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词条 Kwabs
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     2011–12: Beginnings  2014–present: Love + War 

  3. In popular culture

  4. Discography

     Studio albums  Extended plays  Singles  As featured artist  Music videos 

  5. References

     Notes  Sources 
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Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong better known by his stage name Kwabs (born 24 April 1990)[1] is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known for his international hit, "Walk".

Early life

Born in London,[2] Kwabena Adjepong was raised in Bermondsey, South London Borough of Southwark to Ghanaian parents.[3] At The Charter School his music teacher Xanthe Sarr, and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced him to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Accepted in the programme, Kwabs became the lead singer of the orchestra for four years. He also studied jazz at the Royal Academy of Music.

Career

2011–12: Beginnings

In 2011, Kwabs was in the BBC TV show By Royal Appointment of drum-and-bass musician Goldie, a UK nationwide platform to search for young talented musicians, and one of twelve artists chosen to create some musical pieces for a special performance at Buckingham Palace. This culminated in Kwabs appearing in a 2011 presentation,[3] performing a rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child". In 2012, he released cover versions of "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae and "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake. The Kwabs version went viral on YouTube. He signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records collaborating with a number of artists for his debut EP Wrong or Right with critical acclaim.[4]

2014–present: Love + War

The subsequent EPs Pray for Love and Walk EP have a more pop-oriented sound, with Walk EP containing the hit single "Walk," his best known release, launched on 5 October 2014 on Atlantic Records.[5] It was a minor hit in the United Kingdom reaching number 71, but became hugely popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was also number one on the iTunes Music charts. In April 2015 he released the single "Perfect Ruin" and on 11 September 2015 he released his debut studio album Love & War.

In popular culture

  • "Saved" was used in a number of promotional trailers for the second series of the BBC's The Musketeers.
  • "Walk" was used in the soundtrack of EA Sports video game FIFA 15, along with promotional trailers for the BBC's coverage of the 2015 general election. It was also used in an ad for the WeAreUs August 2015 ad for Boohoo.com.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak positions
UK
[6]		AUT
[7]		BEL (Fl)
[8]		GER
[9]		HUN
[10]		NL
[11]		SWI
[12]
Love + War
  • Released: 11 September 2015
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 26 44 39 26 24 23 12

Extended plays

TitleDetailsNotes
Wrong or Right
  • Released: 4 February 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
{{Track listing		 collapsed = yes title1 = Wrong or Right length1 = 3:36 title2 = Last Stand length2 = 3:28 title3 = Spirit Fade length3 = 5:06 title4 = Wrong or Right (Ben Pearce Remix) length4 = 6:07
}}
Pray for Love
  • Released: 19 May 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
{{Track listing		 collapsed = yes title1 = Pray for Love length1 = 3:16 title2 = Into You length2 = 3:26 title3 = Something Right length3 = 2:52 title4 = Brother length4 = 4:27
}}
Walk
  • Released: 3 October 2014
  • Label: Atlantic Records UK
  • Format: Digital download
{{Track listing		 collapsed = yes title1 = Walk length1 = 3:34 title2 = Saved length2 = 3:56 title3 = Walk (Jaded Remix) note3 = featuring Jaded length3 = 5:30 title4 = Walk (Royce Wood Junior Remix) note4 = featuring Royce Wood Junior length4 = 3:44
}}

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[6]		AUT
[7]		BEL (Fl)
[8]		BEL (Wa)
[13]		GER
[9]		NL
[11]		NOR
[14]		SWI
[12]
2014"Walk" 71 3 note_a1|A}}note_a1|A}} 1 98 12 4
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[15]
  • BVMI: Platinum[16]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[17]
 Love + War
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Non-charting
  • 2014: "Wrong or Right"
  • 2014: "Pray for Love"
  • 2015: "Perfect Ruin"
  • 2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder"

As featured artist

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
UK
[6]		AUS
[18]		FRA
[19]
2015"Willing and Able"
{{small|(Disclosure featuring Kwabs)		 70 78 116 Caracal

Music videos

YearTitle
2014"Wrong or Right"
"Pray for Love"
"Walk"
2015"Perfect Ruin"
"Fight for Love"
"My Own"
"Cheating on Me"

References

Notes

A {{Note|note_a1}} Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For Ultratip peaks, added 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position.

Sources

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kwabs-mn0003208759/biography|title=Kwabs - Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdate=15 January 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/04/new-band-of-day-kwabs|title=Kwabs (No 1,692)|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=4 February 2014|accessdate=15 January 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}
3. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/interview-with-southwark-singer-kwabs-i-always-knew-i-deserved-better-9728690.html|author=Lucy Brisbane|title=Interview with Southwark singer Kwabs: 'I always knew I deserved better'|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date=12 September 2014|accessdate=12 December 2014}}
4. ^Spex.de: Kwabs: Soul, reloaded {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311101832/http://www.spex.de/2014/02/13/kwabs-soul-reloaded/ |date=11 March 2015 }} {{de icon}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/new-music/11108995/Kwabs-New-Music.html|author=Charlotte Krol|title=Kwabs – New Music This London talent has a voice that could shake the earth|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=29 September 2014|accessdate=12 December 2014}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31656/KWABS/|title=Kwabs UK Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1431ea/Kwabs-Walk|title=Discografie Kwabs|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Kwabs&x=0&y=0&country=de|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/top-40-album-dvd-es-valogataslemez-lista |title=Kwabs |publisher=Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820052901/http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/top-40-album-dvd-es-valogataslemez-lista |archivedate=20 August 2013 |df= }}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discografie Kwabs|publisher=Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Kwabs/Walk-1323498|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/1431ea/Kwabs-Walk|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discography Kwabs|publisher=Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=Gold & Platin |accessdate=22 August 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701062753/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |archivedate=1 July 2013 |df= }}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |accessdate=22 August 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627104137/http://www.musikindustrie.de/576/ |archivedate=27 June 2015 |df= }}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp|title=Awards 2015|accessdate=22 August 2015}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-delta-goodrem-wings-spends-second-week-on-top-of-australian-chart-20150822|title=Delta Goodrem's 'Wings' Spends Second Week on Top of Australian Chart |website=Noise11.com}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kwabs|title=Discographie Kwabs|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}
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