# Coely

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**Coely Mbueno** (born in 1994), performing as **Coely**, is a Belgian [urban](/source/Urban_contemporary) artist.

## Biography

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

She has played as an [opening act](/source/Opening_act) for [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West), [De La Soul](/source/De_La_Soul) and [Kendrick Lamar](/source/Kendrick_Lamar), and has performed at all major Belgian festivals, and international festivals like [Glastonbury](/source/Glastonbury_Festival).[2]

## Discography

- 2013: *RAAH The Soulful Yeah’t* (EP)
- 2016: *Different Waters* (full length album): reached #8 on the Flemish [Ultratop](/source/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](/source/De_Afrekening), hitlist of [Studio Brussel](/source/Studio_Brussel)
- 2017: *Wake Up Call*, *Celebrate*, *No Way*
- 2018: *Hush*

### As a featured artist

- *[More Mess](/source/More_Mess)* by [Kungs](/source/Kungs), a top 20 hit in France
- *Magic Carpet* by [Dvtch Norris](/source/Dvtch_Norris)

## Awards

- 2017: [Music Industry Awards](/source/Music_Industry_Awards): won Solo Woman Award, and Urban Award
- 2017: Female Belgian singer of the year at [HUMO](/source/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

1. Aînouz, Abigaïl (17 February 2017). ["Coely prouve que le rap belge peut aussi s'écrire au féminin"](https://www.lesinrocks.com/2017/02/17/musique/coely-prouve-que-le-rap-belge-secrit-aussi-au-feminin-11913712/) (in French). Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

1. Van Assche, Gunter (27 February 2018). ["Coely: "Ik zie foute mensen van ver aankomen""](https://www.demorgen.be/muziek/coely-ik-zie-foute-mensen-van-ver-aankomen-bc186952/) (in Dutch). *De Morgen*. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

1. ["Beste zangeres (nationaal)"](https://www.humo.be/humo-archief/386179/humos-pop-poll-2017-dit-zijn-de-resultaten#pol20). Humo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

## External links

[Official website](http://www.coelymusic.com/)

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