David Mathenge (born 1 August 1976), better known by his stage name Nameless, is a Kenyan pop artist.
Music career and education Nameless, through his musical talents, has helped many artists in the country gain global recognition and collaborate with other African artists. He rose to fame in 1999 after winning a star-search contest on Kenya's urban music station, Capital F.M, with his original song Megarider. He graduated from the University of Nairobi with a degree in architecture.
Personal life In 2005, he married Wahu Kagwi, who is also a musician, and together they have 3 daughters.
Awards Won 2004 Kisima Music Awards – Best Boomba Pop Artist 2006 Kisima Music Awards – Best Male Artist, Best Afro Fusion & Best Music Video (Sinzia). 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) – Best Male (Kenya)Ugandaonline.net: PAM Awards 2006 Winners 2007 Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Single (Sinzia).Tanzania Music Awards: 2007 winners 2007 Channel O Music Video Awards – Best Male Video (“Sinzia”) Museke: Channel O Music Video Awards 2007 winners 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards – Best Kenyan Male Artist Museke: PAM Awards Winners 2008 2008 Kisima Music Awards – Male Artist of the Year & Best Video ("Salari")Kisima Music Awards: 2008 Kisima Music Awards winners 2009 Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Single ("Salari") Daily Nation, Buzz Magazine, 12 April 2009: The Kilimanjaro Awards 2009:The highs and lows 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Male & Listener's Choice Museke: MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 winners
Nominations 2004 Kora Awards – Best African Group (Nameless & Mr. Lenny) Yeahbo.net, Kora Wards 2004 2005 Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Album ("On Fire")Tanzania Music Awards - Nominees 2005 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 – Best African Act 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards – Best East African video ("Juju" featuring Mr. Lenny) africa.bizcommunity.com: Channel O Award nominees released 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Performer Museke: MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 nominees
References
External links Ogopa DJs official website MTV Base Africa profile: Nameless Nameless' profile, lyrics, audio, video, etc