Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (pronounced O-kare-a-kay) (born 13 October 1981) is an English singer and rhythm guitarist for indie rock band Bloc Party.
Okereke was born in Liverpool to Catholic Nigerian (Igbo) parents. His mother was a midwife, and his father a . He grew up in London with his one sister. As a child, he went to school at Ilford County High School (where he was known as Rowly), but switched to Trinity Catholic High School, Woo...
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Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (pronounced O-kare-a-kay) (born 13 October 1981) is an English singer and rhythm guitarist for indie rock band Bloc Party.
Okereke was born in Liverpool to Catholic Nigerian (Igbo) parents. His mother was a midwife, and his father a . He grew up in London with his one sister. As a child, he went to school at Ilford County High School (where he was known as Rowly), but switched to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green for sixth form at age 16. He lived in Bethnal Green, where in 1998 he became friends with his new schoolmate at Trinity, Russell Lissack, who would become his band's guitarist. A year later, while studying at King's College London, Okereke met Lissack again at Reading Festival, where the band was officially formed under the title of The Angel Range. In 2001, Okereke moved out of his parents' home. He went on to meet Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong who became the band's permanent bass guitarist and drummer, respectively. In 2003, the...
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