Ghost poet

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Ghostpoet at the Musica Festival 2011 in Sydney ( Australia )

Obaro Ejimiwe (born January 18, 1983 in Nigeria ) is a British singer, better known under his pseudonym Ghostpoet .

His first album Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2011 and his third album Shedding Skin in 2015 . The single Liines was included on the 2011 NME Tracks of 2011 CD.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
2011 Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam -
First published: February 4, 2011
2013 Some Say I So I Say Light UK73 (1 week)
UK
First published: May 6, 2013
2015 Shedding skin UK52 (1 week)
UK
First published: March 2nd, 2015
2017 Dark days + canapés UK39 (1 week)
UK
First published: August 18, 2017
2020 I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep -
First published: May 1, 2020

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.laut.de/Ghostpoet
  2. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469188/adele-pj-harvey-nominated-for-uks-mercury-prize
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1HwNyl69kmN1fcWlcH7rTfb/mercury-prize-2015-shortlist
  4. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mercury-prize-2015-shorlist-revealed__11054/
  5. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6730784/2015-mercury-prize-nominees-florence-machine-jamie-xx-aphex-twin
  6. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2011.htm
  7. Ghostpoet in the British charts