Franklin Mark Gogo, often known as MC Gogo, is a prominent event MC, commercial model, brand influencer, and voice-over artist.
In the past year, the 25-year-old has become a social media sensation, particularly on TikTok, where he broadcasts video excerpts from his live events.
As a result of this, MC Gogo has over 400,000 followers and 4 million likes on TikTok alone.
Age and Place of Birth
MC Gogo was born and raised in the Nairobi County of Dandora.
In an interview with Nairobi News, the artist stated that as a child, he never saw himself as an MC.
It wasn’t until an MC for a church event became unwell that he was given the job of hosting the event.
He mentioned that he loved performing in events after the incident.
“The event was really good and from there on, I loved the microphone and considered it as something that I could do,” he added.
It didn’t take long for MC Gogo to start going out and looking for emceeing gigs on his own.
“I started looking for events within my neighborhood and I would work with CBOs, even if they don’t pay, at least I’ve gotten the exposure,” he went on to say.
When the first COVID-19 case was recorded in Kenya and preventative measures were implemented, MC Gogo was out of business.
As a result, he met down with two of his DJ buddies and explored ways to survive the COVID-19 pandemic while still making a career.
They sought a mutual buddy who worked for a local non-profit and offered their idea to him.
“We wanted to do Facebook live shows and needed a recording space.” He said we may try it on Friday. We tried on Friday, and the response was fantastic. That’s how we started the shows,” he remarked, referring to the period when MC Gogo considered registering a TikTok account, despite having sworn never to do so.
“I pledged never to use TikTok. It appeared to be a female-oriented app. Then one day, someone gave me a preview of a mix we did and said he found it on TikTok.
“It must have been taken from my Instagram and shared on TikTok by someone.” So I decided to join and see how things go,” he explained.
When making TikTok content, he would listen to his live performances and crop out a snippet, which he would then publish.
His first video on the platform went viral, earning him an overnight celebrity.
“I look at my phone, and it’s exploding with notifications after notifications.” When I looked at the video, it had over 20,000 views in an hour and a half. The video had already received 150,000 views in two hours.
MC Gogo also disclosed that he is a devoted Christian and he would never miss church.
“I could be having a show on Saturday even when it’s outside Nairobi and on Sunday I am in church. I also never miss classes
“I remember the day my DJ friends found me studying inside a club and laughed so hard. I was going through my PDF notes because I had an exam the following day,” he stated.
MC Gogo, who charges between Ksh 30,000 and Ksh 100,000 for his services.
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MC Gogo has also revealed that he is a devout Christian who never misses church.
“I could have a show on Saturday, even if it’s outside of Nairobi, and I could be in church on Sunday.” In addition, I never miss a class.
“I remember laughing so hard when my DJ friends found me studying inside a club.” “I was reviewing my PDF notes because I had an exam the next day,” he explained.
For his services, MC Gogo charges between Ksh 30,000 and Ksh 100,000.
