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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Chong Nee
Person · male · New Zealand · born 1975
New Zealand singer
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1970s
Biography
English biography198 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1314120168
Biography
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.
Widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top musicians, he has produced songs for many New Zealand artists including Pieter T, Che Fu, Dei Hamo, PNC, Dave Dobbyn, AKA Brown and the Deceptikonz as well as for himself.
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 six top-20 NZ airplay chart hits for his solo album Just Getting By On Love.
Chong-Nee won the 2007 APRA Professional Development Award.
Chong-Nee is in the making of his third album, entitled THE CARNIVAL, the first single, "THE FIGHT", is scheduled to release 23 February 2015.
He is of Chinese, Samoan, and Māori ancestry. He has five children.
Albums
Just Getting By on Love (2006)
Chong Nee & Friends (2010)
THE CARNIVAL (TBA)
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
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Wikipedia language versions | 1 | 0.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 1 | 0.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chong_Neebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Wikidata: Q5104610 · MusicBrainz: 0b2e5d3c-c0e9-42de-84e9-8b9cd949cecc
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