Chong Nee

Chong-Nee
Birth name	Matakite John Chong-Nee
Born	October 1975 (age 36)
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	hip hop, rhythm and blues, pop
Labels	Handmade Records
Associated acts	Pieter T
Website	Chongnee.com

Matakite John Chong Nee better known by his stage name Chong Nee is a New Zealand Hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer.

He has produced songs for many New Zealand artists including Che Fu, Dei Hamo, PNC, Dave Dobbyn, AKA Brown and the Deceptikonz as well as for himself.^[1][2]

Chong-Nee has won awards such as the 2007 APRA professional development award and best male artist and best Hip Hop artist at the 2007 Pacific Music awards. He has achieved 6 top 20 NZ airplay chart hits for his solo album 'Just Getting By On Love'.

Chong-Nee won the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award.^[3]

He is of Chinese, Samoan, and Maori ancestry and has 4 children. In a relationship with Laela Carmichael has 3 children

Discography

Albums

• Just Getting By on Love (2006)

Singles

Writer

• "We Gon' Ride", performed by Dei Hamo
• "Explode", performed by Dei Hamo

Performer

• "Thin Line"
• "Scenario"
• "Walk My Way"
• "More Than You Know"
• "You Got My Heart"
• "Black Widow"
• "Find Me", with PNC

References

1. ^ "Chong Nee". muzic.net.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/1927. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Chong Nee - Getting Around New Zealand Music Magazine". nzmusician.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/828. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
3. ^ "APRA|AMCOS : John Chong-Nee". apra.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://www.apra.co.nz/apra-awards/professional-development-awards/john-chong-nee.aspx. Retrieved 20 November 2011. "The Australasian Performing Right Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award (PDA) is John Chong-Nee. The PDA offers $10,000 towards an APRA member who demonstrates that outstanding potential in their field." 

External links

• Official Myspace website

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Date of birth	1975
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