Ian Greenidge, better known by his stage name Donae'o ( ; meaning ''Gift from God''), is a British singer, songwriter and rapper from North-West London. He has worked with numerous British musicians throughout his career including

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, Giggs,

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, Jme, and

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Career

The single "I'm Fly", released by Donae'o in 2009, reached No. 129 on the UK Singles Chart. His studio album ''Party Hard'' was released the same year. In 2016, Donae'o produced and featured on Giggs' single "Lock Doh". It peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the

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and number 12 on the

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, becoming Giggs' highest charting single. In April 2017, the single was certified Gold by BPI Music with 400,000 sales. In 2017, Donae'o released his mixtape, ''Sixteen'', which featured cuts with Fredo, Young T & Bugsey,

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and the late

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. In 2019, Donae'o launching his record label Movin Anti, a joint-venture with

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Personal life

Donae'o is of

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and Guyanese descent.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

Other releases/songs

Awards

* 2003

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, Best Live P.A.: "Bounce" * 2009 MOBO Awards, Best UK Act (nominated)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donaeo 21st-century Black British male singers 21st-century British male singers Black British male rappers British male rappers Living people Rappers from London Year of birth missing (living people) English people of Ghanaian descent English people of Guyanese descent