TroyBoi

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TroyBoi
Birth nameTroy Austin Attoh Henry [1]
Born (1987-11-23) 23 November 1987 (age 36)
South London, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Website troyboimusic.com

Troy Austin Attoh Henry (born 23 November 1987), known professionally as TroyBoi, is a British DJ, record producer, and musician.

Contents

His music combines elements of trap, house, bass, future bass, vogue, and dubstep. His debut album Left is Right was released in 2017, followed by the extended plays, V!bez, Vol. 2 (2018) and V!bez, Vol. 4 (2021).

Early life

Troy Henry was born in South London, England on 23 November 1987 [2] to Anglo Indian mother Connie Henry and his father. [3]

Musical style and influences

TroyBoi's music has been categorised as trap, [4] [2] house, [4] [2] bass, [4] future bass, [2] vogue, [2] and dubstep. [2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleAlbum details
Left is Right

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
TitleAlbum details
V!bez, Vol. 2
  • Released: 2018
  • Label:
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
V!bez, Vol. 4
  • Released: 2021
  • Label:
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Adapted from Apple Music. [6]

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"FYI (Bass Boosted)"2014Non-album singles
"Spirits of the Night"2015
"Afterhours"
(featuring Diplo and Nina Sky)
"Ouuch"
"W2L (Welcome to London)"
"What We Do"
(featuring BYP)
"And Wot?"2016
"Hear Dat"2017
"Showbiz"
(featuring David Stewart)
"Hooper"
(featuring Healthy Chill)
"What You Know"
"Never Give Up"
"X2C'
"O.G." [5] Left Is Right
"Ili" [5]
"Do One"2018Non-album singles
"Solid"
(with Slumberjack) [7]
Sarawak EP
"Warlordz"
(featuring Skrillex)
2019Non-album singles
"Malokera"
(featuring Ludmilla and Ty Dolla $ign)
"The Truth"
"Tranquilizer"
(featuring Adekunle Gold)
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Do You?"
(featuring Trixvel and TroyBoi)
2021Non-album single

Production discography

List of production credits, with year released, artist(s), co-writers, co-producers, and reference shown
TitleYearArtist(s)CreditsCo-writer(s)Co-producer(s)AlbumRef.
"Lightning"2015 Little Mix Co-Writer, ProducerNone Get Weird
"Red Eye"2021 Justin Bieber Producer
None Justice [8]

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References

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