Bluey Robinson

Bluey Robinson (born 8 August 1988) is a singer/songwriter and recording artist from South London. He was born in , Sweden and is of mixed Indian, Trinidadian and Swedish heritage.

Robinson moved to Hackney at 3 months old and was raised by his mother. He discovered his passion for music at the age of three, listening to Otis Redding, The Drifters, Jackson 5, Bob Marley and The Beatles classics on the home turntable. While in school, Bluey took part in many school performances and also took lessons in traditional Indian dance. He was asked to perform these at an event for Prince Charles and afterwards, was urged by his dance teacher to audition for the role of 'Young Simba,' in the upcoming West End debut of 'The Lion King.' At 14 years old, he earned the role. This cemented his passion for music and the arts. He continued thereafter at an acting club with Sharon Harris. In 2004, Bluey briefly played Billie Jackson on the BBC soap opera Eastenders and had roles in various TV campaigns and dramas.

Focussed on making waves through his first love of music, Bluey formed a vocal harmony group with so school friends. After a few years working together the group eventually parted ways. As a solo act, he later earned recognition through Youtube by uploading videos of himself singing Stevie Wonder, BoyzII Men and Motown classics all to unsuspecting commuters on the streets and underground services of London, Paris and New York. Eventually earning millions of views, he soon caught the attention of label and industry heads. Robinson landed a deal with Sony, RCA under management team, London Village Music. After a troubled run however due to constant department restructure, Bluey was able to be released from his contract 2 years later. Still inspired, he went on to release 2 independent projects and even completed his own UK tour 'The Late Shift Tour.' He joined Justin Bieber onstage for the My World Tour as an opening act and was main support for both, Trey Songz and friend Tinie Tempah's UK tours. Now working as an independent artist, he is recording and writing new material while working with new collective, 'The Fedz.'

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