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duo consisting of rapper Remi Kolawole and producer Justin "Sensible J" Smith. Originally a trio, which included producer-engineer Daniel "Dutch" Siwes, the group released four full-length albums as well as two mix-tapes and four

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s (EPs). Their 2014 release ''Raw x Infinity'' garnered critical acclaim, winning the

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, while their third album ''Divas & Demons'' (2016)—their first as a duo—was nominated for the 2017

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. The act's final album, ''Fried'' (May 2021), coincided with the dissolution of Remi as a duo.

History

Remi were formed in Melbourne as a three-piece by Aderemi "Remi" Matthew Kolawole on lead vocals, Daniel James "Dutch" Siwes on co-production and engineering and Justin Scott "Sensible J" Smith on drums and production. Kolawole was born in Canberra to a

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n father. He took classical piano lessons while growing up and started rapping on a dare from a friend. Siwes and Smith were neighbours and jammed in various bands in the late 1990s. The pair mentored Kolawole early in his solo career. The trio's first recordings appeared in 2011, "Apollo 13" and "Ape", as free downloads through Kolawole's

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page. "Ape" was also the lead single from Remi's first album, ''Regular People Shit'', which was self-released via House of Beige in 2012. "Ape" received high rotation on national youth radio station,

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. Remi's 2013 singles, "Sangria" and "Saggin" from the trio's mix-tape ''F.Y.G. Act 1'', also gained consistent radio airplay, contributing to Remi winning that year's Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year award. The trio's second album, ''Raw x Infinity'', was released in June 2014 to critical acclaim. Backed by the singles "Livin" and "Tyson"—the latter a boastful nod to boxer

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—the release was nominated for Australian Album of the Year in the J Awards of 2014. In March 2015, Remi were awarded the coveted $30,000

for ''Raw x Infinity'', adding to the record's growing list of accolades. Slimming to a duo in 2016, Kolawole and Smith released ''Divas & Demons'', Remi's third album, which peaked in the top 10 of the

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. The following year, the record was nominated for the 2017

. The duo's final album, ''Fried'', was released in May 2021 after being postponed for more than a year due to the

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. The pair also announced their split during the week of the album's release.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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J Award

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Music Victoria Awards

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National Live Music Awards

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References

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