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, and peaked at number one, on the UK Afrobeats Chart of 2020.

Early life

Darkoo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, moving to the UK at the age of 7 and being raised in South London.

Career

Darkoo began releasing music at the age of 15, starting out as a drill rapper before beginning to incorporate singing into her music. In late 2019 she released the single "Gangsta", featuring British rapper One Acen. The song came to prominence on

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and entered the

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, which peaked at 62 on the Official Singles Chart. At the 2020

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, Darkoo was nominated for Best Female Act and Best Newcomer, whilst "Gangsta" was nominated for Song of the Year. In April 2021, Darkoo featured on a remix of "

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. The remix helped the song reach number 1 in the Official Singles Chart. Darkoo released her debut EP, ''2 In 1'', in July 2021, featuring artists such as Tion Wayne and

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Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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