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{{short description|English singer}}
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'''Loick Essien''' (born 1990) is a [[British people|British]] vocalist signed to record label [[Sony Music]]. Essien began his musical career after featuring on rapper [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]'s single "Beast". He is due to release his debut album, ''Identity'' during 2011<ref name="Identity"/>.
'''Loick Mark Essien''' is an English singer signed to record label [[Sony Music]]. Essien began his musical career after featuring on rapper [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]'s single "Beast". Essien was set to release his debut album, ''Identity'', on 5 March 2012 but was dropped from his label weeks before the release date.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

==Career==
===''Identity''===
==Personal life==
He studied vocals at [[The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} His father is Nigerian and his mother is Ghanaian.<ref name="Loick Essien Interview">[http://www.pyromag.com/music/10601/loick-essien-interview/ Loick Essien Interview with PyroMag] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716141759/http://www.pyromag.com/music/10601/loick-essien-interview/ |date=16 July 2011 }} Retrieved 31 January 2011.</ref>
Essien began his musical career in 2008, when he appeared on rapper [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]'s debut single "[[Beast (song)|Beast]]". The single, released on 8 October 2008<ref>[http://www.ukrecordshop.com/item/chipmunk-beast.html/ Chipmunk & Loick Essien 'Beast'] UK Record Shop, Retrieved 2011-02-04.</ref>, debuted at number 181 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="Beast">[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2008.HTM/ UK Singles Chart - 2008 Entries] Retrieved 2011-01-31.</ref> and later appeared on the album ''[[I Am Chipmunk]]''. Essien also featured on artist [[Bashy]]'s [[lead single]] from his upcoming second album, "When the Sky Falls". The single, which was released independently on 12 March 2010<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Falls-feat-Loick-Essien/dp/B003ACRJAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297024873&sr=8-1-catcorr/ Bashy & Loick Essien 'When the Sky Falls'] [[Amazon.com]], Retrieved 2010-04-30.</ref>, debuted at number 114 in the United Kingdom. On 12 October 2010, Essien released his debut solo single "Love Drunk" in the [[United Kingdom]] through [[Sony Music]], where it debuted at number 57 in the UK chart. It was then confirmed in February 2011 that Essien would release his debut album, entitled ''Identity'' later that year<ref name="Identity">[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/loick-essien/news/256772-loick-essien-n-dubz-chipmunk-bashy-lady-gaga/ Loick Essien Interview with MTV] [[MTV]], Retrieved 2011-02-04.</ref>. The second single to be released from the album, entitled "Stuttering" was released on 6 February 2011 and featured [[Grime music|Grime]] group [[N-Dubz]], although only Dappy and Fazer appeared in the single's accompanying music video. The single marked Essien's top 40 debut, when it charted at number 36 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="Stuttering">[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2011-02-19/ UK Singles Chart - Week Ending: 19 February 2011] [[The Official Charts Company]], Retrieved 2011-02-13.</ref>.

===Career===
Essien began his musical career in 2007 when he sang the chorus on [[Bashy]]'s controversial track, "Black Boys".{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} Essien was uncredited on the track, however. His next appearance was in 2008 when he appeared on rapper [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]'s debut single "[[Beast (Chipmunk song)|Beast]]". The single, released on 8 October 2008,<ref>[http://www.ukrecordshop.com/item/chipmunk-beast.html/ Chipmunk & Loick Essien 'Beast'] UK Record Shop, Retrieved 4 February 2011.</ref> debuted at number 181 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="Beast">[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2008.HTM/ UK Singles Chart – 2008 Entries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719120453/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2008.HTM |date=19 July 2011 }} Retrieved 31 January 2011.</ref> and later appeared on the album ''[[I Am Chipmunk]]''. Essien also featured on artist [[Bashy]]'s [[lead single]] from his upcoming second album, "When the Sky Falls". The single, which was released independently on 12 March 2010,<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Falls-feat-Loick-Essien/dp/B003ACRJAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297024873&sr=8-1-catcorr/ Bashy & Loick Essien 'When the Sky Falls'] [[Amazon.com]], Retrieved 30 April 2010.</ref> debuted at number 114 in the United Kingdom. On 12 October 2010, Essien released his debut solo single "Love Drunk" in the United Kingdom through [[Sony Music]], where it debuted at number 56 in the UK chart. It was then confirmed in February 2011 that Essien would release his debut album, entitled ''Identity'' later that year.<ref name="Identity">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110222175438/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/loick-essien/news/256772-loick-essien-n-dubz-chipmunk-bashy-lady-gaga Loick Essien Interview with MTV] [[MTV]], Retrieved 4 February 2011.</ref> The second single to be released from the album, entitled "Stuttering" was released on 6 February 2011 and featured rap group [[N-Dubz]], although only Dappy and Fazer appeared in the single's accompanying music video. The single marked Essien's top 40 debut, when it charted at number 36 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="Stuttering">[https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20110213/7501/ UK Singles Chart – Week Ending: 19 February 2011] [[The Official Charts Company]], Retrieved 13 February 2011.</ref>

Essien released his third single "[[How We Roll (Loick Essien song)|How We Roll]]" featuring singer [[Tanya Lacey]] on 3 July 2011. It entered at number two in the UK Singles Chart to become his biggest hit to date. It sold 52,010 copies in its first week.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} His fourth single from forthcoming album ''Identity'' called "Me Without You" was released on 6 November 2011 it debuted and peaked at number 14. On 3 October 2011, he appeared as a guest on ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''. Loick is now signed to Insanity Records (Sony Music){{citation needed|date=October 2016}}


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Mixtapes===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
*2011: ''[[Identity (album)|Identity]]''
|-
! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Mixtape details
|-
! scope="row"| ''I.D Mixtape''
|
* Released: 17 July 2012
* Label: Self-released
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
|}


===Singles===
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Single
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="Beast"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{Cite web |title=Loick Essien |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6474/loick-essien/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK R&B Chart| UK R&B]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK R&B Chart|UK<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Love Drunk (Loick Essien song)|Love Drunk]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Bashy]])</span>
|2010
| rowspan="2"| 2010
|"[[Love Drunk (Loick Essien song)|Love Drunk]]"
| 56 || 15 || — || —
| 57
| 15
|
|rowspan="2"|''Identity''
| rowspan="5" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Stuttering (Loick Essien song)|Stuttering]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[N-Dubz]])</span>
|2011
| 36 || 12 || — || —
|"[[Stuttering (Loick Essien song)|Stuttering]]" <small>(featuring [[N-Dubz]])</small>
| 36
| 12
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[How We Roll (Loick Essien song)|How We Roll]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Tanya Lacey]])</span>
|colspan="5" style="font-size: 8pt" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| '''As featured artist'''
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| 2 || 1 || 49 || 6
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{Cite certification |region=United Kingdom |artist=Loick Essien |access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Me Without You (Loick Essien song)|Me Without You]]"
|2008
| 14 || 4 || — || —
|"Beast" <small>(with [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]])</small>
|
| 181
| —
|''[[I Am Chipmunk]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Bad Boys Don't Cry"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Bashy)</span>
|2010
| 2012
|"When the Sky Falls" <small>(with [[Bashy]])</small>
| – || — || — || —
| 114
| —
|
|
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===As featured artist===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="colw" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Single
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK R&B Chart|UK R&B]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Beast"<br><span style="font-size:85%; <!--font-weight:normal;-->">([[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]] featuring Loick Essien)</span>
| 2008
| 181 || —
| ''[[I Am Chipmunk]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "When the Sky Falls"<br><span style="font-size:85%; <!--font-weight:normal;-->">([[Bashy]] featuring Loick Essien)</span>
| 2010
| 114 || 37
| ''The Great Escape''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Album
! scope="col" | Artist
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| "Black Boys" <small>(Remix)</small>
| ''S4DK Presents – Best of '07''
| [[Bashy]] <small>(featuring Loick Essien)</small>
|-
| "Let It Go"
| B-Side to "[[The Signature LP|F UR X]]"
| [[Sway DaSafo|Sway]] <small>(featuring Tension & Loick Essien)</small>
|-
| 2009
| "We Can Do Anything"
| ''[[Catch Me If You Can (Bashy album)|Catch Me If You Can]]''
| Bashy <small>(featuring [[Jamelia]] & Loick Essien)</small>
|-
| 2012
| "Londoner"
| ''[[London Boy (mixtape)|London Boy]]''
| [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chip]] <small>(featuring [[Wretch 32]], [[Professor Green]] & Loick Essien)</small>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official|www.loickessien.com}}
* {{Official website}}


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Latest revision as of 16:51, 31 December 2024

Loick Essien
Birth nameLoick Mark Essien
OriginHarrow, London, England
GenresR&B, electronica, grime, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, dancer
Years active2007–present

Loick Mark Essien is an English singer signed to record label Sony Music. Essien began his musical career after featuring on rapper Chipmunk's single "Beast". Essien was set to release his debut album, Identity, on 5 March 2012 but was dropped from his label weeks before the release date.[citation needed]

Personal life

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He studied vocals at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.[citation needed] His father is Nigerian and his mother is Ghanaian.[1]

Career

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Essien began his musical career in 2007 when he sang the chorus on Bashy's controversial track, "Black Boys".[citation needed] Essien was uncredited on the track, however. His next appearance was in 2008 when he appeared on rapper Chipmunk's debut single "Beast". The single, released on 8 October 2008,[2] debuted at number 181 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and later appeared on the album I Am Chipmunk. Essien also featured on artist Bashy's lead single from his upcoming second album, "When the Sky Falls". The single, which was released independently on 12 March 2010,[4] debuted at number 114 in the United Kingdom. On 12 October 2010, Essien released his debut solo single "Love Drunk" in the United Kingdom through Sony Music, where it debuted at number 56 in the UK chart. It was then confirmed in February 2011 that Essien would release his debut album, entitled Identity later that year.[5] The second single to be released from the album, entitled "Stuttering" was released on 6 February 2011 and featured rap group N-Dubz, although only Dappy and Fazer appeared in the single's accompanying music video. The single marked Essien's top 40 debut, when it charted at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]

Essien released his third single "How We Roll" featuring singer Tanya Lacey on 3 July 2011. It entered at number two in the UK Singles Chart to become his biggest hit to date. It sold 52,010 copies in its first week.[citation needed] His fourth single from forthcoming album Identity called "Me Without You" was released on 6 November 2011 it debuted and peaked at number 14. On 3 October 2011, he appeared as a guest on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Loick is now signed to Insanity Records (Sony Music)[citation needed]

Discography

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Mixtapes

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Title Mixtape details
I.D Mixtape

Singles

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List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7] 		UK
R&B
[7] 		IRL SCO
"Love Drunk"
(featuring Bashy) 		2010 56 15 — — Non-album singles
"Stuttering"
(featuring N-Dubz) 		36 12 — —
"How We Roll"
(featuring Tanya Lacey) 		2011 2 1 49 6
"Me Without You" 14 4 — —
"Bad Boys Don't Cry"
(featuring Bashy) 		2012 – — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK UK R&B
"Beast"
(Chipmunk featuring Loick Essien) 		2008 181 — I Am Chipmunk
"When the Sky Falls"
(Bashy featuring Loick Essien) 		2010 114 37 The Great Escape

Guest appearances

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Year Title Album Artist
2008 "Black Boys" (Remix) S4DK Presents – Best of '07 Bashy (featuring Loick Essien)
"Let It Go" B-Side to "F UR X" Sway (featuring Tension & Loick Essien)
2009 "We Can Do Anything" Catch Me If You Can Bashy (featuring Jamelia & Loick Essien)
2012 "Londoner" London Boy Chip (featuring Wretch 32, Professor Green & Loick Essien)

References

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  1. ^ Loick Essien Interview with PyroMag Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ Chipmunk & Loick Essien 'Beast' UK Record Shop, Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. ^ UK Singles Chart – 2008 Entries Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ^ Bashy & Loick Essien 'When the Sky Falls' Amazon.com, Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  5. ^ Loick Essien Interview with MTV MTV, Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  6. ^ UK Singles Chart – Week Ending: 19 February 2011 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Loick Essien". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ "British certifications – Loick Essien". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 January 2024. Type Loick Essien in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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