Stormzy
Stormzy (* 26. July 1993 , real name Michael Omari ) is a British Grime - Rapper .
biography
Michael Omari aka Stormzy is of Ghanaian descent. In his youth he played mostly grim music in the London clubs in his area . Later he developed more and more into a rapper. At the end of 2013 he started to publish his freestyle series Wicked Skengman on the internet. He quickly made a name for himself, including with his first EP Dreamers Disease , which was released in 2014. In the same year he was named best grim musician at the MOBO Awards . At the turn of the year, he was ranked 3rd in the BBC's annual forecast of the most promising performers Sound of 2015 .
In March 2015, Know Me From released his first single, which made it into the UK charts . The follow-up single Wicked Skengman 4 from his freestyle series became his first top 20 hit. This year he was again named best grime act and also best male act at the MOBO Awards. In December he performed his song Shut Up in a boxing match for Anthony Joshua . The song, which until then had only reached number 59 in the charts, then climbed into the top 10 and a fan campaign was started to bring it to number one during Christmas week. The Christmas hit has a special meaning in England. However, the single did not get past 8th place.
At the Brit Awards in 2017 , he joined with Ed Sheeran on.
His debut album Gang Signs & Prayer was released in February 2017 and reached number 1 in the UK charts. The following year he won the Brit Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Artist.
In 2018, Stormzy, who was not in college, donated two scholarships to black students at the University of Cambridge , which, according to the university, led to a sharp increase in both applications and admissions. In June 2019 he was the first black artist to headline the Glastonbury Festival . The American news magazine Time named him one of the Next Generation Leaders of 2019 in October 2019. His second album Heavy Is the Head again reached number 1 in England and was able to further increase its international success. At the Brit Awards in early 2020 he was named best British artist a second time.
Awards
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MOBO Awards :
- Best Grime Act (2014, 2015)
- Best Male Act (2015)
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BRIT Awards
- British Male Solo Artist (2018, 2020)
- British Album of the Year: Gang Signs & Prayer (2018)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 DE
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 CH
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 UK
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| 2017 | Gang Signs & Prayer | - |
CH38 (1 week) CH |
UK1  (91 weeks)UK |
First published: February 24th, 2017
Sales: + 300,000 |
| 2019 | Heavy is the head |
DE84 (2 weeks) DE |
CH29 (9 weeks) CH |
UK1  (… Where.)UK |
First published: December 13, 2019
Sales: + 100,000 |
EPs
- 2014: Not That Deep (with The HeavyTrackerz)
- 2014: Dreamers Disease
Mix tapes
- 2013: 168: The Mixtape
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE
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 AT
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CH
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UK
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| 2015 | Know Me From |
- | - | - |
UK49 (1 week)UK |
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| Wicked Skengman 4 |
- | - | - |
UK18th  (7 weeks)UK |
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| shut up |
- | - | - |
UK8th (35 weeks)UK |
B-side by Wicked Skengman 4
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| Dude |
- | - | - |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
with Lethal Bizzle
|
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| 2017 | Big for Your Boots Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK6th (22 weeks)UK |
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| Cold Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK21st (3 weeks)UK |
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| Cigarettes & Cush Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK30th (3 weeks)UK |
feat. Kehlani
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|
| Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2 Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK7th (28 weeks)UK |
feat. MNEK
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| 2019 | Vossi Bop Heavy Is the Head |
- | - | - |
UK1 × 2
(40 weeks)UK |
|
| Crown Heavy Is the Head |
- | - | - |
UK4th (12 weeks)UK |
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| Sounds of the Skeng single track |
- | - | - |
UK20 (7 weeks) UK |
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| Wiley Flow Heavy Is the Head |
- | - | - |
UK22nd (9 weeks)UK |
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| Own It Heavy Is the Head |
DE75 (1 week) DE |
AT57 (1 week) AT |
CH27 (11 weeks) CH |
UK1 (… Where.)UK |
feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy
|
|
| Audacity Heavy Is the Head |
- | - | - |
UK6th (10 weeks)UK |
feat. Headie One
|
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| 2020 | Still disappointed | - | - | - |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
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| I Dunno | - | - | - |
UK7th (… Where.)UK |
with Tion Wayne & Dutchavelli
|
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||||
| 2017 | Bad Boys Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK22nd (3 weeks)UK |
feat. Ghettos & J Hus
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| First Things First Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Mr Skeng Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK29 (3 weeks)UK |
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| Velvet / Jenny Francis Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Return of the Backpack Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK53 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 100 Bags Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK58 (1 week) UK |
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| Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 1 course Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK59 (1 week) UK |
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| Don't Cry for Me Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK63 (1 week) UK |
feat. Raleigh Ritchie
|
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| 21 Gun Salute Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
feat. Wretch 32
|
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| Lay Me Bare Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
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| Crazy Titch Gang Signs & Prayer |
- | - | - |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
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| 2019 | Lessons Heavy Is the Head |
- | - | - |
UK9 (1 week)UK |
|
More singles
- 2014: Not That Deep
- 2015: standard
- 2016: One Take Freestyle
- 2016: Scary
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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| 2017 | Power Glory Days: The Platinum Edition |
- | - | - |
UK6th × 2
(32 weeks)UK |
Little Mix feat. Stormzy
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| Bridge over Troubled Water |
- | - | - |
UK1 (6 weeks)UK |
as part of Artists for Grenfell
|
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| 2018 | Let Me Down Glory Days: The Platinum Edition |
- | - | - |
UK34 (10 weeks)UK |
Jorja Smith feat. Stormzy
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| 2019 | Shine Girl Stacko |
- | - | - |
UK13 (9 weeks)UK |
MoStack feat. Stormzy
|
| Take Me Back to London Stacko |
DE68 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK1 × 2
(22 weeks)UK |
Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy
|
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| 2020 | Ain't It Different single track |
- | - | - |
UK4 (... weeks) UK |
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||||
| 2017 | Good Goodbye One More Light |
DE65 (2 weeks) DE |
AT69 (1 week) AT |
CH49 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
Linkin Park feat. Pusha T & Stormzy
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| Ask Flipz 7 Days |
- | - | - |
UK30th (6 weeks)UK |
Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy
|
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Further guest contributions
- 2014: I'm Fine ( Chip feat. Stormzy & Shalo)
- 2015: TRKRZ (The HeavyTrackerz feat. P Money, Newham Generals, Stormzy, Big Narstie, Flirta D, Youngs Teflon & Desperado)
- 2015: Hear Dis (Chip feat. Stormzy)
- 2016: Out Here (Tanika feat. Stormzy)
- 2016: Ambition ( RAYE feat. Stormzy)
- 2016: Aldrig igen (må sådär) (Cherrie feat. Stormzy)
- 2016: My Hood ( Ray BLK feat. Stormzy)
- 2017: 5ive (Solo 45 feat. Stormzy)
- 2017: All Time Low (Remix) ( Jon Bellion feat. Stormzy)
- 2017: Bridge over Troubled Water (as part of Artists for Grenfell )
- 2017: Momma's Prayer ( JP Cooper feat. Stormzy)
Remixes
- 2014: Jacob Banks feat. Stormzy & Wretch 32 - Move with You
- 2014: Loick feat. Stormzy, Squeeks & Youngs Teflon - Nobody
- 2015: Yungen feat. Sneakbo, Stormzy, Bashy , Angel, Benny Banks, Ghetts & Cashtastic - Ain't on Nuttin '(Part 2)
- 2015: G FrSH feat. Stormzy & Tinie Tempah - Sometimes
- 2015: Raleigh Ritchie feat. Tempa T, Stormzy & Ghetts - The Greatest (Star.One Remix)
- 2015: Nick Jonas feat. Stormzy Chains
- 2016: Solo 45 feat. Fekky, Stormzy, Tempa T, Wiley , Lethal Bizzle & Rou - Feed 'Em to the Lions
swell
- ↑ MOBO Winners 2014 ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / 2015 , accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Stormzy launches campaign for Christmas number 1 , mobo.com, December 21, 2015
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4GIfNf7AYk
- ↑ Music of the future . In: Der Spiegel , October 26, 2019, p. 134.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE CH UK
- ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stormzy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Omari, Michael (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British grime musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1993 |