Kwabs
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| Background information | |
| Born | Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong Script error: No such module "person date". London, England |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Atlantic |
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Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong (born 24 April 1990),[1] better known by his stage name Kwabs, is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his international hit "Walk".
Early life
Born in London,[2] Kwabs was raised in Bermondsey, Southwark, to Ghanaian parents.[3] At The Charter School, his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. 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.
Career
2011–12: Beginnings
In 2011, Kwabs was in the BBC television show Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment of drum-and-bass musician Goldie, 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. This culminated in Kwabs appearing in a 2011 presentation,[3] performing a rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child".
In 2012, he released cover versions of "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae and "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake. The Kwabs version went viral on YouTube. He signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records collaborating with a number of artists for his debut EP Wrong or Right with critical acclaim.[4]
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", Kwabs' best known release, launched on 5 October 2014 on Atlantic Records.[5] 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 Music charts. It became a hit after it was added as a part of the FIFA 15 soundtrack.
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
- "Saved" was used in a number of promotional trailers for the second series of the BBC's The Musketeers.
- "Walk" was used in the soundtrack of EA Sports video game FIFA 15, along with promotional trailers for the BBC's coverage of the 2015 general election. It was also used in an ad for the WeAreUs August 2015 ad for Boohoo.com.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions | ||||||
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| UK [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL (Fl) [8] |
GER [9] |
HUN [10] |
NL [11] |
SWI [12] | ||
| Love + War |
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26 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 12 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Notes |
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| Wrong or Right |
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| Pray for Love |
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| Walk |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL (Fl) [8] |
BEL (Wa) [13] |
GER [9] |
NL [11] |
NOR [14] |
SWI [12] | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Wrong or Right" | — | — | 67Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[A] | — | — | — | — | — | Love + War | |||||||||
| "Walk" (solo or featuring Fetty Wap) |
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| 2015 | "My Own" | — | — | 84Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2021 | "Signals"[19] (with Regard) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
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- 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
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | ||
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| UK [6] |
AUS [20] |
FRA [21] | |||
| 2015 | "Willing and Able" (Disclosure featuring Kwabs) |
70 | 78 | 116 | Caracal |
Music videos
| Year | Title |
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| 2014 | "Wrong or Right" |
| "Pray for Love" | |
| "Walk" | |
| "Saved" | |
| 2015 | "Perfect Ruin" |
| "Fight for Love" | |
| "My Own" | |
| "Cheating on Me" |
References
Notes
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Sources
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lucy Brisbane (12 September 2014). "Interview with Southwark singer Kwabs: 'I always knew I deserved better'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Awards 2015". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kenneally, Cerys (29 October 2021). "Kwabs makes his comeback on Regard's 'Signals' single". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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External links
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