Tion Wayne
Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London.[3][2]
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| Birth name | Dennis Junior Odunwo[1] |
| Also known as | T Wizzy |
| Born | 1 September 1993 Edmonton, London, England[2] |
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| Years active | 2010–present[3] |
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He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's "Options", "Keisha & Becky" with Russ Millions and KSI's track "Houdini" – before getting his first top 10 hit as the lead artist with "I Dunno" featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy, which peaked at number 7, and having his first number 1 with "Body" alongside Russ Millions.[2]
Early life
Dennis Junior Odunwo was born in Edmonton in the Borough of Enfield, North London.[2][3] His parents are from Nigeria.[4] His mother was a nurse and his father was a computer engineer. He is a middle child and wanted to become an accountant.[5]
Music career
Odunwo began to make a name for himself in the music scene in 2010 after dropping a handful of videos on YouTube.[2][3] By 2014, he had released his first mixtape, titled Wayne's World.[6] Odunwo slowly began building a loyal following. By 2016, he had supported artists such as American rapper Rick Ross and Ghanaian artist Sarkodie.[6] His follow-up mixtape, Wayne's World Vol. 2, was also released that year. In 2017, Odunwo released Transition EP.[6] He made his UK Singles Chart-debut in early 2019 when he was featured on London-based group NSG's single "Options", which peaked at number seven.[7] He also released Wayne's World 3 in 2019.[7]
His single "Keisha & Becky" with fellow UK rapper Russ also reached the UK top 10, peaking at number seven.[7] In 2020, Odunwo was featured, alongside rapper and singer Swarmz, and rapper KSI's single "Houdini".[8] The single peaked at number six in the UK Singles Charts.[7][8] Soon after that, he released his single "I Dunno" featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy, which also reached the UK top 10, peaking at number seven.[9][10]
In 2021, Tion Wayne released "Body", a second collaboration with Russ Millions. A remix was released on 22 April. The song charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first UK drill song to chart at number 1.
Personal life
On 4 March 2017, Odunwo was involved in a brawl outside a nightclub in Clifton, Bristol where he was among the performers who had been DJing at the venue.[3] The brawl involved more than 100 people.[3] Odunwo, along with three other men, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on 9 November.[3] Odunwo was jailed for 16 months.[1][7] He is a football fan and supports Chelsea.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| UK [12] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
IRE [14] |
NLD [15] | ||
| Green with Envy | 5 | 164 | 33 | 93 | |
Mixtapes
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| UK [7] | |||||||||||||
| Wayne's World | 2014 | — | |||||||||||
| Wayne's World 2 | 2016 | — | |||||||||||
| T Wayne's World 3 | 2019 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a mixtape that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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| UK [12] |
AUS [16] |
NZ [17] | ||||||
| "Streetz Dem" (with Brandz) |
2017 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I'm On" (featuring Kojo Funds) |
— | — | — | |||||
| "Gone Bad" (with Geko and One Acen) |
— | — | — | |||||
| "Cmon" (with Hardy Caprio) |
— | — | — | |||||
| "Home" | 2018 | — | — | — | ||||
| "On My Life" | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sweet Thug" (with One Acen) |
— | — | — | |||||
| "Keisha & Becky" (with Russ Millions) |
2019 | 7 | — | — | ||||
| "Married to the £" | — | — | — | |||||
| "Drive By" (featuring Swarmz) |
57 | — | — | T Wayne’s World 3 | ||||
| "2 On 2" (with Jay1) |
53 | — | — | |||||
| "2/10" (featuring One Acen) |
— | — | — | |||||
| "4AM" (with Manny Norté, 6LACK, Rema featuring Love Renaissance) |
2020 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I Dunno" (featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy) |
7 | — | — |
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| "Deluded" (featuring Mist) |
26 | — | — | |||||
| "Body" (with Russ Millions) |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Green with Envy | |||
| "Wow" | 21 | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | |||||
| "Wid It" (with ArrDee) |
19 | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| UK [12] | ||||||
| "Gyaldem Sugar" (Mazi Chukz featuring Tion Wayne) |
2017 | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Hot Property" (Team Salut featuring Tion Wayne, Afro B and Eugy) |
— | |||||
| "Options" (NSG featuring Tion Wayne) |
2018 | 7 | Roots | |||
| "Trendy" (Cadet featuring Ay Em and Tion Wayne) |
— | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Bally" (Swarmz featuring Tion Wayne) |
2019 | 32 |
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| "London" (M24 featuring Tion Wayne) |
2020 | 32 | ||||
| "Houdini" (KSI featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne) |
6 |
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Dissimulation | |||
| "Moncler" (Tinie featuring Tion Wayne) |
— | Non-album single | ||||
| "Last Night" (B Young featuring Tion Wayne) |
— | |||||
| "Come Over" (Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie and Tion Wayne) |
26 | Ground Control | ||||
| "Celebrity Killer" (Sidhu Moosewala featuring Tion Wayne) |
2021 | — | MooseTape | |||
| "Blama" (Steel Banglez featuring Tion Wayne and Morrisson) |
94 | TBA | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Notes
- "Wow" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[20]
- "Wid It" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[21]
References
- Bennett, Geoffrey (9 November 2017). "Grime star Tion Wayne stamped on a man's head during mass brawl outside Clifton nightclub". Bristol Live.
- Embley, Jochan (19 June 2020). "Virtually Famous: Tion Wayne". Evening Standard.
- Aniefiok, Ekpoudom (13 October 2019). "Tion Wayne review – enthrallingly glossy anthems and joyful productions". The Guardian.
- Kane, David (8 May 2020). "Tion Wayne". Notion Online.
- Smyth, David (9 April 2021). "Tion Wayne interview:". Evening Standard.
I was good at maths, I love money - I was going to be an accountant.
- "Tion Wayne | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Tion Wayne | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- "BTS's Suga, The 1975, Gunna And KSI Chart New Top 10 Albums In The U.K." Forbes.
- "Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli, Stormzy Shake Things Up With New Drop "I Dunno"". Complex.
- "DaBaby And Roddy Ricch Replace Lady Gaga And Ariana Grande At No. 1 On The U.K. Singles Chart". Forbes.
- @TIONWAYNE (1 August 2020). "Anyway cmonnnn Chelsea we got this !!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Tion Wayne | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- "Tion Wayne – Green with Envy" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "Discografie Tion Wayne". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "British certifications – Tion Wayne". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Type Tion Wayne in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 24 May 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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