K.One

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K.One
Birth nameKaleb Vitale
Occupation(s)rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2010—Present
LabelsIllegal Musik

Kaleb "K.One" Vitale is a New Zealand rapper, currently signed to Illegal Musik. The most successful song of his career is featuring with J. Williams on "Night of Your Life" which reached number 4 on the RIANZ charts and received gold certification in 2010.

Personal life[edit]

Kaleb is originally from Masterton, in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand, and previously made his living in the forestry industry. He has two daughters named Dream and Summer-Jade.[1]

Music career[edit]

2010 - present: debut album[edit]

"Never" featuring Junipah was released as the lead single for Vitale's debut album. His next single "Walking Away" featuring Jason Kerrison from Opshop made it to the RIANZ charts at number 38. He also made many singles as a featured artist from which all came from fellow label mates. The most successful one was his song with J. Williams on "Night of Your Life" which peaked at number 4 on the RIANZ charts and received a gold certification. There is also to be a single for his daughters on the album.[1]

In 2012, K.One was the supporting act for New Zealand boy band, Titanium on their Come On Home Tour.

Discography[edit]

K.One discography
Singles2
Mixtapes1

Studio albums[edit]

Year Album details NZ
[2]
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2012 Far from Home[1] 21

Mixtapes[edit]

Year Title
2010 Welcome to the Bright Lights[3]

Singles[edit]

Year Title NZ
[2]
2010 "Never" (featuring Junipah)
"Walking Away" (featuring Jason Kerrison) 38
2011 "She's a Killer" (featuring J. Williams) 26
2014 "Love Don't Live Around Here"

Featured singles[edit]

Year Title NZ
[2]
Album
2010 "Alone No More" (Vince Harder featuring K.One) Non-album single
"Natural" (DJ CXL featuring Erakah and K.One) Non-album single
"Night of Your Life" (J. Williams featuring K.One) 4 TBA
"I Like It" (Illegal Banditz featuring Brooke Fowler and K.One) Non-album single
2011 "Want to Rule the World" (J. Williams featuring K.One) 29 TBA
2015 "Team, Ball, Player, Thing"
(#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.)
2 Non-album single

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "K.One crowning - home and abroad". times-age.co.nz. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "K.One in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ "'Welcome To The Bright Lights' Mixtape". Illegal Musik. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.