Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah in 2014
Tinie Tempah in 2014
Background information
Birth namePatrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu
Born (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36)
Plumstead, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • television presenter
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitetinietempah.com

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu[1] // ⓘ (born 7 November 1988),[2] better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah),[3] is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, along with his cousin Dumi Oburota.[4]

After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his debut album, Disc-Overy, in October 2010. Preceded by two British number-one singles, "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars", the album charted at number one and was certified Platinum the next year. In February 2011, he won two Brit Awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single.[5]

In November 2013, he released his second album, entitled Demonstration. Preceded by top ten singles "Trampoline" and "Children of the Sun", the album charted at number three and was certified gold by the BPI the next year.[6] In June 2015, he released "Not Letting Go", the first single from his third album Youth. This gave Tinie his sixth UK number one, surpassing Dizzee Rascal as the most by any UK rap artist.[7]

  1. ^ "Tinie Tempah Official Website Biography". EMI. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ "TinieTempah: Ten Facts About The 'Trampoline' Rapper". Capitalfm.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Tinie talks about plans to release rap anthem with Adele". Capital. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ "The manager who helped Tinie's rise to stardom". BBC News. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Britsr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Certified Awards". Bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Tinie Tempah just became the most successful UK Rap artist in chart history – MOBO Awards". Mobo.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2015.