Ironik
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Ironik in London in 2009
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| Birth name | James Christian Charters |
| Born | 18 January 1988 |
| Origin | Wood Green, London, England |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Website | twitter |
James Christian Charters (born 18 January 1988), better known as Ironik (formerly as DJ Ironik), is a British musician, DJ and rapper. His genre of music varies from hip hop, grime, R&B and UK garage.
DJ Ironik has had three UK top 10 hits; Stay With Me charted at #5, Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) charted at #3 and also I Got Soul, a charity single which reached #10 in the UK charts and has also had several top 5 hits in other European countries.
"DJ Ironik" (born James Charters) was born in North London, England to parents from Barbados. He decided on a career in music at an early age when doing GCSE in music. He started his career as a DJ working in clubs, initially in his home country, but his talent was quickly spotted and he moved around Europe. Every record he released charted in the Top 40 UK Charts throughout 2008-2011.
His first single, "So Nice", was released in summer of 2007. It achieved popularity on the British music channels, including remaining in the top 3 of the viewer request chart on Channel U for 20 weeks. However, it had limited success elsewhere. He performed "So Nice" in a school in Luton, England, named Denbigh Junior School in 2008.
At the age of 20, he signed with Asylum Records which is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The first hit was the single "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" which went into the UK charts at number 11 on downloads alone, then charted at number 5 on its physical release. It equally had success on Channel U, remaining in the request chart top 10 for 26 weeks. The remix to "Stay with Me" features Chipmunk and Wiley.
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