Nana Richard Abiona (born 2 December 1988), better known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a British singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known for his singles " Antenna" and " Dangerous Love", and for featuring on Major Lazer's " Light It Up (Remix)".

Early life

Born in

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and raised in

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, Fuse returned to London for his secondary education, where he attended the Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. He grew up in

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. The stage name "Fuse" comes from his fusion of musical styles, as he is known for his unusual combination of genres such as Afro-pop, hip-hop, R&B, funk and rock. "ODG", meanwhile, stands for 'Off Da Ground'.

Music career

2013–14: ''T.I.N.A.''

On 2 June 2013, Fuse ODG released his debut single " Antenna", the song peaked at number 7 on the

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, the song also peaked at number 85 on the

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. On 29 September 2013 he released the single " Azonto", the song peaked at number 30 on the

. On 19 October 2013, he was awarded 'Best African Act' at the MOBO Award's 18th Anniversary. He recently won four awards at the Urban Music Awards 2013; Best Music Video, Best Single, Best Artiste and Best Collaboration. On 29 December 2013 he released the single " Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)", the song peaked at number 5 on the

, the song also peaked at number 65 on the

. On 18 May 2014 Fuse ODG released " Dangerous Love", featuring Sean Paul. It peaked at number 3 on the

. His next single, " T.I.N.A." featuring British R&B artist

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, was released on 19 October 2014. His debut album, '' T.I.N.A.'', an acronym for "This Is New Africa", was released on 3 November 2014 and includes all five singles, the album peaked to number 25 on the

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, the album also peaked to number 63 in

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. Fuse ODG turned down an offer to sing on the Band Aid 30 project because he objected to the way the lyrics of the song portrayed the victims of the ongoing

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, and Africa generally.

2015–present

In April 2015 he featured on

Tinchy Stryder Kwasi Esono Danquah III ( ; born 14 September 1986), known by the stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo studio albums, '' Star in the Hood'' ( ...

's single "Imperfection". In July 2015 he released the single "Only". He features on

's single "Leyla". The song was released on 17 July 2015. On 4 September 2015 he released the single "Top of My Charts". In 2016, he collaborated with British Asian artist Zack Knight and Indian rapper Badshah. They came together and composed an African/Indian soundtrack, ''Bombae''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

Awards and nominations

References

External links

fuse ODG – Island
RapNaija. Retrieved 13 July 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuse ODG Living people 1988 births Black British male rappers English people of Ghanaian descent People from Mitcham People from Tooting Rappers from London 3 Beat Records artists