Moss Kena
Musical artist
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Thomas McKenna[4] (born 1998 or 1999), better known by his stage name Moss Kena[5] is a British singer-songwriter.
Early life and career
Moss Kena grew up as son of a record store-owner in London. He left school at 15 and started as singer-songwriter in coffeeshops und malls. Influenced by the music of Amy Winehouse, his career began in 2016 with a cover of Kendrick Lamar's song These Walls from the album To Pimp a Butterfly, which attracted the attention of the rapper.[1][3]
It was followed by the EPs One+One and Found You in 06.[5] He followed Rita Ora during her Phoenix UK-tour in 2019 and published the track You and Me together with Miraa May and the rapper Buddy over Ministry of Sound.[3][6]
He managed the breakthrough in 2021 with the song Fireworks by Purple Disco Machine feat. The Knocks, in which the he participated as singer and songwriter.[7][8]
In 2025 he competes at the Chefsache ESC, Germany's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.[2]
Personal life
Discography
Extended plays
- Found You in 06 (2018)[1]
- One + One (2018)
- Live Acoustic Sessions (2019)
- After The Odyssey (2023)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | BEL | FRA | ITA | NLD | POL | SWE | SWI | |||
| "Square One" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Reminds Me Of You"
(with Toby Romeo) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fireworks"
(with Purple Disco Machine & The Knocks) |
2021 | 32 | 34 | 36 | — | 42 | — | 5 | — | 83 | |
| "Forgot How to Love"
(with Alle Farben) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Light it up"
(with Super-Hi) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "California Lover" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||
External links
- Official website
- Moss Kena discography at Discogs
- Moss Kena on SoundCloud
