10 Things You Didn’t Know About Labrinth
The English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, Labrinth was born Timothy Lee Mckenzie on 4th January 1989 in Hackney, London. When he was younger, he and his eight siblings formed a band called Mac 9. He made his debut appearance on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010, when his collaboration with rapper Tinie Tempah, “Pass Out”, reached number one. His first solo single, “Let the Sun Shine” was released in September 2010, reaching number three in the same chart. He achieved his first number-one single in November 2012 with “Beneath Your Beautiful”, featuring Emeli Sandé. There is no doubt that the English singer is definitely a name to be reckon with in the music industry.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, Labrinth:
1. Labrinth was born Timothy Lee Mckenzie on 4th January 1989 in Hackney, London.
2. He comes from a musical family consisting of nine siblings and grew up at home surrounded almost exclusively by the sound of American gospel music.
3. When he was younger, he and his eight siblings formed a band called Mac 9.
4. His brother, Mac is a producer, and introduced him to the art of creating music in his studio at the age of 15.
5. Initially, he was tipped to work as a producer, but Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a solo act.
6. He made his debut appearance on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010, when his collaboration with rapper Tinie Tempah, “Pass Out”, reached number one.
7. Having spent two weeks at the summit in the United Kingdom, “Pass Out” was awarded Best British Single at the 2011 BRIT Awards and Best Contemporary Song at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards, also achieving platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry for surpassing sales of 600,000 copies.
8. His first solo single, “Let the Sun Shine” was released in September 2010, reaching number three in the same chart.
9. He achieved his first number-one single in November 2012 with “Beneath Your Beautiful”, featuring Emeli Sandé.
10. He released his second single, “Earthquake” on October 2011, featuring long-term collaborator Tinie Tempah. The single debuted at number two on the UK chart with first week sales of 115,530 copies.
