User:Kelly Denis

Kelly Denis
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| image = [[File:Kelly Denis 2013.png|thumb|Kelly Denis 2013]]
| caption = Addicted in [[Kampala]], Uganda, March 20, 2013
| birth_name = Kimuli Kelly Denis
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|3|31}}
| birth_place = [[Mengo]], [[Kampala District|Kampala City]], [[Uganda|Ug]]
| death_date =
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[Instrumentalist]], [[Information technology specialist|I.T Specialist]]
| genre = [[Contemporary Gospel]], [[Reggae]], [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| label = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/JBP-Records-Mugabe-Johnie/351524878277005 JBP Records], [https://www.facebook.com/Johniebeatsproz Johnie Beats Productionz], [https://www.facebook.com/Bigtune.Studioz Big Tune Records]
| Instruments = [[Saxophone]], [[Drums]]
| years_active = 2011–present
| spouse =
| Associated = [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1]
| website = {{URL|[http://www.kellykdenis.tumblr.com http://www.kellykdenis.com]}}
}}
'''Kelly Denis''' (born '''Kimuli Kelly Dennis''') is a [[Ugandan]] [[Artist|Gospel Artist]], Instrumentalist, [[Information technology specialist|I.T Specialist]] and [[Videographer|occasional Videographer]]. Beginning his career at the age of sixteen, Denis has appeared in numerous commercials, music studios, and music videos. In 2006, he began singing in the lead role of the [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1] music concert ''[https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc/info Deception].''
== Early life ==
Denis was born in [[Mengo]], [[Kampala District|Kampala City]], [[Uganda|Ug]]. His mother, Ruth Nakigudde, worked as Real Estate Manager into his teens, and his father, Lwanga Francis F.X Xavier, is a [[Uganda Commercial Bank|UCB/UCBL]] bank accountant. According to Denis, his maternal grandmother is a "[[Ugandan]], [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] and [[African people|African]], so I guess that would be considered [[African]], [[Creole]]. My mother's father was Lukwago and something else. My dad's mother's a [[Ugandan]] and black, and his father was from [[Uganda]]." Denis was raised in [[Kampala|Kampala City]], [[Wakiso District|Namasuba]], [[Uganda]], with his one male sibling and two in [[United Kingdom|UK]].
= Career =
[[File:Kelly wikip.png|left|thumb|Power FM Party]]
Denis began singing in church at age ten.https://www.facebook.com/KellyKDenis/info in [[Kampala]], Denis's family lived in [[Mengo]], [[Kampala]] to a their present house in Entebbe. Denis started music in 2004 after first accompanying a friend to a Jazz Show at [[Serena Hotel]] in [[Kampala]] where he had to present up with Jazz drumming.He thereafter met Joel, who was an upcoming [[Artist]], and they did the first [[Christmas Album]] [[recording]]. Joel, the present [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1] by that time and Denis did a collaboration concert at Holy Gospel Church and from the concert Denis was signed as a [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1] member in 2006.
As a teenager, Denis began street performing (or [[busking]]) around [[Kampala]] [[Streets]]. In 2007 Denis with the old Destiny-1 Management ([https://www.facebook.com/kimuradc?ref=ts&fref=ts Denis], Johnson, [https://www.facebook.com/godfrey.kasasa.7?ref=ts&fref=ts Godfrey] and [https://www.facebook.com/marcus.antiviruss?ref=ts&fref=ts Marcus]) did the "Never Give Up" recording by Producer [https://www.facebook.com/david.boss.7165 David]. Denis took hold of [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc?ref=ts&fref=ts Destiny-1] and laid a new strategy which had to widen [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc?ref=ts&fref=ts Destiny-1] to [https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-Misc/293827080678743 Destiny-1 Ministries] and under it including Destiny-1 Music, Destiny-1 Entertainment and Destiny-1 Care International.
==='''2009-10: Kelly Denis and Destiny-1'''===
In March 2009, the rumors that the [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1] pioneers announced that they were leaving the ministry for some businesses were true, saying "while no official documents have been signed, we surrender Destiny-1 to Kelly Denis as the Rollover Managing Director and should hold the next coming Destiny-1 members by his new strategy plan.
==='''2010-11: Kelly Denis and Patrick ([https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1])'''===
In April 2011, Denis was joined by [https://www.facebook.com/Mukisa.K.Patrick?ref=ts&fref=ts Patrick]Denis was joined by [https://www.facebook.com/Mukisa.K.Patrick?ref=ts&fref=ts Patrick], who became a strong [https://www.facebook.com/Destiny1Misc Destiny-1] member under the management of [https://www.facebook.com/KellyKDenis Kelly Denis] and later [https://www.facebook.com/KellyKDenis Kelly Denis] joined the music promotion of which he partnered with [https://www.facebook.com/Bigtune.Studioz?ref=ts&fref=ts Big Tune Records][https://www.facebook.com/Bigtune.Studioz?ref=ts&fref=ts Big Tune Records], [https://www.facebook.com/WastedTalent256?ref=ts&fref=ts Wasted Talent Uganda][https://www.facebook.com/WastedTalent256?ref=ts&fref=ts Wasted Talent Uganda], [https://www.facebook.com/Holy.Keane?ref=ts&fref=ts Holy Keane Amooti][https://www.facebook.com/Holy.Keane?ref=ts&fref=ts Holy Keane Amooti], [https://www.facebook.com/Martin.Seku?ref=ts&fref=ts Faith Records][https://www.facebook.com/Martin.Seku?ref=ts&fref=ts Faith Records], [https://www.facebook.com/Sseku.Martin?ref=ts&fref=ts Sseku Martin][https://www.facebook.com/Sseku.Martin?ref=ts&fref=ts Sseku Martin], [https://www.facebook.com/Emperor.Ciza?ref=ts&fref=ts Emperor Ciza Ug][https://www.facebook.com/Emperor.Ciza?ref=ts&fref=ts Emperor Ciza Ug], Tango[https://www.facebook.com/Bigtune.Studioz?ref=ts&fref=ts Big Tune Records], and some other latest projects. Kelly did the promotion as he was moving on with the [[drumming]].
==='''2011-12: Kelly Denis and Born Now and Oh Lord'''===
in March 2012 he released a jazz song titled "[http://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/born-now Born Now]" featuring Patrick a [[saxophonist]] and Samuel a [[violinist]] and not too far from the date in April he had got done with the Destiny-1 first official Album track titled "[https://www.soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/oh-lord-ft-destiny-1 Ho Lord]" produced by Producer [https://www.facebook.com/david.boss.7165?ref=ts&fref=ts David].
== Personal life ==
Denis currently lives in [[Entebbe City]], [[Wakiso District]]. Although he was not raised in the church, Denis is a Christian and a spiritual person, and has stated in numerous interviews that he won’t do duties that he feels might "disappoint God".
Denis was born in Kampala to Ruth Lwanga and Francis Lwanga F.X Xavier, an Accountant in UCB. He is the second last brother of two sisters and one brother [https://www.facebook.com/J.kivumbi Jacqueline Kivumbi] a [[psychologist]] , [https://www.facebook.com/maureen.kivumbi?ref=ts&fref=ts Maureen Kivumbi] a [[Business Lady]] and [https://www.facebook.com/Xerxes.Ben?ref=ts&fref=ts Xerxes Ben Nteza] a [[student]].
==Discography==
{{listen |filename=Destiny-1-Oh_Lord_-_Destiny-1.ogg |title=Oh Lord ft Destiny-1 |description=Sample of "Oh Lord", backed by a thunderous [[reggae]] beats of Producer [https://www.facebook.com/david.boss.7165 David]https://www.facebook.com/david.boss.7165. |pos=right |format=[[Ogg]]|filename2= Destiny-1-BORN_NOW.ogg |title2="Born Now ft Kitego Patrick_Kitego Samuel " (2006) |description2="Kitego Patrick"'s "emotionally-charged saxophone sound" drums: "Kitego Samuel" chorus: one of his songs with more Jazz addict. }}
:'''''Main Article: [https://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/sets/born-now Kelly Denis Discography]'''''
{{Main|Album}}
* ''[https://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/born-now?in=kellykdenis/sets/born-now Born Now]'' (2006)
* ''[https://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/evening-night?in=kellykdenis/sets/born-now Evening Night]'' (2008)
* ''[https://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/me-rise?in=kellykdenis/sets/born-now Me Rise]'' (2009)
* ''[https://soundcloud.com/kellykdenis/earn-life?in=kellykdenis/sets/born-now Earn Life]'' (2011)
* ''[https://www.myspace.com/kellykdenis/music/songs/oh-lord-ft-destiny-1-89129679 Oh Lord - Destiny-1 ft Kelly Denis]'' (2012)
--[[User:Kelly Denis|Kelly Denis]] ([[User talk:Kelly Denis|talk]]) 21:53, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
== References ==

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.kellykdenis.tumblr.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/kellykdenis/ Facebook]
* [http://www.twitter.com/kellykdenis/ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/kellykdenis/ YouTube]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kellykdenis/ Myspace]
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Kelly, Denis
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kelly, Denis Kimuli; Kelly, Denis
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Musician
| DATE OF BIRTH = March 31, 1990
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Mengo]], [[Kampala District|Kampala City]], [[Uganda]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
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