Keshi

Casey Thai Luong (born November 4, 1994), known professionally as Keshi, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He debuted in 2017 with the single "Over U", and has since gained recognition for his lo-fi and R&B works with emotional lyricism. The following year, Keshi released his first extended play The Reaper. His debut album Gabriel was released in 2022, and his sophomore album Requiem was released in 2024. Both albums reached the top 30 on the US Billboard 200. Three of his singles have been certified gold in Australia and Canada. He has embarked on multiple global headlining tours in support of his music.

Early life Casey Thai Luong was born in Houston, Texas to immigrant parents from Vietnam and grew up in Sugar Land. His parents worked as computer programmers. Despite living in an ethnically diverse community with a large Asian American population, he often felt out of place and disconnected from his heritage while growing up.

Keshi was inspired to learn how to play the guitar by Drake Bell's character on Drake & Josh. He taught himself the instrument using his grandfather's classical guitar and Vietnamese music book. Keshi graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. Later, he worked as an oncology nurse at the Texas Medical Center for two years.

The stage name "Keshi" is the childhood nickname his fiancée's parents gave him. He and his fiancée have known each other since they were in fifth grade of elementary school.

Career In 2017, he adopted the moniker "Keshi" and began to share music on his SoundCloud page. His debut single, "Over U", was released in 2017. He credited tutorial videos on YouTube for teaching him in writing, producing, and engineering music. That same year, Keshi released his Skeletons EP on July 16 and embarked on "Skeletons Tour" in support of said album. That same year, he embarked on the global "Hell/Heaven Tour" to support the album. He later embarked on the Asian "Epilogue Tour" in 2023.

On September 13, 2024, Keshi released his second studio album, Requiem. The album was recorded as a tribute to Sebastian Sdaigui, a friend and collaborator who died shortly before the release of Gabriel. He embarked on the "Requiem World Tour" with Mac Ayres, Boylife, and Starfall to support the album in 2024 and 2025.

Artistry Keshi has cited John Mayer, Frank Ocean, The 1975, Drake, Bryson Tiller, Queen, Michael Jackson, and Nick Drake as his musical influences.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions US AUS CAN NZ GabrielReleased: March 25, 2022 Label: Island Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming 16 72 70 — RequiemReleased: September 13, 2024 Label: Island Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming 27 14 41 21

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions Track listingUSHeat. USSales The Reaper — — Skeletons MLY NZHot PHL SGP TWN VIE "Over U" 2017 — — — — — — — —"If You're Not the One for Me Who Is" — — — — — — — — If You're Not the One for Me Who Is"As Long as It Takes You" — — — — — — — — "Magnolia" — — — — — — — —"Just Friends" — — — — — — — —"Good Days" 2018 — — — — — — — —"Onoffonoff" — — — — — — — —"2 Soon" — — — — — — — —The Reaper"Right Here" 2021 — — — 7 — — — — ARIA: Gold MC: Gold "Somebody" — — — 24 — — — —Gabriel"Touch" — — — — — — — —"Limbo" 2023 10 — 14 — 20 23 — 16 ARIA: Gold "Say" 2024 — — — 9 — 28 — —Requiem "Dream" — — — 21 — — — — "Texas" — — — 31 — — — — "Wantchu" 2025 — 15 — 3 — 16 8 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart, chart did not exist, or were not released in that region.

As featured artist Title YearPeak chart positions Album NZHot (with EaJ) 2020 — "War With Heaven" 2021—Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album"Sociopath"(with Jeremy Zucker) — Crusher"It's You" (Max featuring Keshi) 2022 23 "Baby Chop"(Boylife featuring Keshi and No Rome)2025—Jones

Other charted songs

Hell & Back Tour (2023) Epilogue Tour (2023) Requiem World Tour (2024–2025)