Kwasi Danquah
[1] (born June 10 1987), better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder
, is a British grime vocalist of Ghanaian origin. Stryder hails from Bow, East London and attended St Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive School in Forest Gate, Newham; he later enrolled as a student at the local university, University of East London. [2] Tinchy Stryder had his first UK number one in the Singles Chart with the aptly named song "Number 1", (a collaboration with N-Dubz) that charted on 26 April 2009.
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History
Early career
Stryder started at the age of 14 on
pirate radio sets in East London with other well known grime MCs such as
Dizzee Rascal. His stage name was derived from the video game,
Strider, a video game he grew up with, and Tinchy derives from a nickname given to him due to his short height. He Grew Up Supporting Scottish Football Club Rangers FC.
2006-2008: Star in the Hood
The debut album by Tinchy Styder
Star in the Hood was released on 13th of August 2007 on Takeover Entertainment.
2008-2009: Catch 22
On September 11 2008, it was revealed that Stryder will be featured on
Craig David's new single "Where's Your Love" and released on November 10, 2008. He also appears on the track "Princes" from the album
Saint Dymphna
by
Gang Gang Dance. His next single, called "
Take Me Back", featuring
Taio Cruz, (released on January 19, 2009) was a popular hit following numerous plays on
Radio 1,
Kiss FM and many other TV and radio stations. On January 18, the song entered the official
UK Singles Charts at 39 on downloads alone,
[3] one day before its official release. The following week the single moved up 36 places to peak at number 3.
[4]
On 26 April, 2009, Stryder's next single, a collaboration with
N-Dubz (whom he had toured with on their recent
Uncle B tour), titled "
Number 1" topped the
UK Singles Chart giving Stryder and
N-Dubz their first number one single. In an interview with Tim Westwood, Tinchy stated that due to the success of "Number 1" not going away yet, he had to push the album and a few things back to August 2009. Tinchy's third single from
Catch 22
, titled "
Never Leave You", featuring
Amelle Berrabah of the
Sugababes, was released on August 3rd 2009 with the album following on August 17th. "Never Leave You" went straight to #1 on its week of release. Catch 22 debuted at #2 on the UK albums chart, only to be beaten by Calvin Harris. The 4th single of
Catch 22
will be
You're Not Alone which will be released in November 2009.
He took part in the cover track of The Killers' 'All These Things That I've Done' along with many other acts including
Chipmunk,
N-Dubz and
Pixie Lott, to raise money for War Child charity, which helps young people who have been forced to fight for their country at war. The single is getting released in October 2009 and will be called "I Got Soul".
Also in mid 2009, Stryder completed a
BA degree in
moving image and
animation at the
University of East London.
Discography
;EP'S
- Cloud 9
- Star In The Hood EP Volume 1
- Star In The Hood EP Volume 2
;Mixtapes
- Back U Know
- Lost and Found
- Tinchy Stryder VS Maniac
(Collaboration With Maniac)
;Studio Albums
- Star In the Hood
(2007)
- Catch 22
(2009)
References
- UK number one for Tinchy Stryder
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/aug/20/tinchy-stryder-university-east-london
- - 24/01/2009 UK Singles Chart
- - 31/01/2009 UK Singles Chart