Tiffany Calver (born 16 September 1994) is a British radio DJ and presenter.

Early life

Calver was born and bred in

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, but moved to

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at the age of 17 in order to attend college and be closer to the music scene in the city. Calver studied Media at the

City of Westminster College City of Westminster College is a further education college in the City of Westminster, England, founded originally as Paddington Technical Institute in 1904 and gaining its current name in 1990. The college has two centres in central London, lo ...

. While studying, Calver blogged for

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and

SB.TV SB.TV Global Ltd, also known as SB.TV or SmokeyBarz, is a British music media company founded by Jamal Edwards and a small team of young people who work on web-based content. The platform was created on 2 November 2006, and its origins in urban m ...

. She subsequently interned at a management company, which gave her access to numerous events. It was at this time that Calver began DJing.

Career

Calver previously worked at

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. She started at

BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been cod ...

in January 2019, replacing

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. Her Rap Show on 1Xtra was awarded "Best Radio Show" by British magazine

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References

External links

''1Xtra's Rap Show with Tiffany Calver''
(BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1Xtra) BBC Radio 1Xtra presenters BBC Radio 1 presenters Women DJs Living people 1994 births {{UK-radio-bio-stub