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Chrome
Birth nameTyrone Emmanuel Paul [1]
Also known asChrom3
Genres R&B, rap [2]
Years active2000s–2010s [2]

Tyrone Emmanuel Paul, [1] better known as Chrome (stylised as Chrom3), is a British singer who shot to fame through his vocal contributions to the two Dizzee Rascal UK number-one records, "Holiday" and "Dance wiv Me".[ citation needed ]

At the end of 2010, Chrome leaked a track entitled "Ooh Now Baby" with a Tron Legacy-inspired video. The song was produced by LP and JC, the producers behind the dance film StreetDance 3D , and featured UK rapper Stylah.[ citation needed ]

In July 2011, Chrome signed a publishing deal and announced his first official single release would be a track called "Wake Up", [3] which debuted on BBC 1Xtra. The "Wake Up" single was scheduled for release 19 September 2011 and features remixes from Benny Page, David Heartbreak, Stinkahbell and Cutmore. [1]

In 2013, Chrome (now called Chrom3) [4] was featured on the Brookes Brothers song "Carry Me On", which was selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World Right Now [5] and charted at #71 on the UK Singles Chart. [6]

Other contributions

Alongside rappers LP, JC, Skibadee, MC Det and Blemish, he contributed to the song "Club Battle" for the soundtrack of StreetDance 3D. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Chrome". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "www.iamchrome.com". www.iamchrome.com. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dizzee Rascal collaborator Chrom3 drops powerful visual 'Pride', tackling London's killings - UK Grime". 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Zane Lowe, Zane Lowe Vs Wretch 32, Brookes Brothers - Carry Me On Ft. Chrom3" . Retrieved 12 August 2013.
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