Who is Ky-Mani Marley? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Ky-Mani Marley Wiki Biography

Ky-Mani Marley was born on 26th February, 1976 in Falmouth, Jamaica. He is a singer, musician, songwriter as well as actor. However, he is also well known for his family relations as he is the son of the legendary singer and musician Bob Marley, and the professional table tennis player Anita Belnavis. Ky-Mani Marley has been active in the entertainment industry since 1996.

How rich is the hip hop and reggae artist? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the overall size of Ky-Mani Marley’s net worth is as much as $5 million, as of the data given in mid-2016.

Ky-Mani Marley Net Worth $5 Million

To begin with, the family of Ky-Mani moved to Miami when the boy was nine years old. Since early childhood, he played the piano, trumpet and guitar, but also he played football and soccer, as well as being good on the track. As an adolescent he took to singing and working as a DJ as hobbies, and these later evolved into a very successful career which added millions to the total size of Ky-Mani’s net worth.

Concerning Ky-Mani Marley’s career as a singer, he released his debut album “Like Father Like Son” in 1996, which was produced by David Lee. Even though the album was focused on featuring cover versions of popular songs which belonged to his father Bob Marley, the aforementioned album failed to enter music charts. His second album “The Journey” (2000) was produced by Ky-Mani himself, but even though the album was well evaluated by critics, it did not enter the music charts. The following studio album entitled “Many More Roads” (2001) was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Reggae Album.

However, Ky-Mani lost to his brother Damian Marley, as in 2004, the singer released the studio album called “Milestone” (2004). In 2007, the studio album “Radio” topped the Billboard Reggae Charts. This album was the most successful of all. The key of success is thought to be its hip hop influences. His latest studio album entitled “Maestro” (2015) was well received by critics but still could not manage to enter the music charts. Regardless, all the above mentioned albums increased the net worth of Marley.

Moreover, Ky-Mani added sums to the outright size of his net worth as an actor. He debuted on the big screen starring in a Jamaican crime film “Shottas” (2002) directed by Cess Silvera. In spite of having a low budget, Silvera managed to create a cult film loved by critics and audiences. In 2003, Marley starred alongside Cherine Anderson in another Jamaican Film “One Love”, directed by Rick Elgood and Don Letts. Ten years later, Ky-Mani was in the main cast of the American crime, drama and thriller film “Eenie Meenie Miney Moe” (2013) co-written and directed by Jokes Yanes.

Finally, in the personal life of the singer, he keeps his private life almost secret – he claims to be single. Marley rarely gives interviews or appear in public places.



Full Name Farruko
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth February 26, 1976
Place Of Birth Falmouth, Jamaica
Profession Jamaican reggae musician, Hip-Hop artist, Singer, Rapper
Nationality Jamaican
Spouse Kairy Lopez
Children KJ Marley
Parents Bob Marley, Anita Belnavis
Siblings Damian Marley
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kymanimarley/
Twitter https://twitter.com/MaestroMarley
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+farruko
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kymanimarley/?hl=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549135
Awards Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song, Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Song of the Year, Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Song of the Year, Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Collaboration of the Year, Santiago, Chile, Chillax, Diles, Obsesionado
Record Labels Shang Records, Gee Street/V2 Records
Albums “Like Father Like Son” (1996), “The Journey” (2000), “Many More Roads” (2001), “Milestone” (2004), “Radio” (2007), “Maestro” (2015)
Nominations Grammy Award as the Best Reggae Album (2001)
Movies “Shottas” (2002), “One Love” (2003), “Haven” (2004), “Eenie Meenie Miney Moe” (2013)
Fact
1 Is of African descent.
2 Half-brother of Sharon Marley Prendergast, Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Stephanie Marley, Rohan Marley, Robbie Marley, Karen Marley, Julian Marley, Damian Marley’ and Makeda Jahnesta.
3 Son of singer Bob Marley and table tennis champion Anita Belnavis.
4 Musician.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
A Rose Between Thorns 2017 post-production Jamar
King of the Dancehall 2016 Jungle Owner / Mr. Cassanova
American Dad! 2013 TV Series
Eenie Meenie Miney Moe 2013 Tommy
FMA Weekly 2011 TV Series Guest
Living the Life of Marley 2007 TV Series
Haven 2004/I John the Baptist
One Love 2003 Kassa
Shottas 2002 Biggs (as Kymani Marley)

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
One Hit Wonderland 2014 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley’s 60th Birthday 2008 Documentary performer: “Crazy Baldheads” – as Kymani Marley
Shottas 2002 performer: “Fire”, “I Believe”, “The March” – as Kymani Marley / writer: “Fire”, “I Believe”, “The March” – as Kymani Marley
Whatever It Takes 2000 performer: “Emperor” / writer: “Emperor”
Senseless 1998 performer: “Gotta Be … Movin’ on Up” – as Ky-Mani
Money Talks 1997 performer: “Avenues” – as Ky-Mani

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Living the Life of Marley 2007 TV Series executive producer

Self

Title Year Status Character
The 16th Annual Caribbean Festival 2009 Himself
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley’s 60th Birthday 2008 Documentary Himself (as Kymani Marley)
Best of the Jammys, Volume Two 2007 Video Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2007 TV Series Himself – at BET awards
E! Special: Famous Last Names 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2003 Angel Film Award Monaco International Film Festival Best Soundtrack One Love (2003)

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