Labrinth
Sign in to saveTimothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is a British retired singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Labrinth signed as a recording artist with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music in 2010, initially collaborating with the English rapper Tinie Tempah. He appeared as a featured artist: uncredited on the single "Pass Out", but later officially on "Frisky"; then he released his first solo single, "Let the Sun Shine" in September. All three songs peaked in the top five on the UK Singles Chart.Peak positions on the UK Singles Chart:
Person
- Born
- 1989-01-04
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Timothy Lee McKenzie, better known by his stage name Labrinth, is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a recording artist, after which Labrinth became the first singer who Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show in six years. He has been referred to as "one of the most important British musicians of his generation". <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Labrinth
- Musical artist.image
- Labrinth portrait (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Labrinth in 2016
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Timothy Lee McKenzie
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Hackney, London, England
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals • keyboards
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2009–2026
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- LSD
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Key dates
- Born
- 4 January 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Hackney
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- dubstep
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Syco Music
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2009–2010: Career beginnings
- 2010–2012: Signing to Syco and ''Electronic Earth''
- 2013–2019: Collaborations and LSD
- 2019–2022: ''Euphoria'' and ''Imagination & the Misfit Kid''
- 2023–2026: ''Ends & Begins'', ''The Kitchen'', ''Cosmic Opera: Act I'' and retirement
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Soundtrack albums
- Accolades
- References
- External links
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is a British retired singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Labrinth signed as a recording artist with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music in 2010, initially collaborating with the English rapper Tinie Tempah. He appeared as a featured artist: uncredited on the single "Pass Out", but later officially on "Frisky"; then he released his first solo single, "Let the Sun Shine" in September. All three songs peaked in the top five on the UK Singles Chart.
His debut album, Electronic Earth (2012), peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four top five singles there. The single "Beneath Your Beautiful" became his first song to reach the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one in the United Kingdom, also receiving a nomination for Best British Single at the Brit Awards. In November 2014, he released the single "Jealous", which was later certified Platinum in the UK.
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