Donae'o

Ian Greenidge, better known by his stage name Donae'o ( ; meaning Gift from God), is a British singer, songwriter and rapper from North-West London. He has worked with numerous British musicians throughout his career including The Streets, Giggs, Lethal Bizzle, Dizzee Rascal, Jme, and Calvin Harris.

Career The single "I'm Fly", released by Donae'o in 2009, reached No. 129 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2016, Donae'o produced and featured on Giggs' single "Lock Doh". It peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the UK Independent Chart and number 12 on the UK R&B Chart, becoming Giggs' highest charting single. In April 2017, the single was certified Gold by BPI Music with 400,000 sales.

In 2017, Donae'o released his mixtape, Sixteen, which featured cuts with Fredo, Young T & Bugsey, Ghetts, Wretch 32 and the late Cadet.

In 2019, Donae'o launching his record label Movin Anti, a joint-venture with Island Records.

Personal life Donae'o is of Ghanaian and Guyanese descent.

Discography Studio albums Year Album details2009 Party Hard Released: June 2009 Label: My-ish Music Formats: CD, digital download2011 Indigo Child Released: June 2011 Label: Zephron Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download2014 The Forest of Zephron Released: 21 May 2014 Label: Zephron Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download2017 Sixteen Released: 30 June 2017 Label: Island Records Formats: CD, digital download, Streaming2025 Spectrum Released: 15 August 2025 Label: Zephron Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, Streaming

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK UKDance UKInd. "Falling" 1999 — — — "Don't Do It" 2003 — — — "My Philosophy (Bounce)" — — — "Mic da Mic" 2004 — — — "United" 2005 — — — "Change"(with Wiley) 2006 — — — "Next Customer" / "London Boy" 2007 — — — "When Your Alone" / "Devil in a Blue Dress" 2008 — — — Party Hard "I" / "African Warrior" — — — "Watching Her Move" / "Party Hard" 2009 — — — "I'm Fly" 129 21 12 "Check My Swagga Out" 2011 — — — "Mami No Like" 2016 — — — "Chalice"(featuring Belly) 2018 — — — "Braveheart"(featuring Kranium) 2022 — — — "Nights Like This"(featuring Omar, Lemar and House Gospel Choir) 2025 — — — Spectrum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases/songs Year Single Peak chart positions AlbumUK2007 "Step Back" (Rekless feat. Donae'o, Sharkey P and Scandal) 2009 "Go Hard" (Lethal Bizzle feat. Donae'o) Go Hard2010 "Speechless" (Breakage feat. Donae'o) / "Justified" (Breakage feat. Erin) Foundation2011 "Raver" (Shy FX feat. Donae'o) "Out of Control" (The Mike Delinquent Project feat. Kcat and Donae'o) 2012 "Not a Saint" (Lethal Bizzle feat. Donae'o) "You Should Know" (Jack Beats feat. Donae'o) "Not a Saint" (Vato Gonzalez vs. Lethal Bizzle and Donae'o) "Flying to Mars" (Foreign Beggars feat. Donae'o) The Uprising2013 "I'm in Love" (Sean McCabe feat. Donae'o) 2014 "Tomorrow's Another Day" (Artful feat. Donae'o) 2015 "Fallen" (The Prototypes feat. Donae'o) City of Gold2017 "Bridge over Troubled Water" (as part of Artists for Grenfell) Non-album single "Family" (Manga Saint Hilare feat. Donae'o)

Awards 2003 People's Choice Awards, Best Live P.A.: "Bounce" 2009 MOBO Awards, Best UK Act (nominated) 2026 MOBO Awards, Song of the Year (nominated)