Ramz
Ramz (* 18 February 1997 as Ramone Rochester in Mitcham , London ) is a British rapper .
biography
Rochester was born in Mitcham in South London . He studied sports science at the University of Portsmouth until 2017 before dropping out to focus on his music career. In the meantime he worked for the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s .
In February 2017, his first music video, I'm on My Grind, was released on YouTube . Ramz achieved international fame through the song Barking . The official video was released in September 2017 and went viral on YouTube, with it being released as his official debut single in early December . This then rose to number 2 in the British music charts and reached a top 10 position in Germany as well as the charts in several other European countries.
Discography
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
|
 AT
|
 CH
|
 UK
|
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| 2017 | Barking |
DE4th  (25 weeks)DE |
AT38 (11 weeks) AT |
CH54 (17 weeks) CH |
UK2 (25 weeks)UK |
First published: December 1st, 2017
Sales: + 1,070,000 |
| 2018 | Family tree | - | - | - |
UK35  (11 weeks)UK |
First published: April 19, 2018
Sales: + 400,000 |
| 2019 | Hold you down | - | - | - |
UK95 (1 week) UK |
First published: February 8, 2019
|
More singles
- 2017: Decline (Remix) ( Raye feat. Ramz)
- 2018: Power
- 2019: Sex in the Morning ( Lena Meyer-Landrut feat. Ramz)
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
gold1
|
- | 45,000 | ifpi.dk |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
- |
platinum1
|
400,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
- |
platinum1
|
50,000 | fimi.it |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
gold1
|
platinum1
|
1,000,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
|
3 × platinum3
|
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swell
- ↑ Ramz , fritz.de
- ↑ Ramz on Apple Music
- ↑ All Eyes On: Ramz is just a lad from south London proving anything is possible , metro.co.uk
- ↑ Ramz - I'm On My Grind [Music Video | GRM Daily] on YouTube
- ↑ This is the first UK rap track to blow up in 2018 , thefader.com
- ↑ This Melodic Rap Song Has Gone Viral and Hit the Top 5 In the UK Charts , pigeonsandplanes.com
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
Web links
- Biography at Allmusic
- Ramz at Discogs
- Ramz at SoundCloud
- Ramz on Apple Music
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ramz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rochester, Ramone (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitcham , London |