Kwabs

Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong (born 24 April 1990), better known by his stage name Kwabs, is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his international hit "Walk".

Early life Born in London, Kwabs was raised in Bermondsey, Southwark, to Ghanaian parents. At The Charter School, his music teacher Xanthe Sarr and manager of the Southwark Youth Orchestra, introduced Kwabs to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Accepted in the programme, he 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 television show Goldie's Band: 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,

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", Kwabs' best known release, launched on 5 October 2014 on Atlantic Records. 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. It became a hit after it was added as a part of the FIFA 15 soundtrack.

In April 2015, Kwabs 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 Title Details Peak positions UK AUT BEL (Fl) GER HUN NL SWI Love + War Released: 11 September 2015 Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download, CD 26 44 39 26 24 23 12

Extended plays Title Details Notes Wrong or Right Released: 4 February 2014 Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download Pray for Love Released: 19 May 2014 Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download Walk Released: 3 October 2014 Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download

Singles Year Title Peak positions Certifications Album UK GER SWI BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold 2015 "My Own" — — 84 — — — — — 2021 "Signals" (with Regard) — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Non-charting 2014: "Fight for Love" 2014: "Pray for Love" 2015: "Perfect Ruin" 2015: "Look Over Your Shoulder" 2022: "Hurt A Little"

As featured artist Year Title Peak positions Album UK FRA 2015 "Willing and Able" 70 78 116 Caracal

Music videos Year Title 2014 "Wrong or Right" "Pray for Love" "Walk" "Saved" 2015 "Perfect Ruin" "Fight for Love" "My Own" "Cheating on Me"