1. Who is Ykee Benda?
Ykee Benda real name Wycliff Tugume is a Ugandan popular singer producer
and platinum record selling artist.
He was featured on a 2018 Cocacola FIFAWorld cup anthem with popular American artist Jason Derulo.
He is known for his
various hits like munakampala, Superman, obangaina the redo and many other hit
singles. He is one of the top artists of the last century.
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| Ykee Benda with former fiancee and son Dante |
2. Where was Ykee Benda born?
The singer was born in Kireka, Kampala Uganda on 11 November1991 where
the artist spent most of his childhood with his parents.
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3. Where did Ykee Benda study from?
Ykee Benda studied at Kamuli Primary school, he later moved to St Lawrence
Ssonde where he finished his ordinary level education and advanced level
education. He later moved to Algeria for his college where he studied Chemical
engineering.
4. How did Ykee Benda start singing?
The singer started singing in his senior six though it was not yet
serious, he continued the journey after his university he persued after
producer nessim where he met Apass after and made most of his first hit songs
including munakampala, kyenkyebula and farmer.
5. How many children does Ykee Benda have?
The artist has one son Dante Quaine born 21 June 2019 whom he is proud to
have and is always with and stays with. He had the son with his longtime girlfriend
Julie Batangas whom they had dated with from his high school.
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6. Who has Ykee benda worked with?
Ykee Benda has worked with various popular artist first was SheebahKalungi whom she first worked withon Farmer his first single project in 2016.
Ykee Benda has also worked with Apass on turn up the vibe, Lydia Jazmine on Banange, with Nigerians including reekado banks on time table and techno Miles
on magic.
7. When did Ykee Benda go to coke studio?
After his successful first singles the artist was invited in 2017 to coke
studio after with Farmer that had gained him popularity as an artist.
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| Ykee Benda in a music video |
8. How many albums does Ykee benda have?
Ykee Benda has sold two albums including his first album in 2016
Kirekaboy and his second studio album Kirabo who sold more units and one of the
most grossing albums of 2021.
9. Why did Ykee Benda separate with his fiancée Julie Batengas?
Ykee Benda separated with Julie Batengas his longtime girlfriend and then
fiancée in 2017 after the couple had got various destructions in his
relationships which his later called off the relationship.
He had previously proposed to the then girlfriend which was public and
had been criticized a lot.
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Why is Ykee Benda so successful?
The artist has had multiple hits since his debut in 2015 and is one of
the most sold out artists. His success had due to the continuos production of
music even when some songs have not hit the artist has always found a big song
each year in Uganda.
