{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Short description|Ugandan musician (born 1989)}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = King Saha.jpeg | caption = | native_name_lang = Luganda | birth_name = Ssemanda Manisul | alias = King Saha | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|09|02|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mbu.ug/2020/09/02/celebrities-send-love-as-vocal-king-saha-turns-31/|title=Celebrities send love as vocal king Saha turns 31|first=Josh|last=Ruby|date=2 September 2020|website=MBU}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | birth_place = Entebbe | origin = Entebbe, Uganda | genre = Reggae, Afrobeat, R&B | occupation = Musician | years_active = 2011 – present | label = Kings Love Entertainment | current_member_of = Kings Love Entertainment | spouse = Racheal Kente }} '''Ssemanda Manisul''', known professionally as '''King Saha''', is an Afro-beat and Zouk musician from Entebbe in Uganda. He is also the executive director of the record label Kings Love Entertainment.
== Career == alt=King Saha, a Ugandan musician|thumb|404x404px|King Saha, a Ugandan musician King Saha started his professional career in 2011 with his first release, "Signal". He joined Jose Chameleone's Leone Island as a backup singer,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Asingwire |first=Mzee |date=24 November 2023 |title=King Saha: How I joined Jose Chameleone's Leone Island |url=https://www.pulse.ug/entertainment/music/king-saha-how-i-joined-jose-chameleones-leone-island/rzz6kz9 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Pulse Uganda |language=en}}</ref> before starting his own record label, Kings Love Entertainment. In 2014, he released a single produced by Producer Baur titled "Mulirwana". He had his first concert, Mulirwana Concert, at Freedom City Mall along Entebbe road.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=How King Saha became one of Uganda's best artistes? |url=https://www.nowviba.com/templates/article/How-king-Saha-became-one-of-Uganda-s-best-artist-/4080 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Nowviba}}</ref>
In 2019 he made his first Coke Studio Africa appearance with fellow Ugandan artiste Weasle and Ethiopian artiste Yared Negu.<ref>{{Citation |title=King Saha, Yared Negu & Weasel – Light Up U Candle (Original) |url=https://soundcloud.com/user-26489556/king-saha-yared-negu-weasel |access-date=2023-12-11 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2018 |title=King Saha Lands in Nairobi For Coke Studio Africa Debut |url=https://chimpreports.com/king-saha-lands-in-nairobi-for-coke-studio-africa-debut/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=ChimpReports |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 8 December 2023 King Saha held a concert at Hotel Africana in Kampala, which he named Ebiseera Ebyo Concert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruby |first=Josh |date=8 December 2023 |title=Mammoth crowds flock to Hotel Africana for King Saha's 'Ebiseera Ebyo' concert |url=http://mbu.ug/2023/12/09/king-saha-ebiseera-ebyo-concert-success/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=MBU |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waswa |first=Samson |date=10 December 2023 |title=King Saha promises bigger venue after successful 'Ebiseera' concert |url=https://www.pulse.ug/entertainment/king-saha-promises-bigger-venue-after-successful-ebiseera-concert/r5x30rv |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Pulse Uganda |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Asingwire |first=Mzee |date=9 December 2023 |title=Spice, Rema share lighthearted moments with Bobi Wine at King Saha's concert |url=https://www.pulse.ug/entertainment/celebrities/spice-rema-share-lighthearted-moments-with-bobi-wine-at-king-sahas-concert/2mhrsgd |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Pulse Uganda |language=en}}</ref> Bobi Wine the president of National Unity Platform and as well the Uganda opposition leader cancelled his Europe tour and came back to Uganda to also watch the show live.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Entebbe |date=8 December 2023 |title=King Saha concert: Bobi Wine cuts his trip to Europe short |url=https://entebbepost.com/king-saha-concert-bobi-wine-cuts-his-trip-to-europe-short/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Entebbe Post |language=en-US |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211085846/https://entebbepost.com/king-saha-concert-bobi-wine-cuts-his-trip-to-europe-short/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums === {| class="wikitable" |+Albums released by King Saha !Title !Details |- |Biri Biri<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deborah |date=25 May 2018 |title=Biri Biri- King Saha |url=https://www.ghafla.com/ug/biri-biri-king-saha/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Ghafla!Uganda |language=en-US}}</ref> | * Released: 5 June 2018 * Label: Kings Love Entertainment * Formats: Digital download |- |Single | * Released: 15 September 2013 * Label: Kings Love Entertainment * Formats: Digital download |- |On My Way | * Released: 20 April 2012 * Label: Kings Love Entertainment * Formats: Digital download |} alt=King Saha, a Ugandan musician|thumb|King Saha, a Ugandan musician
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+Awards King Saha has featured !Year !Awards !Category !Result |- |2022 |AFRIMA Awards |Best Male Artiste in East Africa |Nominated<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=AFRIMA Outs Full Nomination List, Eddy Kenzo, Spice Diana, King Saha, Bebe Cool, Slick Stuart & Roja, Sheilah Gashumba and Dj Lito Nominated |url=https://exclusive.co.ug/afrima-outs-full-nomination-list-eddy-kenzo-spice-diana-king-saha-bebe-cool-slick-stuart-roja-sheilah-gashumba-and-dj-lito-nominated-2/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=King Saha, Bebe Cool and Eddy Kenzo nominated for the AFRIMA awards – Nkumba University News |url=https://news.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/king-saha-bebe-cool-and-eddy-kenzo-nominated-for-the-afrima-awards/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2021 |Zzina Awards |Best Afro Beat song(Ssala Puleesa) |Nominated<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruby |first=Josh |date=2 April 2021 |title=Full List: Zzina Awards 2021 Nominees |url=http://mbu.ug/2021/04/02/full-list-zzina-awards-2021-nominees/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=MBU |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2019 |Zzina Awards |Contemporary RnB Artiste |Nominated<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=NELSON MANDELA {{!}} PML Daily |date=8 March 2019 |title=Full list: Zzina Awards 2019 nominees, voting in progress |url=https://www.pmldaily.com/features/entertainment/2019/03/full-list-zzina-awards-2019-nominees-voting-in-progress.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=PML Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2019 |Zzina Awards |Best Collaboration (Mpa Love) |Nominated<ref name=":0"/> |- |2016 |Uganda Entertainment Awards |Best RnB artiste |Won<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2015 |title=List of Winners and Losers At Uganda Entertainment Awards |url=https://www.howwe.ug/news/entertainment/8178/list-of-winners-and-losers-at-uganda-entertainment-awards |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.howwe.ug |language=en}}</ref> |- |2015 |Rising Star Awards |Artiste of the year |Nominated<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2014 |title=Rising Star Awards (RSA) Nominees Released |url=https://www.howwe.ug/news/entertainment/1794/rising-star-awards-rsa-nominees-released.php |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.howwe.ug |language=en}}</ref> |}
== Personal life == King Saha owns a house in Nakawuka town council in Wakiso District, Central Region of Uganda.king saha tribe
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