Little Simz
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Födelsenamn | Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo |
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Smeknamn | "Simbi" |
Födelsedatum | 23 februari 1994 (30 år) |
Födelseort | ![]() |
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År som aktiv | 2014– |
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Utmärkelser OkayAfrica 100 Women (2019)[1] MOBO Awards Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record |
Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, mer känd under sitt artistnamn Little Simz,[2] född 23 februari 1994 i Islington, London, är en brittisk rappare, sångerska och skådespelerska. Efter utgivningen av fyra mixtapes och fem EP-skivor släppte hon sitt debutalbum A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons den 18 september 2015 genom sitt eget oberoende skivbolag, AGE: 101 Music. Albumet hamnade på UK R&B Album Chart på nummer 20[3] och UK Independent Albums Chart på nummer 43.[4] Hon släppte sitt andra studioalbum Stillness in Wonderland 2016. Hennes tredje studioalbum Gray Area (2019) vann bästa album vid både Ivor Novello Awards och NME Awards samt nominerades till Mercury Prize.[5] Hennes fjärde album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert släpptes september 2021 och fick generellt positiva recensioner.[6] 12 december 2022 släppt hon sitt femte album NO THANK YOU.
Uppväxt
Ajikawo föddes av nigerianska föräldrar och tillhör Yoruba-folket. Hon växte upp med två äldre systrar. Hon studerade vid Highbury Fields School i London och närvarade även i St Mary's Youth Club i Upper Street, Islington, där popstjärnorna Leona Lewis och Alexandra Burke också deltog. Ajikawo studerade senare vid Westminster Kingsway College och därifrån drev hon sin musikkarriär.
Karriär
Skådespel
Little Simz spelade Vicky i BBC-barnserien Spirit Warriors, som ursprungligen sändes 2010,[7] och som Meleka i E4-serien Youngers.[8]
Hon var även berättarröst för tv-serien Afrofuturism.[9]
Hon medverkade i Netflixs Top Boy som hade premiär hösten 2019.[10]
Musik
Little Simz beskriver sin musik som experimentell rap.[11]
Hon har uppträtt tillsammans med bland annat Estelle, Tinie Tempah, Ms. Dynamite och Kano. Little Simz har spelat på Rising Tide, iluvlive, Industry Takeover (Urban Development) Hackney Empire,[12] Somerset House och House of Lords.[13] Hon uppträdde även på BBC 1 Xtra Prom 2015 i Royal Albert Hall, tillsammans med en full orkester under ledning av Jules Buckley.[14]
Little Simz kan höras på Leave to Remain-filmens soundtrack och framför låten "Leave It As That".[8] I början av 2013 dök hon upp på BBC Radio 1 Xtra för att diskutera sina prestationer vid Hackney Weekend.[15] Little Simz fortsatte sedan med att göra en Maida Vale-session för Huw Stephens och har sedan dess fått positiv kritik från bland annat Zane Lowe, Dizzee Rascal, Revolt TV och Kendrick Lamar.[16]
Den 16 december 2016 släppte hon sitt andra studioalbum Stillness in Wonderland. Den inspirerades av Alice's Adventures in Wonderland och stöddes av en serietidning, konstutställning och festival.[17]
2017 uppträdde hon som förband för Gorillaz under deras Humanz Tour och var sångare i låten "Garage Palace", som är med i Super Deluxe-upplagan av deras album Humanz.
Den 6 september 2018 tecknade Little Simz och hennes bolag AGE 101 ett världsomspännande avtal med AWAL Recordings,[18] efter att AWAL hade distribuerat hennes debutalbum A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons 2015. Avtalet förnyades den 18 juni 2020.[19]
Den 1 mars 2019 släppte hon sitt tredje studioalbum Gray Area, som fick positiv kritik och nominerades till Mercury Prize[5] och IMPALAs European Independent Album of the Year Award (2019).[20]
I april 2021 aviserade Little Simz sitt fjärde album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert och albumet släpptes den 3 september samma år.[21] Hon tilldelades Mercury Prize 2022 för albumet.[22] Hon fortsatte 2022 med att släppa sitt femte album NO THANK YOU.
Privatliv
Ajikawo bor i London.[23] År 2018 mördades hennes vän Harry Uzoka, vilket inspirerade henne att skriva låten "Wounds".[24]
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Ajikawo är supporter av Arsenal FC[25]
Diskografi
Album
- A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons (2015)
- Stillness in Wonderland (2016)
- Grey area (2019)
- Sometimes I Might be Introvert (2021)
- NO THANK YOU (2022)
Mixtapes
- Stratosphere (2010)
- Stratosphere 2 (2011)
- XY. Zed (2013)
- Blank Canvas (2013)
EP-skivor
- EDGE (2014)
- Age 101: Drop 1 (2014)
- Age 101: Drop 2 (2014)
- Age 101: Drop 3 | 000 (2014)
- Age 101: Drop 4 (2015)
- The Theory Of ... (2015) (med gruppen "SpaceAge3000")
- Age 101: Drop X (2015)
- Drop 6 (2020)
Singlar
Titel | År | Toppdiagrampositioner | Album |
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BEL (FL) Tip [26] | |||
"Offence" [27] | 2018 | - | Grey Area |
"Boss" [28] | - | ||
"101 FM" [29] | - | ||
"Selfish" [30] (featuring Cleo Sol) | 2019 | - | |
"Introvert" | 2021 | 11 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert |
"Woman" (featuring Cleo Sol) | - | ||
"Rollin Stone" | - |
Som medverkande artist
Titel | År | Album |
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"Cuckoo" [31] (Raleigh Ritchie featuring Little Simz) | 2014 | Non-album single |
"Bad Dreams" [32] (Joywave featuring Little Simz) | 2015 | How Do You Feel Now? |
"The Nest" [33] (Faze Miyake featuring Little Simz) | Faze Miyake | |
"So Human" [34] (Rosie Lowe featuring Little Simz) | 2016 | Control |
"Back to My Love"[35] (Becky Hill featuring Little Simz) | Eko EP | |
"Far Cry" [36] (Jack Garratt featuring Little Simz) | Phase | |
"The Book" [37] (OTG featuring Little Simz) | 2017 | Garden of Osiris - EP |
"Garage Palace" [38] (Gorillaz featuring Little Simz) | Humanz | |
"Proud of Me" [39] (Mahalia featuring Little Simz) | 2018 | Non-album single |
"Favourites" [40] (The S.L.P. featuring Little Simz) | 2019 | The S.L.P |
Gästspel
Titel | År | Andra artister | Album |
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"Get This in Check" [41] | 2013 | Ingen | Youngers, Part 1 |
"The Drop" [42] | 2014 | Nick Brewer | Four Miles Further - EP |
"Table" [43] | 2016 | Kehlani | Non-album single |
" Location " [44] (London Remix) | 2017 | Khalid | Non-album remix |
"Indie Girls" [45] | Jesse Boykins III, Kilo Kish | Bartholomew | |
"DBT Remix" [46] | 2018 | Lioness, Lady Leshurr, Queenie, Shystie & Stush | Non-album remix |
"Rewind Time" [47] | VanJess | Silk Canvas | |
"King" [48] | Ghetts | Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament | |
" 3WW " [49] (OTG Version) | alt-J | Reduxer | |
" Pink Youth " [50] | 2019 | Yuna | Rouge |
"Venom" [51] | Ingen | Top Boy – A Selection of Music Inspired by the Series |
Turnéer
- AGE101 DROP THE WORLD (2015)
- Welcome to Wonderland (2017–2018)
- Gray Area Tour (2019)
Filmografi
År | Titel | Roll | Anteckningar |
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2010 | Spirit Warriors | Vicky | TV-serie |
2012 | Ill Manors | Youth Suspect at the Railway Station (Lil Simz) | |
2013 | Youngers | Meleka | E4-serie |
2019 | Top Boy | Shelley | Netflix-serie |
Referenser
- Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia.
- Little Simz på Discogs (engelska)
- Little Simz på Internet Movie Database (engelska)
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- ^ [a b] ”Little Simz Announces New Album GREY Area, Shares New Song: Listen”. Pitchfork. https://pitchfork.com/news/little-simz-announces-new-album-grey-area-shares-new-song-listen/.
- ^ ”Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz” (på engelska). https://www.metacritic.com/music/sometimes-i-might-be-introvert/little-simz. Läst 5 september 2021.
- ^ ”Bo and the Spirit World casting news”. Bo and the Spirit World casting news. ScreenTerrier. 3 June 2009. http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/05/bo-and-spirit-world-casting-news.html. Arkiverad 8 juli 2011 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 8 juli 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708063014/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/05/bo-and-spirit-world-casting-news.html. Läst 18 augusti 2021.
- ^ [a b] ”Production Blog 2: Lil Simz”. Production Blog 2: Lil Simz. Leave2remain.org. 4 December 2012. http://www.leave2remain.org/2012/11/production-blog-2-lil-simz/.
- ^ Afrofuturism, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8806308/, läst 6 maj 2019
- ^ . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47784979.
- ^ ”BBC Introducing and AIF presents...Lil Simz”. BBC Introducing and AIF presents...Lil Simz. n.d.. http://www.wikifestivals.com/content/bbc-introducing-and-aif-presentslil-simz. Arkiverad 31 juli 2012 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 31 juli 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120731021100/http://www.wikifestivals.com/content/bbc-introducing-and-aif-presentslil-simz. Läst 18 augusti 2021.
- ^ ”Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 – Acts – Lil Simz”. Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 – Acts – Lil Simz. n.d.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9wmxj/acts/a336v2.
- ^ ”Single of The Week: Lil Simz – Eastern Jam (Freestyle) | MOBO Awards”. Single of The Week: Lil Simz – Eastern Jam (Freestyle) | MOBO Awards. n.d.. http://mobo.com/news-blogs/single-of-the-week-lil-simz-eastern-jam-freestyle. Arkiverad 2 oktober 2015 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 2 oktober 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002103057/http://mobo.com/news-blogs/single-of-the-week-lil-simz-eastern-jam-freestyle. Läst 18 augusti 2021.
- ^ ”BBC Radio 3 – BBC Proms, 2015 Season, 1Xtra Prom – Credits”. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b065yp93/credits.
- ^ ”BBC Radio 1Xtra – Adele Roberts, Little Simz comes by for a Brew 4 Two”. BBC Radio 1Xtra – Adele Roberts, Little Simz comes by for a Brew 4 Two. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rft58.
- ^ BBC Radio 1Xtra (9 June 2015). ”MistaJam Speaks To Kendrick Lamar”. MistaJam Speaks To Kendrick Lamar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZsK8mw4VzM.
- ^ . http://clashmusic.com/features/through-the-rabbit-hole-clash-meets-little-simz.
- ^ ”AWAL Announces Worldwide Partnership Deal With Little Simz”. AWAL. https://www.awal.com/press/announces-worldwide-partnership-little-simz. Arkiverad 8 oktober 2021 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 8 oktober 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008132724/https://www.awal.com/press/announces-worldwide-partnership-little-simz. Läst 18 augusti 2021.
- ^ ”AWAL renews worldwide partnership with British rapper Little Simz”. Music Business Worldwide. 2020-06-18. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/awal-renews-worldwide-partnership-with-british-rapper-little-simz/.
- ^ ”22 nominees shortlisted for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award | Impala”. 22 nominees shortlisted for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award | Impala. https://www.impalamusic.org/content/22-nominees-shortlisted-impala%E2%80%99s-european-independent-album-year-award. Arkiverad 7 juni 2020 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 7 juni 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607131348/https://www.impalamusic.org/content/22-nominees-shortlisted-impala%E2%80%99s-european-independent-album-year-award. Läst 18 augusti 2021.
- ^ ”Little Simz – ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ review: stunning introspection from a true great” (på brittisk engelska). NME. 3 september 2021. https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/little-simz-sometimes-i-might-be-introvert-review-3035754. Läst 3 september 2021.
- ^ ”Mercury prize: Little Simz wins for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert” (på engelska). the Guardian. 18 oktober 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/18/mercury-prize-little-simz-wins-for-sometimes-i-might-be-introvert. Läst 31 januari 2023.
- ^ ”Sunday with Little Simz: ‘I want to be inside and cosy’” (på engelska). the Guardian. 2019-12-15. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/15/sunday-with-little-simz-rapper-i-want-to-be-inside-and-cosy.
- ^ ”Model jailed for murdering fashion rival in row over girlfriend” (på engelska). the Guardian. 2018-09-21. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/21/model-george-koh-jailed-for-murdering-fashion-rival-harry-uzoka-in-row-over-girlfriend.
- ^ LittleSimz (14 May 2019). ”ARSENAL @Arsenal”. ARSENAL @Arsenal. https://twitter.com/LittleSimz/status/1128248599370981377.
- ^ ”Discografie Little Simz” (på nederländska). Discografie Little Simz. Ultratop. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Little+Simz.
- ^ ”Offence – Single by Little Simz”. Offence – Single by Little Simz. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/offence-single/1434431139.
- ^ ”Boss – Single by Little Simz”. Boss – Single by Little Simz. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/boss-single/1435807129.
- ^ ”101 FM – Single by Little Simz”. 101 FM – Single by Little Simz. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/101-fm-single/1444114393.
- ^ ”Little Simz announces GREY Area album, shares "Selfish"”. Little Simz announces GREY Area album, shares "Selfish". https://www.thefader.com/2019/01/17/little-simz-grey-area-selfish.
- ^ ”Cuckoo – Single by Raleigh Ritchie”. Cuckoo – Single by Raleigh Ritchie. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cuckoo-single/932899539.
- ^ ”Bad Dreams (feat. Mick Jenkins & Little Simz) – Single by Joywave”. Bad Dreams (feat. Mick Jenkins & Little Simz) – Single by Joywave. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bad-dreams-feat-mick-jenkins-little-simz-single/978204429.
- ^ ”The Nest (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Faze Miyake”. The Nest (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Faze Miyake. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-nest-feat-little-simz-single/1420155836.
- ^ ”So Human (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Rosie Lowe”. So Human (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Rosie Lowe. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/so-human-feat-little-simz-single/1104017667.
- ^ ”Back to My Love (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Becky Hill”. Back to My Love (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Becky Hill. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/back-to-my-love-feat-little-simz-single/1106827895.
- ^ ”Far Cry (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Jack Garratt”. Far Cry (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Jack Garratt. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/far-cry-feat-little-simz-single/1148205916.
- ^ ”The Book (feat. Little Simz) – Single by OTG”. The Book (feat. Little Simz) – Single by OTG. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-book-feat-little-simz-single/1255616638.
- ^ ”Garage Palace (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Gorillaz”. Garage Palace (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Gorillaz. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/garage-palace-feat-little-simz-single/1300105773.
- ^ ”Proud of Me (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Mahalia”. Proud of Me (feat. Little Simz) – Single by Mahalia. Apple Music. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/proud-of-me-feat-little-simz-single/1337364090.
- ^ ”Favourites (feat. Little Simz) – Single by THE S.L.P.”. Favourites (feat. Little Simz) – Single by THE S.L.P.. iTunes Store. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/favourites-feat-little-simz-single/1463188831.
- ^ ”Youngers, Part 1 – EP by Various Artists”. Youngers, Part 1 – EP by Various Artists. 10 April 2013. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/youngers-part-1-ep/627674549.
- ^ ”Four Miles Further – EP by Nick Brewer”. Four Miles Further – EP by Nick Brewer. 26 May 2014. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/four-miles-further-ep/880896292.
- ^ ”Kehlani- Table ft. Little Simz (Official Video)”. Kehlani- Table ft. Little Simz (Official Video). 14 December 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTihVaMO7Q.
- ^ ”Location (London Remix) – Single by Khalid”. Location (London Remix) – Single by Khalid. 26 January 2017. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/location-london-remix-feat-little-simz-single/1198334264.
- ^ ”Bartholomew by Jesse Boykins III”. Bartholomew by Jesse Boykins III. 8 December 2017. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bartholomew/1321751379.
- ^ ”DBT Remix (feat. Lady Leshurr, Queenie, Shystie, Stush & Little Simz) – Single by Lioness”. DBT Remix (feat. Lady Leshurr, Queenie, Shystie, Stush & Little Simz) – Single by Lioness. 2 March 2018. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dbt-remix-feat-lady-leshurr-queenie-shystie-stush-little/1355133838.
- ^ ”Silk Canvas by VanJess”. Silk Canvas by VanJess. 27 July 2018. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/silk-canvas/1415210165.
- ^ ”Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament”. Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament. 14 September 2018. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ghetto-gospel-the-new-testament/1433887301.
- ^ ”Reduxer by alt-j”. Reduxer by alt-j. 28 September 2018. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reduxer/1411541615.
- ^ Milica P. (30 June 2019). ”Little Simz Joins Yuna On 'Pink Youth'”. Little Simz Joins Yuna On 'Pink Youth'. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/little-simz-joins-yuna-on-pink-youth-new-song.1983608.html.
- ^ Jones (11 September 2019). ”The tracklisting for Drake's ‘Top Boy’ soundtrack has been revealed”. The tracklisting for Drake's ‘Top Boy’ soundtrack has been revealed. https://www.nme.com/news/music/tracklisting-drakes-top-boy-soundtrack-revealed-2547052.