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Keshi (singer)

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{distinguish|Kesha}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Keshi

| image = Keshi in Manila.jpg

| caption = Keshi in Manila in 2025

| birth_name = Casey Thai Luong

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|04}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|multi-instrumentalist}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| label = Island

| years_active = 2017–present

| website = {{URL|keshimusic.com}}

}}

}}

Casey Thai Luong (born November 4, 1994),{{Cite web|title=Keshi: Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/keshi-mn0003732692/biography|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-26}} known professionally as Keshi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He debuted in 2017 with the single "Over U", and has since gained recognition for his lo-fi and R&B works with emotional lyricism. The following year, he released his first extended play (EP) The Reaper.

Keshi's debut album Gabriel was released in 2022, while his sophomore album Requiem was released in 2024. Both albums reached the top-thirty on the US Billboard 200. Three of his singles has been certified gold in Australia and Canada.

Early life

Luong was born in Houston, Texas to parents of Vietnamese American descent and grew up in Sugar Land.{{Cite web |last=Guerra |first=Joey |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |date=2020-10-29 |title=The journey of Houston’s Keshi from TMC nurse to pop star |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-k-pop-star-keshi-is-making-it-on-his-own-15679000 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Preview {{!}} Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}} Despite living in an ethnically diverse community with a large Asian American population, he often felt out of place and disconnected from his heritage while growing up.{{Cite web |last=Liotta |first=Edoardo |date=2019-10-08 |title=From Nursing To Lo-Fi Music: Keshi's Unusual Rise To Fame |url=https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/ne8qdw/keshi-lo-fi-hip-hop-music |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=Vice |language=en}}

He was inspired to learn the guitar because of Drake Bell's character on Drake & Josh.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-07 |title=Keshi Shares His Most Raw Emotions on New EP Bandaids |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/keshi-shares-his-most-raw-emotions-on-new-ep-bandaids/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=V Magazine |language=en-US}} He taught himself the instrument using his grandfather's classical guitar and Vietnamese music book.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Notion |date=2021-07-23 |title=Keshi's Big Dreams Are Coming True |url=https://notion.online/keshis-big-dreams-coming-true-interview/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Keshi |url=https://lh-st.com/shows/09-15-2019-keshi/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Lincoln Hall Schubas Tavern}}

He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin.{{Cite web|last=Guerra|first=Joey|date=2020-10-29|title=The journey of Houston's Keshi from TMC nurse to pop star|url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-k-pop-star-keshi-is-making-it-on-his-own-15679000|access-date=2020-11-07|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}} He then worked as an oncology nurse at the Texas Medical Center for two years.{{cite web |last1=Wetmore |first1=Brendan |last2=Silvan |first2=Simone |title=Keshi Is the Internet's Triple Threat |url=https://www.papermag.com/keshi-interview-2640177450.html |website=PAPER Magazine |accessdate=7 November 2020 |language=en |date=3 September 2019}}

The stage name "Keshi" is the childhood nickname his fiancée's parents gave him. He and his fiancée have known each other since middle school.{{Cite web|last=Aben|first=Clarissa|date=2018-10-12|title=Interview: keshi|url=https://fromtheintercom.com/interview-keshi/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=From the Intercom|language=en-US}}

Career

Luong adopted the moniker "Keshi" and began to share music via his SoundCloud page around 2017. He credited tutorial videos on YouTube for teaching him in writing, producing, and engineering music. In 2019, he quit his job as a nurse and signed with Island Records.{{Cite web|last=Tan|first=Mei Zi|title=Keshi's lo-fi EP 'bandaids' is laid-back soundtrack we all need during lockdown (VIDEO) {{!}} Malay Mail|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2020/03/27/keshis-lo-fi-ep-bandaids-is-laid-back-soundtrack-we-all-need-during-lockdow/1850712|access-date=2020-06-09|newspaper=Malay Mail|date=March 27, 2020 |language=en}}

Keshi cites John Mayer, Frank Ocean, the 1975, Drake, and Bryson Tiller as his musical influences.{{Cite web|title=Keshi|url=https://www.islandrecords.com/artists/keshi-0|date=2020-01-14|website=Island Records|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}{{Cite web |title=Get to know Keshi, lo-fi hip-hop graduate and John Mayer devotee |url=https://guitar.com/features/interviews/keshi-lo-fi-hip-hop-john-mayer/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Guitar.com {{!}} All Things Guitar |last1=Gwee|first1=Karen|date=3 November 2019|language=en-GB}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details

! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
{{cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/tlp/|title=Keshi Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS
Peaks in Australia:

  • Gabriel: {{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 April 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1674|page=6|date=April 4, 2022}}
  • Requiem: {{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-09-23|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=September 23, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/cna/|title=Keshi Chart History: Canadian Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-09-20|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 23, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}

scope="row" | Gabriel

|

  • Released: March 25, 2022
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming

| 16 || 72 || 70 || —

scope="row" | Requiem

|

  • Released: September 13, 2024
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming

| 27 || 14 || 41 || 21

=Extended plays=

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Track listings

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Heat.
{{Cite magazine|title=keshi|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/tln/|access-date=2020-06-10|magazine=Billboard}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Sales
{{Cite magazine|title=keshi|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/tcl/|access-date=2020-06-10|magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row"| The Reaper{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDEzq4msqfl-1m6nwARmmhQLLxhAJ8Bzk|access-date=2020-06-09|via=YouTube}}

|

  • Released: November 13, 2018
  • Label: Casey Luong
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

| — || —

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "The Reaper"
  2. "Like I Need You"
  3. "2 Soon"
  4. "I Swear I'll Never Leave Again"

}}

scope="row"| Skeletons{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kd6uPSZKp6lQtOnA_UJWhyX8Ox046fA2c|access-date=2020-06-09|via=YouTube}}

|

  • Released: July 16, 2019
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

| 5 || 50

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Atlas"
  2. "Skeletons"
  3. "Summer"
  4. "XOXOSOS"

}}

scope="row"| Bandaids{{Cite web|title=bandaids|url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mgWZc68SXb-L2rXYragQgzs4u7__6pgo4|access-date=2020-06-09|website=YouTube|language=en}}

|

  • Released: March 24, 2020
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

| — || 72

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Less of You"
  2. "Alright"
  3. "Blue"
  4. "Right Here"
  5. "Bandaids"

}}

scope="row"| Always

|

  • Released: October 23, 2020
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

| — || 76

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Always"
  2. "More"
  3. "Drunk"
  4. "Talk"
  5. "B.Y.S."
  6. "Us"

}}

=Single albums=

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scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Details

!scope="col"| Track listings

scope="row"| If You're Not the One for Me Who Is

|

  • Released: October 23, 2017
  • Label: Casey Luong
  • Formats: Streaming

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "If You're Not the One for Me Who Is"
  2. "Goes to Waste"
  3. "They Don't Fly as High as They Used To"

}}

scope="row"| Good Days

|

  • Released: May 10, 2018
  • Label: Casey Luong
  • Formats: Streaming

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Good Days"
  2. "Say Something"
  3. "Godsplan"

}}

scope="row"| Bandaids (Live Sessions)

|

  • Released: April 17, 2020
  • Label: Island Records
  • Formats: Streaming

| align="left" style="font-size: 85%;"|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Alright" (live sessions)
  2. "Bandaids" (live sessions)

}}

=Singles=

== As lead artist ==

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="6" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album

scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | IND

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | MLY

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
Hot
NZ Hot Singles Chart positions:

  • "Beside You": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-04-30|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=May 1, 2021}}
  • "Somebody": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-10-29|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2022}}
  • "Touch": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-02-11|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=February 12, 2022}}
  • "It's You": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-09-16|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 19, 2022|access-date=July 2, 2023}}
  • "Say": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-07-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 22, 2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}}
  • "Dream": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-13|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=August 16, 2024}}
  • "Texas": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-13|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 16, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | PHL

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | SGP
Peaks on the RIAS Streaming Chart:

  • "Limbo": {{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 12 (17 - 23 Mar 2023)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328080847/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}
  • "Say": {{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 29 (12 - 18 Jul 2024)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240723064402/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}
  • "Soft Spot": {{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 39 (20 - 26 Sep 2024)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=October 2, 2024|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241002112704/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | VNM
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/vtm/|title=Keshi Chart History: Vietnam Hot 100|publisher=Billboard|access-date=March 11, 2023}}

scope="row" |"Over U"

| rowspan="5" | 2017

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

|{{Non-album single}}

scope="row" |"If You're Not the One for Me Who Is"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

| If You're Not the One for Me Who Is

scope="row" |"As Long as It Takes You"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row" |"Magnolia"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Just Friends"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Good Days"

| rowspan="3" | 2018

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Onoffonoff"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"2 Soon"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

|The Reaper

scope="row" |"Right Here"

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="2" |Bandaids

scope="row" |"Blue"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"More"

| rowspan="3" | 2020

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="3" |Always

scope="row" |"Always"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Drunk"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Beside You"

| rowspan="2" | 2021

| — || — || 7 || — || — || —

|

  • ARIA: Gold{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2024|type=single|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
  • MC: Gold{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum Certifications – Keshi |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=keshi |access-date=2025-04-11 |publisher=Music Canada}}

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row" |"Somebody"

| — || — || 24 || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="5" |Gabriel

scope="row" |"Touch"

| rowspan="2" | 2022

| — || — || 24 || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Get It"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Limbo"

| rowspan="2" | 2023

| 10 || 14 || — || 20 || 23 || 16

|

  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
scope="row" |"Understand"

| — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
scope="row" | "Say"

| rowspan="3" | 2024

| — || — || 9 || — || 28 || —

|

| rowspan="3" |Requiem

scope="row" | "Dream"

| — || — || 21 || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Texas"

| — || — || 31 || — || — || —

|

colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart, chart did not exist, or were not released in that region.

== As featured artist ==

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year

!Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album

scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
Hot
scope="row" |"Pillows"
(with EaJ)

| 2020

| —

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row" |"Sociopath"
(with Jeremy Zucker)

| 2021

| —

| Crusher

scope="row" |"It's You"
(Max featuring Keshi)

| 2022

| 23

| {{Non-album single}}

=Other charted songs=

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | MLY
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keshi/chart-history/i34/|title=keshi Chart History (Malaysia Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
Hot
Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:

  • "Night", "Soft Spot", "Like That" and "Bodies": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-20|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 23, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}
  • "Kiss Me Right": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-27|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%;" | SGP

scope="row" | "Night"

| rowspan="5" | 2024

| — || 15 || —

| rowspan="5" | Requiem

scope="row" | "Soft Spot"

| 23 || 7 || 10

scope="row" | "Like That"

| — || 13 || —

scope="row" | "Bodies"

| — || 17 || —

scope="row" | "Kiss Me Right"

| — || 19 || —

= Songwriting credits =

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scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

! scope="col" | Credits

! scope="col" | Written with

scope="row" | "(What I Wish Just One Person Would Say to Me) aka Happy for You"

| rowspan="2" | 2020

| LANY

| Mama's Boy

| Co-writer/guitarist

| Paul Jason Klein

scope="row" | "Forever"

| Rei Brown

| {{N/A}}

| Co-writer

| George Miller and Ray Brown

Tours

  • Skeletons Tour (2019)
  • Hell / Heaven Tour (2022){{cite web |title=keshi announces 2023 'HELL & BACK' tour in Europe and North America |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/keshi-hell-and-back-tour-north-america-europe-concerts-live-tickets-live-nation-january-2023 |website=Bandwagon Asia |access-date=31 July 2023 |language=en |date=26 October 2022}}
  • Hell & Back Tour (2023){{cite web |last1=Schube |first1=Will |title=Keshi Announces 'Hell & Back Tour' For 2023 |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/keshi-hell-back-tour/ |website=uDiscover Music |access-date=31 July 2023 |date=24 October 2022}}
  • Epilogue Tour (2023){{cite web |title=keshi announces 2023 'Epilogue Tour' in Hong Kong, Chengdu, Shanghai, and Guangzhou |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CunrkYjOw5f/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |access-date=23 November 2023 |date=13 July 2023}}
  • Requiem Tour (2024)

Upcoming Tour Dates

In support of his sophomore album, Requiem, Keshi announced the "Requiem World Tour," set to begin in March 2025. The tour includes performances across Asia and North America

Asia Tour Dates:

  • March 19, 2025 - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China
  • March 21, 2025 - Wuhan Optics Valley Tennis Center, Wuhan, China
  • March 26, 2025 - Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
  • March 28-29, 2025 - National Taiwan Sport University Sports Center (Linkou Sports Center), Taipei

North American Tour Dates:

  • April 13, 2025 - Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
  • April 20, 2025 - Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
  • July 18, 2025 - The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
  • July 19, 2025 - Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
  • July 22, 2025 - KEMBA Live!, Columbus, OH
  • July 23, 2025 - Stage AE Outdoors, Pittsburgh, PA
  • July 24, 2025 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  • July 26, 2025 - Agganis Arena, Boston, MA
  • July 27, 2025 - Highmark Skyline Stage at the Mann, Philadelphia, PA
  • July 29, 2025 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada
  • July 31, 2025 - Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax, VA
  • August 2, 2025 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
  • August 4, 2025 - White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
  • August 5, 2025 - The Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
  • August 7, 2025 - The Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
  • August 9, 2025 - The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, NV
  • August 15, 2025 - Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ
  • August 19, 2025 - WAMU Theater, Seattle, WA
  • August 20, 2025 - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Arena, Vancouver, BC

Additional dates and venues may be announced. Official tour details can be found on Keshi's official website https://shop.keshimusic.com/pages/tour

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{URL|keshimusic.com}}

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Category:1994 births

Category:American rhythm and blues singers

Category:Musicians from Houston

Category:Vietnamese-American culture in Texas

Category:Living people

Category:Lo-fi musicians

Category:American musicians of Vietnamese descent

Category:21st-century American singers