Stormzy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Stormzy

English grime and hip hop artist

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1993

Place of Birth: Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, musician, rapper

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Stormzy

  • Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.
  • (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter.
  • In 2014, he garnered attention on the UK underground music scene through his Wicked Skengman series of freestyles over classic grime beats.Stormzy's "Shut Up", which was initially released as a freestyle on YouTube, went viral and peaked number eight on the UK Singles Chart after Stormzy launched a campaign to reach Christmas number one.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with "Vossi Bop" and his headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival was widely praised; he wore a Union Jack stab vest designed by Banksy, in light of the rise in knife crime in London.
  • His second album, Heavy Is the Head, was released on 13 December 2019.Also known for his outspoken comments on UK politics, Stormzy endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2016.
  • On 21 February 2018, he performed a freestyle at the 2018 Brit Awards, calling out Theresa May for her perceived inaction in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire the previous year.
  • Stormzy encouraged the audience at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival to join him in chanting "Fuck the Government and fuck Boris"—the latter a reference to former London Mayor Boris Johnson's Conservative Party leadership campaign.

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