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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nana Richard Abiona |
| Born | 2 December 1988 Tooting, London, England |
| Origin | Mitcham, London, England |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | 3Beat |
| Website | fuseodg |
Nana Richard Abiona (born 2 December 1988), [2] better known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a British singer, songwriter and rapper. [3] He is best known for his singles "Antenna" and "Dangerous Love", and for featuring on Major Lazer's "Light It Up (Remix)".
Born in London and raised in Ghana, Fuse returned to London for his secondary education, where he attended the Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. He grew up in Mitcham, South London. [4] The stage name "Fuse" comes from his fusion of musical styles, as he is known for his unusual combination of genres such as Afro-pop, hip-hop, R&B, funk and rock. "ODG", meanwhile, stands for 'Off Da Ground'. [5]
On 23 August 2012, Fuse ODG released a single titled "Antenna", the song peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, the song also peaked at number 85 on the Irish Singles Chart. On 27 Oct 2011 he released the single "Azonto", the song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. On 19 October 2013, he was awarded 'Best African Act' at the MOBO Award's 18th Anniversary. [6] He recently won four awards at the Urban Music Awards 2013; Best Music Video, Best Single, Best Artiste and Best Collaboration. [7] On 29 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. On 18 May 2014 Fuse ODG released "Dangerous Love", featuring Sean Paul. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. His next single, "T.I.N.A." featuring British R&B artist Angel, was released on 19 October 2014. His debut album, T.I.N.A. , an acronym for "This Is New Africa", was released on 3 November 2014 and includes all five singles, the album peaked to number 25 on the UK Albums Chart, the album also peaked to number 63 in Scotland. Fuse ODG 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. [8]
In April 2015 he featured on Tinchy Stryder's single "Imperfection". In July 2015 he released the single "Only". [9] He features on Angel's single "Leyla". The song was released on 17 July 2015. [10] On 4 September 2015 he released the single "Top of My Charts". [11]
In 2016, he collaborated with British Asian artist Zack Knight and Indian rapper Badshah. They came together and composed an African/Indian soundtrack, Bombae.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| UK [12] | SCO [13] | |||
| T.I.N.A. |
| 25 | 63 | |
| New Africa Nation | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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| UK [12] | BEL (Fl) [16] | BEL (Wa) [17] | IRE [18] | NL [19] | SCO [20] | ||||||||||||
| "Antenna" | 2013 | 7 | 87 | 78 | 85 | — | 9 |
| T.I.N.A. | ||||||||
| "Azonto" (featuring Itz Tiffany) | 30 | — | — | — | 91 | 38 | |||||||||||
| "Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)" | 5 | — | — | 65 | — | 11 |
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| "Dangerous Love" (featuring Sean Paul) | 2014 | 3 | — | — | 22 | — | 4 |
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| "T.I.N.A." (featuring Angel) | 9 | — | — | 91 | — | 8 |
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| "Thinking About U" (featuring Killbeatz) | 2015 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||||||||||
| "Only" [9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Top of My Charts" [11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "BomBae" (with Zack Knight & Badshah) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Jinja" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Mary Mary" (featuring Big Narstie) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Diary" (featuring Tiwa Savage) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Window Seat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "No Daylight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Boa Me" (featuring Ed Sheeran & Mugeez) | 52 | — | — | 99 | — | 92 | African Nation [21] | ||||||||||
| "Feels Like Home" (with Sigala and Sean Paul featuring Kent Jones) | 2018 | 71 | — | — | 52 | — | 62 | Brighter Days | |||||||||
| "Island" | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Africa Nation | ||||||||||
| "Lazy Day" (featuring Danny Ocean) [22] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | MOBO Awards | Best Male Act | Himself | Nominated | [23] |
| Best African Act | Won | ||||
| Best Song | "Dangerous Love" (featuring Sean Paul) | Nominated | |||
| African Muzik Magazine Awards | Best Male Diaspora | Himself | Won | [24] | |
| Song of the Year | "Antenna" (featuring Wyclef Jean) | Nominated | |||
| MTV Africa Music Awards 2014 | Best Pop | Himself | Nominated | [25] | |
| Ghana Music Awards | Afro Pop Song of the Year | "Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)" | Won | [26] | |
| Vodafone Song of the Year | Nominated | [27] | |||
| "Down on One" (Sarkodie featuring Fuse ODG) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| World Music Awards | World's Best Male Artist | Himself | Nominated | [28] | |
| World's Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
| World's Best Entertainer of The Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | Channel O Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Dance Video | "Antenna" (featuring Wyclef Jean) | Nominated | [29] |
| Ghana Music Awards | Afro Pop Song of the Year | Won | [30] | ||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| MOBO Awards | Best African Act | Himself | Won | [31] | |
| 2019 | Ghana Music Awards UK | UK based Ghanaian International Artist | Himself | Won | [32] |
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