Top five Kenyan actors who are also big stars in the music industry

Piece by: Garvin Patrick
Entertainment

• There are several who had successful careers in acting and music. 

• Some of the Kenyan actors who have completely transitioned into full-fledged music careers.

Jackie Matubia, Cartoon Comedian and Sanairpei Tande
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1.  Victoria Kimani:

The stunning actress is known for her role in the telenovela "Strive" and she has appeared in the film 7 Inch Curve.

Kimani attributes that she began her career doing back-ups for Mercy Myra by involving considerable travel, she later opted to drop out of school to fully pursue a music career.

Her hit songs include "Mtoto" and "Want It All."

Victoria Kimani
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2.  Jacqueline Mwangi aka Jackie Matubia

This actress known for her roles in "Selina" and "The Constant Gardener" was also a video vixen where she appeared in the following music videos: DNA's Maswali Mengi, Sari-sari by DK Kwenye Beat, Dakika tatu by Daddy Owen and many others.

She has had several chart-topping hits in Kenya as a video vixen.

Jackie Matubia
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3. Sanaipei Tande

Natasha Sanaipei Tande formally known as Sana is a Kenyan musician, songwriter, entertainer, actress, and radio personality.

She has epic songs like Mdaka Mdakiwa, Amina, Chaguo la Moyo ft Otile Brown, and Jali ft Nyashinski.

She first debuted in acting when she made her appearance in Auntie Boss which was aired on NTV in 2016.

It did not stop at Auntie Boss she appeared again in a lead role in Maisha Magic's Kina where she was recognized as Best Lead in the Kalasha awards which were from 2020 to 2023.

Sanaipei Tande
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4. Venessa Akinyi (Cartoon Comedian)

She came into the entertainment industry on the comedy scene at Churchill's show. Her breakthrough as a comedian was not a smooth and easy sail.

Due to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she ended up venturing into short clip content starring the biggest content creators such as Crazy Kennar.

She later decided to grow her career further by joining the music industry and releasing some well-known songs like Kamkora, Bona Unacheat, Acheni Jokes, and many more.

Cartoon Comedian.
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5. Sauti Sol

The Boy Band made their first debut almost two decades ago thus having their musical career scaling very high.

The Band has won multiple awards recognizing them as the best boy band in the industry.

After such awards, the Boy band decided to venture into the film industry as they went on to produce their very first film which showed the background life of each of the four male artists which they released in early 2020, a series called Sol Family.

Sauti Sol
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These are just a few examples, and many other Kenyan actors dabble in music or have released a song or two. The Kenyan entertainment industry is full of talented individuals who are multi-faceted and can find success in more than one field.

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