Montess
Birth nameMontess Ivette Enjema
Birth date20 July 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeBuea, Cameroon
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • sound engineer
  • actress
Montess
Genre
InstrumentVocals
LabelQueens Legacy
Years active2009–present
Associated acts

Montess Ivette Enjema (born July 20, 1991), better known by her stage name Montess, is a Cameroonian singer, dancer and songwriter.She gained prominence in 2015 after releasing "Love Witta Gun Man", a song that got her an Afrima award for Best Female artiste in Central Africa in 2017.[1]

Early life and career

Montess began her career at the age of 6 as a ballerina at the Government Primary School in Buea Town. She later developed into dancing where she was awarded best dancer in the Buea community during the inter-school 11 February competitions.

She later moved to acting and ended up being a singer. She began her musical career as lead singer of the University of Buea Orchestra[2]

Discography

Selected singles

  • "DJ Play Ma Song" (featuring Stanley Enow) (2016)
  • "Love Witta Gun Man" (2016)
  • "Prends Mon Coeur" (2018)
  • "Bring It 2nite" (2018)
  • "Passe Partout" (featuring Mr Leo) (2019)
  • "Allez Allez" (featuring Ko-c) (2019)
  • "Small Girl Big God" (2021)

Awards and nominations

All Africa Music Awards AFRIMA
YearWorkAwardResult
2017Love Witta Gun ManBest Female Artiste Central AfricaWon[3][4][5]
Muzikol Music Awards
YearWorkAwardResult
2020Passe Partout ft Mr LeoBest CollaborationNominated[6]

References

  1. ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Cameroonians Dominate Central Africa". www.cameroon-tribune.cm. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ "Qui est Montess la QueenKong ?" (in fr-FR). Culturebene. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Full List Of Winners". SilverbirdTV. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Full list of winners". Music in Africa. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Cameroonians Dominate Central Africa". www.cameroon-tribune.cm. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. ^ "Muzikol Music Awards 2020: All the nominees". Music in Africa. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-09-10.