10 Things You Didn’t Know About Fuse ODG

Fuse ODG recently won four awards at the Urban Music Awards 2013; Best Music Video, Best Single, Best Artiste and Best Collaboration. The Ghanaian English hip hop recording artist, Fuse ODG was born Nana Richard Abiona on 2^nd December 1988 in Tooting, South London. He is best known for his 2013 single “Antenna” which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 85 on the Irish Singles Chart. On October 2013, he was awarded ‘Best African Act’ at the MOBO Award’s 18th Anniversary. There is no doubt that the 27-years-old hip hop recording artist is definitely a representation of African music in both international and local platforms.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Ghanaian English hop hop recording artist, Fuse ODG:

1. Fuse ODG was born Nana Richard Abiona on 2^nd December 1988 in Tooting, South London.

2. He was born in London but raised in Ghana.

3. He completed his secondary education at the Archbishop Lanfranc School in London.

4. He is best known for his 2013 single “Antenna” which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 85 on the Irish Singles Chart.

5. On October 2013, he was awarded ‘Best African Act’ at the MOBO Award’s 18th Anniversary.

6. On December 2013, he released the single “Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)”, the song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, the song also peaked at number 65 on the Irish Singles Chart.

7. He later released “Dangerous Love”, featuring Sean Paul. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

8. He turned down an offer to sing on the Band Aid 30 project because he objected to the way the lyrics of the song portrayed the victims of the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, and Africa generally.

9. He has collaborated with artist like Sean Paul, Wande Coal, Major Lazer and Wale to name a few.

10. He is signed to 3Beat Records.