David Orobosa Omoregie (born 5 June 1998), known professionally as Dave, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and musician from Streatham, South London.
Dave released the Six Paths EP and singles "Thiago Silva" and "JKYL+HYD" in 2016, and the Game Over EP in 2017. His collaborator and production partner is Tyrell "169" Paul. He has also worked with Fraser T Smith, AJ Tracey and Drake, who remixed Dave's single "Wanna Know".
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Early life
David Orobosa Omoregie was born on 5 June, 1998 in Streatham, South London. Dave started writing lyrics at the age of eleven after being inspired by his older brother before his mother bought him a piano three years later.
Dave studied law, philosophy and ethics, and sound design at a sixth form college and has two brothers that are currently incarcerated.
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Music career
2015-2016: Career beginnings and Six Paths
Dave made his debut appearance on a small platform named Street Starz and later progressed to Black Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap, in May 2015. He performed his first SB.TV "Warm Up Session" with 1138 DripSquad in November 2015. His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016. Dave's festival debut was at Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on their track Thiago Silva on the Eskimo Dance stage. He made a performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.
After releasing a range of non-album singles, Dave released his debut EP, Six Paths, on 30 September 2016. The extended play was produced by Dave, Fraser T Smith, 169 and entered at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart.
In October 2016, Drake premiered a remix to Dave's song "Wanna Know" on OVO Sound Radio, which also featured Drake and was released as a single. The song debuted at 72 on the Official Singles Chart and peaked at 51, becoming Dave's first entry on the chart.
2017-present: Game Over and debut album
Throughout 2017, Dave released the non-album singles "Samantha" with J Hus which peaked at 63 on the Official Singles Chart, becoming the third biggest song to not chart in the top 40 in 2017, "Revenge", "100M's" and "Tequila".
On 9 October 2017, Dave announced his second extended play, Game Over, alongside the announcement of its accompanying tour. The EP was preceded by the politically-charged "Question Time". It was released on 3 November 2017 independently for streaming and digital download. Game Over was released on 3 November 2017 alongside the single "No Words." Game Over debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and "No Words" debuted at 18 before eventually peaking at 17 on 11 January 2018.
Dave won his first MOBO Award for the Best Newcomer Act at the 2017 ceremony on 29 November 2017. He announced in an interview with NME that he was preparing his debut album, which would be released in 2018. Dave released "Hangman" on 27 February 2018.
Musical style
Dave's collaborator and production partner is Done Out'ere, stage name 169. Dave's influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop. As well as rapping, he also plays piano.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Other songs
References
External links
- Official website
- Dave on SoundCloud
Source of article : Wikipedia
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