Seye Adelekan (born 15 May 1988), sometimes known mononymously as Seye ( ), is a Nigerian British

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...

, musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the live bassist for

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

since 2017.

Early life

Seye Adelekan was born in Nigeria to a father who worked in the oil industry. He grew up in Lagos, Netherlands, Ecuador and south-east London.

Career

Seye's music career began in 2007. In 2012 Seye released his debut solo single "White Noise". Seye toured with Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé and worked as

session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

for Paloma Faith, before joining

in 2017. He has a tattoo of a dove (Spanish ''paloma'') as a tribute to Faith.

Personal life

Seye's brother

Olugbenga Adelekan Olugbenga Adelekan, also known as Olugbenga, is a Nigerian-born music producer. Olugbenga performs as a solo artist and as the bass player of the Mercury Music Prize Award-nominated band Metronomy. Biography Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olugbenga m ...

is also a professional musician best known as the bassist for the band Metronomy.

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