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Kaytranada
Kaytranada | |
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 Kaytranada in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louis Kevin Celestin |
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| Born | August 25, 1992 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Discography | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Member of | The Celestics |
| Website | kaytranada |
Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian music producer, rapper, singer and DJ.[1][2][3][4] Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, and original music projects beginning in 2010 under the alias Kaytradamus. By 2013, and under the moniker Kaytranada, he began gaining wider recognition and, the following year, signed a deal with XL Recordings, with whom he would release his critically acclaimed debut studio album 99.9% in 2016. In 2019, he released its follow-up, Bubba, for which he won two Grammy Awards including Best Dance/Electronic Album. Celestin is one half of the hip hop duo the Celestics, along with his brother Lou Phelps.
- ^ "Stream King Kaytranada Finds Success IRL". MTV October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Kaytranada - At All". Pitchfork September 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Listen to Kaytranada's Remix of Pharrell's "Happy"". Complex May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Photo Diary: Kaytranada x Mobb Deep in the Studio". Red Bull March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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