 2016, Kenny B recorded two collaboration-singles; one with rapper/tv-presenter Ali B and R&B-singer Brace, the other, a translated cover-version of 54-46 That's My Number with established pop/reggae-band Doe Maar. He also provided the Dutch voice of Tamatoa in the Moana-movie and wrote a song for children's choir Kinderen voor Kinderen.

In 2017, Kenny B participated in the tv-contest Beste Zangers (Best Singers).

Kenny B performs in and outside Dutch-speaking countries, and is a copyright-ambassador for other Surinamese artists. In 2019 he released the follow-up to his self-titled album and had his tenth no.1-hit on Surinamese station Radio 10 Magic FM.

Discography

Albums

Bosie mie (2009)
The Best of 2011
Kenny B (2015)
Hoe Dan Ook (2019)

Charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
Title	Year	SUR ^[4]	Album
"Go Fii"	2020	4	Non-album singles
"Nergens Heen"	2022	16
"Fa un de ya" (with Kater Karma [nl])		1
"Faandi" (with Kater Karma)		13
"Never Leave"	2023	2

Filmography

Films

Moana (2016) - Dutch version
Sing Song (2017)
Soul (2020) - Dutch version

References

^ Donkers, Sander (19 May 2015). "Kenny B zingt de mensen bij elkaar". Vrij Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Kenny B – Kenny B". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Kenny B – Parijs" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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Peak chart positions for singles in Suriname:
- "Go Fii": "Nationale Top 40 Suriname: Top 5 – 24 September 2020". Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Nergens Heen": "De Top 40 Lijst Voor 1 – 8 Dec 2022" [The Top 40 List For 1 – Dec 8, 2022]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Fa un de ya": "De Top 40 Lijst Voor 26 Jan – 2 Feb 2023" [The Top 40 List For Jan 26 – Feb 2, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Faandi": "Top 40 – 20 April Tot 27 April 2023" [Top 40 – April 20 to April 27, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Never Leave": "Top 40 – 04 Jan T/M 11 Jan 2024" [Top 40 – January 4 to January 11, 2024]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.