Artist
Kele Okereke
Kele Okereke is an electronic artist from Liverpool formed in 1981. 16 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Electronic · Liverpool · Best electronic albums
- 16
- Releases
- 2010–2026
- Active years
- 1981
- Formed
Artist
Kele Okereke is an electronic artist from Liverpool formed in 1981. 16 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Electronic · Liverpool · Best electronic albums
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Fatherland
2017
Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (born 13 October 1981) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party. Early life: Okereke was born in Liverpool to Roman-Catholic Igbo Nigerian parents. His mother was a midwife, and his father a molecular biologist. He grew up in London with his sister. As a child, he went to school at Ilford County High School (where he was known as Rowly), but switched to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green for sixth form at age 16. He lived in Bethnal Green, and in 1998 he became friends with a student of nearby Bancroft's School, Russell Lissack, who would become Bloc Party's guitarist. A year later, while studying English Literature at King's College London, Okereke met Lissack again at Reading Festival, where the band was officially formed under the title of 'The Angel Range'. In 2001, Okereke moved out of his parents' home. He went on to meet Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong who became the band's permanent bass guitarist and drummer, respectively. In 2003, the band changed its name to Bloc Party after briefly being called Union. Music career: Bloc Party: In 2005, Bloc Party released thei…
