Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah (* 7. November 1988 in London ; real name Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu ) is a British Grime - Rapper and MC from South East London. His parents are of Nigerian descent and he has a brother and two sisters. He is particularly successful in Great Britain, where he celebrated the top position with his debut album Disc-Overy and the three singles Pass Out , Written in the Stars and Not Letting Go .
Career
Tinie Tempah's first song, Wifey, from 2006, became an underground hit in the UK and topped the UK urban charts.
He founded the Disturbing London label with his manager and cousin Dumi Oburota , which was intended for his own music as well as for other young musicians.
When the scout Jade Richardson saw him at the Wireless Festival , she called the Parlophone boss Miles Leonard, who visited Tempah and his manager in the studio a few weeks later with A&R Nathan Thompson. In October 2009, Tempah announced that he had signed with Parlophone.
2010–2011: Debut album Disc-Overy
In February 2010 he released his first official single Pass Out and immediately reached number 1 in the UK charts with 92,000 copies. In June he played the song live with Snoop Dogg at Glastonbury Festival . At the BRIT Awards 2011 Tinie Tempah won two awards: as a British breakthrough act and a British single for the title Pass Out . On June 6th, his second release, Frisky , was released, which landed at number 2 in Great Britain and number 3 in Ireland. The first two singles sold together over 750,000 times. With his third single, Written in the Stars , he finally made his breakthrough in the USA in 2011. The song also became the theme song for Wrestlemania 27. The fourth single was Miami 2 Ibiza in October with the Swedish House Mafia . The title also made it into the top 10 in some other European countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands and Belgium. Only then did his long-awaited debut album Disc-Overy appear .
In the UK, he also published Wonderman with Ellie Goulding .
He started his first own tour with performances by Chiddy Bang in October 2010 after touring with stars like Jay-Z , Rihanna , Chipmunk and Mr Hudson . In January 2011 he was also a guest on Usher's OMG Tour .
In 2011 he also contributed a feature to the album No More Idols by Chase & Status at: the song Hitz .
His biography, My Story So Far , was released on October 13th .
Since 2011: Second album Demonstration
On November 24, 2011 he released the song Like It or Love It together with Wretch 32 and J. Cole from his mixtape Happy Birthday , which was released on December 16 with eight other new songs. Guest musicians on the mixtape include Pusha T , Chipmunk , Tinchy Stryder and Soulja Boy .
In January 2012, he was also voted Best Dressed Man in Great Britain by the British men's magazine GQ . The song RIP by Rita Ora , on which Tempah has a guest appearance, shot to the top of the download charts in Great Britain and a little later also to position 1 in the official British charts. Taio Cruz and Jessie J sang the Bee Gees song You Should Be Dancing with Tinie Tempah at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . For published on October 26, 2012 Your album 18 Months of Calvin Harris he steered the song Drinking from the Bottle at.
In June 2011, he said in an interview that he was working on a new album that was scheduled for December. Due to his UK Arena Tour, however, he postponed the release to April of the coming year, but this date was also changed again towards 2013. In late 2011, he said he had asked a few performers such as Gary Barlow , Chris Martin , Dizzee Rascal and The Script to feature a feature on his second album. On February 21, 2012, he announced at the BRIT Awards that the album would be called Demonstration . It was also announced in August 2012 that Diplo was involved as a producer on the album . After the numerous delays that had arisen because Tempah had thought more about a concept than with his debut album, Demonstration was released on November 4, 2013. Before that, the first single was Trampoline (feat. 2 Chainz ) and the promo single for his upcoming tour Don't Sell Out , as well as the second single Children of the Sun , which was released on October 28, 2013. For the song he was able to win over the Swedish singer John Martin , whom he had met through the Swedish House Mafia producer team . Other guest musicians on the album include Big Sean , Emeli Sandé , Dizzee Rascal and Paloma Faith .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2010 | Disc-Overy | - | - |
CH73 (6 weeks) CH |
UK1  × 3
(84 weeks)UK |
US21 (4 weeks) US |
Initial Release: October 1, 2010
Sales: 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | demonstration |
DE80 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH29 (1 week) CH |
UK3  (25 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 1, 2013
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| 2017 | Youth | - | - |
CH99 (1 week) CH |
UK9  (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 14, 2017
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Awards and nominations
| year | Award | category | Nominee work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MOBO Awards | Best newcomer | Won | ||
| Best video | Frisky | Won | |||
| Best UK Act | Nominated | ||||
| Best song | Pass out | Nominated | |||
| 4Music Video Honors | Hottest boy | Nominated | |||
| Hottest hook-up | Frisky (featuring Labrinth ) | Nominated | |||
| MP3 Music Awards | The UGG Award (Urban / Garage / Grime) | Won | |||
| Urban Music Awards | Best newcomer | Won | |||
| Best video | Wonderman | Nominated | |||
| Best hip-hop act | Won | ||||
| Best collaboration | Pass out | Won | |||
| BT Digital Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best male artist | Nominated | ||||
| Best newcomer | Won | ||||
| Best video | Pass out | Nominated | |||
| Best song | Pass out | Nominated | |||
| UK Festival Awards | breakthrough | Won | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best new act from UK and Ireland | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | South Bank Awards | Pop Music | Disc-Overy | Nominated | |
| BRIT Awards | Best British Male Act | Nominated | |||
| Best breakthrough | Won | ||||
| Best single | Pass out | Won | |||
| Album of the year | Disc-Overy | Nominated | |||
| MOBO Awards | Best UK hip-hop / grime act | Won | |||
| Best album | Disc-Overy | Nominated | |||
| Best song | Heat | Nominated | |||
| Best song | Wonderman | Nominated | |||
| Best UK Act | Nominated | ||||
| BET Awards | Best international act: UK | Won | |||
| 2013 | MOBO Awards | Best UK hip-hop / grime act | Won |
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- ↑ a b http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_DOint.html
- ↑ http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/WebExclusive/tinie_tempah
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/tinie-tempah/59965
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2012 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.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 5, 2013 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.
- ↑ a b MOBO AWARDS 2010 WINNERS . BBC UK. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ↑ The results are in! . 4 Music. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ↑ MP3 Music Awards 2010 winners announced . Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ BT Digital Music Awards winners . Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mumford & Sons lead UK Festival Awards nominations . Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. 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. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ Marina and the Diamonds wins Best UK & Ireland New Act! . Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ South Bank Awards 2011: nominee list . Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ Tinie Tempah nominated for four Brit Awards . Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e The 2011 MOBO Awards in association with Lebara Mobile - MOBO Awards ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2011 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. . Mobo.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ↑ Best International Act: UK | BET Awards | Shows . BET. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
Web links
- Tinie Tempah in the Internet Movie Database (English)
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tinie Tempah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Okogwu, Patrick Chukwuemeka (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British grime rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |