- DJ Ironik
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ironik
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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1988|1|18
Origin =London ,England
Instrument =Vocals
Genre =UK Garage
Grime
Experimental
Years_active = 2007–present
Label =Asylum Records
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60032002 DJ Ironik's MySpace]DJ Ironik (born January 18 1988), better known as Ironik or is a British musician and DJ. His genre of music varies from R'n'B, grime and
hip hop .Biography
"Ironik" was born on January 18, 1988 in
London ,England and decided on a career in music at an early age. He started his early career at the age of 13 when he worked as a DJ in clubs, initially in his home country but his talent was quickly spotted and he moved around Europe.Music career
At the age of 20 he signed with Atlantic/Warner UK.
He released his first single, "So Nice," in summer 2007. It achieved popularity on the music channels, including remaining in the top 3 of the viewer request chart on Channel U for 20 weeks, however it had limited success elsewhere.
His first hit was his single "Stay with Me", which went into the charts at number 11 on downloads alone, then number five on its physical release. It equally had success on Channel U, remaining in the request chart top 10 for 26 weeks. The remix to "Stay with Me" features Chipmunk and Asylum label-mate, Wiley.His second single, "I Wanna Be Your Man" was released in September, 2008 & reached number 35 in the UK.
His debut album "No Point in Wasting Tears" was released on Atlantic/Asylum Records on September 29, 2008 and charted at 21 in National UK Charts.
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2008
MOBO Awards and Best Newcomer and Best Music Video (Stay With Me ) at the 2008Urban Music Awards .The third single taken from his debut album with be "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" which features
Elton John . The song will be released in the UK onDecember 1 2008 .Discography
tudio albums
ingles
References
External links
* [http://www.rwdmag.com/articles/7089/DJ-Ironik-Hey-Mr-DJ.html Interview with RWD Magazine]
* [http://www.myspace.com/djironik MySpace page]
* [http://www.bebo.com/djironikofficial Bebo page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/djironikofficial YouTube channel]
* [http://www.everyurbanthing.com/content.php?cID=715 EUT Interview]
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