Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah
Tempah in January 2014
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu
Born	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 28) Plumstead, London, England
Genres	British hip hop hip hop electronic drum and bass
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals keyboards sampler drums synthesizer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Parlophone Disturbing London
Associated acts	Cheryl Swedish House Mafia Ellie Goulding Labrinth Kelly Rowland Jess Glynne Calvin Harris Zara Larsson
Website	tinietempah.com

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper, singer and songwriter. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own record and fashion label Disturbing London Records in 2007 along with his cousin, Dumi Oburota.

After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his long-awaited debut album, Disc-Overy, in October 2010. Preceded by two British number-one singles, "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars", the album charted at number one and was certified Platinum the next year. In February 2011, he won two Brit Awards 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 upcoming third album Youth. This gave Tempah his sixth UK number one, passing out Dizzee Rascal as the most by any rap artist.

Tempah was born in London, the son of Igbo parents from Nigeria. His middle name, Chukwuemeka, means "God has done more" in the Igbo language.