Kly

KLY, whose real name is Siyabonga Mkhize, is a 23 year old singer, songwriter and creative that
was born in KZN (South Africa) and raised in Johannesburg. KLY [which originated as an acronym for Keep Love Young] was formerly known as a dancer.

He showed off his dance prowess by dancing for a hip hop crew called 300. It wasn’t’ long until KLY’s love for music increased. KLY started getting musically inspired by the likes of Drake, Party Next Door, Wizkid and Trey Songz. In his early days of being exposed to the entertainment space, the self-taught singer and songwriter initially aspired to be a rapper.

He then took it upon himself to download videos and tutorials that influenced him to enter the music industry, this led to his first studio experience. Since 2010, KLY had been working on perfecting his vocalsfor 7 years as well as strengthen his writing skills. KLY has co-written Mafikizolo’s hit single “Kucheza” which is currently surfing at over 1 Million views on YouTube as well as “Wagwan” by Gemini Major to name a few, this was a result of his dedication and hard work

. Expanding his career as a musician, KLY joined award winning Record label Ambitiouz Entertainment. “Ambitiouz will give the push that I need and want to have and only makes sense as far as pushing this career forward” he says. He released his single titled “Snapdatshit remix” alongside hitmaker DJ Maphorisa featuring Nigerian star Patoranking and fellow stable and award winning rapper Emtee.

The “Snapdatshit” remix is about social media fun, capturing and sharing priceless moments. The song has received a wave of positive responses on social media from different parts of Africa and radio airplay. He has also recently released two brand new singles “I Want” and “Patience”. He further went onto releasing visuals for the smash hit “Patience” which debuted in several different parts of the continent, Nigeria to name a few. It is currently on the top 100 South African charts climbing rapidly.