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==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in London,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/04/new-band-of-day-kwabs|title=Kwabs (No 1,692)|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=4 February 2014|access-date=15 January 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> Kwabs was raised in [[Bermondsey]], [[London Borough of Southwark]] to Ghanaian parents.<ref name=standard>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/interview-with-southwark-singer-kwabs-i-always-knew-i-deserved-better-9728690.html|author=Lucy Brisbane|title=Interview with Southwark singer Kwabs: 'I always knew I deserved better'|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=12 September 2014|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> At [[The Charter School North Dulwich|The Charter School]], his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]]. Accepted in the programme, he became the lead singer of the orchestra for four years. He also studied jazz at the [[Royal Academy of Music]].
Born in London,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/04/new-band-of-day-kwabs|title=Kwabs (No 1,692)|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=4 February 2014|access-date=15 January 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> Kwabs was raised in [[Bermondsey]], [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark]], to Ghanaian parents.<ref name=standard>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/interview-with-southwark-singer-kwabs-i-always-knew-i-deserved-better-9728690.html|author=Lucy Brisbane|title=Interview with Southwark singer Kwabs: 'I always knew I deserved better'|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=12 September 2014|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> At [[The Charter School North Dulwich|The Charter School]], his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]]. Accepted in the programme, he became the lead singer of the orchestra for four years. He also studied jazz at the [[Royal Academy of Music]].


==Career==
==Career==
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! scope="row"| "Wrong or Right"
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! scope="row"| "[[Walk (Kwabs song)|Walk]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Walk (Kwabs song)|Walk]]"<br/>{{small|(solo or featuring [[Fetty Wap]])}}
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Kwabs|access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref>
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* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=Gold & Platin |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701062753/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |archive-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627104137/http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627104137/http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}</ref>
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* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=Gold & Platin |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701062753/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |archive-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref>
* IFPI SWI: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp|title=Awards 2015|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
* IFPI SWI: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp|title=Awards 2015|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "[[Signals (Regard and Kwabs song)|Signals]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenneally |first= Cerys |date=29 October 2021 |title=Kwabs makes his comeback on Regard's 'Signals' single |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kwabs-makes-his-comeback-on-regards-signals-single |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029194758/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kwabs-makes-his-comeback-on-regards-signals-single |archive-date=29 October 2021 |accessdate=19 December 2021 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> <br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Regard (DJ)|Regard]])</span>
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*2015: "Perfect Ruin"
*2015: "Perfect Ruin"
*2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder"
*2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder"
*2022: "Hurt A Little"


===As featured artist===
===As featured artist===
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="KWABS-CARACAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-delta-goodrem-wings-spends-second-week-on-top-of-australian-chart-20150822|title=Delta Goodrem's 'Wings' Spends Second Week on Top of Australian Chart |website=Noise11.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="KWABS-CARACAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-delta-goodrem-wings-spends-second-week-on-top-of-australian-chart-20150822|title=Delta Goodrem's 'Wings' Spends Second Week on Top of Australian Chart |website=Noise11.com|date=22 August 2015 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FR">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FR">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Kwabs}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website}}

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Latest revision as of 16:55, 31 December 2024

Kwabs
Kwabs on stage in 2015
Kwabs on stage in 2015
Background information
Birth nameKwabena Sarkodee Adjepong
Born (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
LabelsAtlantic
Websitekwabsmusic.com

Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong (born 24 April 1990),[1] better known by his stage name Kwabs, is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his international hit "Walk".

Early life

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Born in London,[2] Kwabs was raised in Bermondsey, Southwark, to Ghanaian parents.[3] At The Charter School, his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Accepted in the programme, he became the lead singer of the orchestra for four years. He also studied jazz at the Royal Academy of Music.

Career

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2011–12: Beginnings

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In 2011, Kwabs was in the BBC television show Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment of drum-and-bass musician Goldie, a UK nationwide platform to search for young talented musicians, and one of twelve artists chosen to create some musical pieces for a special performance at Buckingham Palace. This culminated in Kwabs appearing in a 2011 presentation,[3] performing a rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child".

In 2012, he released cover versions of "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae and "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake. The Kwabs version went viral on YouTube. He signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records collaborating with a number of artists for his debut EP Wrong or Right with critical acclaim.[4]

2014–present: Love + War

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Kwabs performing in 2015

The subsequent EPs Pray for Love and Walk EP have a more pop-oriented sound, with Walk EP containing the hit single "Walk", Kwabs' best known release, launched on 5 October 2014 on Atlantic Records.[5] It was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 71, but became hugely popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was also number one on the iTunes Music charts.

In April 2015, Kwabs released the single "Perfect Ruin", and on 11 September 2015, he released his debut studio album Love & War.

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Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak positions
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		BEL (Fl)
[8] 		GER
[9] 		HUN
[10] 		NL
[11] 		SWI
[12]
Love + War
  • Released: 11 September 2015
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 26 44 39 26 24 23 12

Extended plays

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Title Details Notes
Wrong or Right
  • Released: 4 February 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wrong or Right"3:36
2."Last Stand"3:28
3."Spirit Fade"5:06
4."Wrong or Right (Ben Pearce Remix)"6:07
Pray for Love
  • Released: 19 May 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Pray for Love"3:16
2."Into You"3:26
3."Something Right"2:52
4."Brother"4:27
Walk
  • Released: 3 October 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Walk"3:34
2."Saved"3:56
3."Walk (Jaded Remix)" (featuring Jaded)5:30
4."Walk (Royce Wood Junior Remix)" (featuring Royce Wood Junior)3:44

Singles

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Year Title Peak positions Certifications Album
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		BEL (Fl)
[8] 		BEL (Wa)
[13] 		GER
[9] 		NL
[11] 		NOR
[14] 		SWI
[12]
2014 "Wrong or Right" — — 67[A] — — — — — Love + War
"Walk"
(solo or featuring Fetty Wap) 		71 3 53[A] 59[A] 1 98 12 4
2015 "My Own" — — 84[A] — — — — —
2021 "Signals"[19]
(with Regard) 		— — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Non-charting
  • 2014: "Fight for Love"
  • 2014: "Pray for Love"
  • 2015: "Perfect Ruin"
  • 2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder"
  • 2022: "Hurt A Little"
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Year Title Peak positions Album
UK
[6] 		AUS
[20] 		FRA
[21]
2015 "Willing and Able"
(Disclosure featuring Kwabs) 		70 78 116 Caracal

Music videos

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Year Title
2014 "Wrong or Right"
"Pray for Love"
"Walk"
"Saved"
2015 "Perfect Ruin"
"Fight for Love"
"My Own"
"Cheating on Me"

References

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Notes

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A ^ Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For Ultratip peaks, add 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position.

Sources

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  1. ^ "Kwabs - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ Lester, Paul (4 February 2014). "Kwabs (No 1,692)". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Lucy Brisbane (12 September 2014). "Interview with Southwark singer Kwabs: 'I always knew I deserved better'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ Spex.de: Kwabs: Soul, reloaded Archived 11 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  5. ^ Charlotte Krol (29 September 2014). "Kwabs – New Music This London talent has a voice that could shake the earth". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Kwabs UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Kwabs". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Kwabs". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Kwabs". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Kwabs". Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013.
  11. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Kwabs". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Kwabs". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Kwabs". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Kwabs". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ^ "British certifications – Kwabs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Type Kwabs in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Gold & Platin". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Awards 2015". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  19. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (29 October 2021). "Kwabs makes his comeback on Regard's 'Signals' single". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Delta Goodrem's 'Wings' Spends Second Week on Top of Australian Chart". Noise11.com. 22 August 2015.
  21. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Kwabs". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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