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Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong (born 24 April 1990), better known by his stage name Kwabs, is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his international hit "
television show '' Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment'' of drum-and-bass musician Walk
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Early life
Born in London, Kwabs was raised inBermondsey
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, Southwark
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, to Ghanaian parents. At The Charter School, his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
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. Accepted in the programme, he became the lead singer of the orchestra for four years. He also studied jazz at the Royal Academy of Music
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Career
2011–12: Beginnings
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...Goldie
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, a UK nationwide platform to search for young talented musicians, and one of twelve artists chosen to create some musical pieces for a special performance at Buckingham Palace
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. This culminated in Kwabs appearing in a 2011 presentation, performing a rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
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In 2012, he released cover versions of "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae
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and "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake. The Kwabs version went viral on YouTube
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. He signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records collaborating with a number of artists for his debut EP ''Wrong or Right'' with critical acclaim.2014–present: ''Love + War''
The subsequent EPs ''Pray for Love'' and ''Walk EP'' have a more pop-oriented sound, with ''Walk EP'' containing the hit single "Walk
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an ' inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults ...
", Kwabs' best known release, launched on 5 October 2014 on Atlantic Records. It was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 71, but became hugely popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was also number one on the iTunes
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Music charts.
In April 2015, Kwabs released the single "Perfect Ruin", and on 11 September 2015, he released his debut studio album '' Love & War''.
In popular culture
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...The Musketeers
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*"Walk" was used in the soundtrack of EA Sports
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video game ''FIFA 15
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'', along with promotional trailers for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...'s coverage of the 2015 general election. It was also used in an ad for the WeAreUs August 2015 ad for
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Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
;Non-charting *2014: "Fight for Love" *2014: "Pray for Love" *2015: "Perfect Ruin" *2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder" *2022: "Hurt A Little"As featured artist
Music videos
References
Notes
A Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For Ultratip peaks, add 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position.Sources
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kwabs 1990 births Living people 21st-century Black British male singers English people of Ghanaian descent British contemporary R&B singers English male singer-songwriters English soul singers People from Bermondsey Singers from London