Kevin Kayirangwa

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Kevin Kayirangwa
Background information
Born (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)
OriginArlon, Belgium
GenresPop, R&B, Soul, Funk
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Years active2011–2013
LabelsSony BMG

Kevin Kayirangwa (born 11 February 1991) also known as Kevin or Kevin K, is the winner of Idool 2011, in season 4 of the Belgian version of Pop Idol. His first album, Thank You, on Sony BMG released in 2011, reached No. 2 in the Ultratop Belgian Flemish Singles Charts.[1]

In May 2012, he joined Dennis De Neyer, a co-contestant of Kevin in the same series and Dean Delannoit, an Idool 2007 season 3 winner to form the Belgian Flemish boyband 3M8S.

Kayirangwa is of Rwandan descent.[2]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Peak positions Notes
BEL
(Vl)

[3]
2011 Thank You 2 Tracklist
  1. "She's Got Moves" (3:19)
  2. "Crashing" (3:23)
  3. "Now or Never" (3:14)
  4. "Don't Let Me Go" (3:30)
  5. "I Won't Leave" (3:56)
  6. "Forget You" (3:42)
  7. "No Words Needed" (3:29)
  8. "Done Deal" (3:24)
  9. "Master Blaster" (3:11)
  10. "Gimme Little Sign" (3:10)

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
BEL
(Vl)

[3]
2011 "She's Got Moves" 2 Thank You
"Forget You" 30
"Crashing" 11
(Ultratip*)
"Done Deal" 16
(Ultratip*)

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured in
Year Single Peak positions Album
BEL
(Vl)

[3]
2013 ""Only 1"
(Ian Prada & Gregoir Cruz feat. 2Stars & Kevin K.)
78
(Ultratip*)
[4]
Other singles
  • 2011: "More to Me" (as part of the Idool 2011 Finalists collective) (peaked at No. 1 in Belgian Ultratop)[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dean (BE) – Kevin Kayirangwa – Thank You". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ Emmy. "After winning the Belgium Idool Kevin Mason Belgian with a Rwandan origin has a big dream to pay a visit to his homeland - Breaking news - inyarwanda.com". eng.inyarwanda.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Kevin Kayirangwa discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Idool 2011 Finalisten - More To Me". ultratop.be.
Preceded by Idool
Winner

Season 4 (2011)
Succeeded by