Errol Kojo Bellot, better known professionally as Kojo Funds ( ; born 30 March 1995), is a British singer-songwriter and rapper. His music blends West African and Caribbean sounds with

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and pop. Kojo Funds featured on

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's single "Fine Wine" and on

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's "

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". His own singles include "

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" with

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Career

Kojo Funds was born in 1995 in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. He is of mixed Ghanaian and

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n heritage. He grew up in

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in East London and was raised by his mother. A number of his songs have been produced by GA, including "Dun Talkin". In early 2017, he had a feature on the

single "Fine Wine" which was certified silver by the BPI, and on

's "

" which reached number 8 in the UK Official Charts Company Singles chart. On 9 February 2018 he released the single "

" with British singer-songwriter

. In 2017 Kojo Funds was nominated for Best Newcomer at the

MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Af ...

. In 2018 he played

Bestival Bestival was a four-day music festival held in the south of England. It had been held annually in the late summer since 2004 at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight. In 2017 the festival relocated to the Lulworth Estate in Dorset. The event was organ ...

and

Wireless Festival The Wireless Festival is a rap and urban music festival that takes place every year in London, England. It is owned and managed by Live Nation. While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival, in recent years it has focused on hip hop and ...

. He calls his musical style

afroswing Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean or Afro-trap (not to be confused with the French genre), is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influence ...

. It has also been called "afro-bashment". The genre originated in

in late 2000s; it blends West African and Caribbean sounds with

, hip hop,

and

British pop music British pop music is popular music, produced commercially in the United Kingdom. It emerged in the mid-to late 1950s as a softer alternative to American rock 'n' roll. Like American pop music it has a focus on commercial recording, often orienta ...

Personal life

He is an avid supporter of

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Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funds, Kojo 1995 births Living people English people of Dominica descent English people of Ghanaian descent English male singer-songwriters English pop singers English hip hop musicians People from Canning Town Rappers from London Singers from London 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers