About Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (; born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah (pronounced "tiny temper"; formerly Tinie), is an English rapper, singer and television presenter. Born and raised in London, he created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, alongside Dumi Oburota. After signing with Parlophone in 2009 and releasing several mixtapes, he rose to fame with the UK number-one singles "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars" in 2010. He subsequently released his debut album Disc-Overy in October 2010, which also charted at number one and was certified platinum in 2011. He won two Brit Awards in 2011 for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. 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. 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. His first mixtape, "Chapter 1: Verse 22", was released via Aftershock Records in 2005, as a free mixtape.
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