Fuse ODG

Nana Richard Abiona better known by his stage name Fuse ODG was born on 2 Dec 1988 in London and raised in Ghana, he is a British-Ghanaian singer and rapper and He’s best known for his singles "Antenna" and "Dangerous Love", and for featuring on Major Lazer's "Light It Up (Remix)". Fuse returned to London for his secondary education, where he attended the Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon.

He grew up in Mitcham, South London. 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'.

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Career
On 2 June 2013, Fuse ODG released his debut single "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 29 September 2013 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. He recently won four awards at the Urban Music Awards 2013; Best Music Video, Best Single, Best Artiste and Best Collaboration. 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. In April 2015 he featured on Tinchy Stryder's single "Imperfection".

In July 2015 he released the single "Only". He features on Angel's single "Leyla". The song was released on 17 July 2015. On 4 September 2015 he released the single "Top of My Charts". In 2016, he collaborated with British Asian artist Zack Knight and Indian rapper Badshah. They came together and composed an African/Indian soundtrack, Bombae.

Achievements
Fuse ODG is indeed one of the OGs in the Ghanaian music industry with some of his awards being anonymous like On 19 October 2013, when he was awarded 'Best African Act' at the MOBO Award's 18th Anniversary. He recently won four awards at the Urban Music Awards 2013; Best Music Video, Best Single, Best Artiste and Best Collaboration.

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Fuse ODG’s Songs
• Azonto
• Antenna
• Dangerous love
• Million Pound Girl
• Boa Me
• Lazy Day
• BomBae
• Jinja
• T.I.N.A
• Thinking About You
• No Daylight
• Mary Mary
• Island
• Dairy

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