Maverick Saber
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Maverick Saber (born July 12, 1990 in London ; real name Michael Stafford ) is a British rapper.
Career
Michael Stafford was born in Hackney , East London , and grew up in Wexford, Ireland . He started playing guitar at the age of eight and later made a name for himself on the Irish hip hop scene. He also got appearances in the supporting act among others by The Game , Lloyd Banks and Lethal Bizzle at their concerts in Ireland. Plan B finally brought him back to London at the age of 17, where he also made a name for himself and got a record deal with Mercury Records in 2010 . As a guest on the single Jungle by Professor Green , he had a first chart success, while his own free mixtape The Traveling Man was praised by critics. His own debut single Look What I've Done was released in March 2011. Another feature along with Green on the Single In the Air by True Tiger meant his second chart entry.
Maverick Saber made the breakthrough in the summer of 2011 with the song Let Me Go , which made it into the top 20 of the UK charts . The next top 20 single followed with I Need . His debut album Lonely Are the Brave was released in February 2012.
At the 2012 Brit Awards , he took 2nd place in the Critics' Choice Award .
Discography
Albums
- 2012: Lonely Are the Brave
- 2015: Innerstanding
- 2019: When I Wake Up
EPs
- 2011: The Lost Words
Mix tapes
- 2010: Traveling Man
Singles
- 2011: Look What I've Done
- 2011: Let Me Go
- 2011: I Need
- 2012: No One
- 2012: I Used to Have It All
- 2012: These Days
- 2014: Emotion ( Ain't Nobody )
- 2015: Walk Into the Sun
- 2015: Come Fly Away
- 2018: Follow the Leader (with George the Poet feat. Jorja Smith )
- 2018: drifting
- 2018: Her Grace ( feat.Chronixx )
- 2019: Slow Down (feat.Jorja Smith)
- 2019: Glory
Guest Posts
- 2010: Jungle ( Professor Green feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2011: In the Air ( True Tiger feat.Professor Green & Maverick Saber)
- 2012: Turn Back ( K Koke feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2014: Won't Let You Down ( Hilltop Hoods feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2015: Live and Let Go (Hilltop Hoods feat.Maverick Saber & Brother Ali)
- 2017: Trouble ( Sub Focus & Rudimental feat.Chronixx & Maverick Saber)
- 2018: All Love (Paul Alwright feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2018: Call Me ( Shy FX feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2018: Colored Souls (Natty & the Rebelship feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2018: Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her (Liam Bailey feat.Maverick Saber)
- 2018: They Don't Care About Us (Rudimental feat.Maverick Saber & Yebba)
- 2019: Sell My Soul ( Sigma feat.Maverick Saber)
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- ↑ a b UK chart statistics
- ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK
- ↑ Jungle (Professor Green feat. Maverick) in the UK charts
- ↑ In the Air (True Tiger feat. Professor Green & Maverick Saber) in the UK charts
- ↑ Emeli Sande wins Brits Critics Choice award , BBC, December 15, 2011
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Maverick Saber at Discogs (English)
- Maverick Saber ... New Face , The Telegraph, May 13, 2011 (English)
- Maverick Saber: Traveling at the Speed of Sound , B&S, Issue 1049 (English)
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SURNAME | Maverick Saber |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stafford, Michael (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |