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Born | Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. 26 July 1993 Thornton Heath, London, England |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Partner(s) | Maya Jama (2014–2019, 2023–2024) |
Awards | Full list |
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Origin | Norbury, London, England[2] |
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Website | stormzy |
Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter.[4] In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his Wicked Skengman series of freestyles over classic grime beats.[5][6] Stormzy's song "Shut Up", which was initially released as a freestyle on YouTube, became popular and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart after he launched a campaign to reach Christmas number one.[7]
Stormzy won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC's Sound of 2015 list.[8][5] His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer (2017), was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards.[9] In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with "Vossi Bop" and became the first British rapper to headline the Glastonbury Festival; where he wore a UK-stab vest designed by Banksy, in light of the rise in knife crime in London.[10]
His second album, Heavy Is the Head, was released on 13 December 2019.[11] On 22 September 2022, Stormzy released the single "Mel Made Me Do It" accompanied by an 11-minute music video featuring popular artists, actors and sports figures such as Usain Bolt and José Mourinho.[12][13] His third album, This Is What I Mean, was released on Def Jam on 25 November 2022.[14]
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