Rationale

Tinashe Fazakerley (born 4 April 1984), now professionally known as Rationale, is a Zimbabwe-born British singer and songwriter, formerly known as Tinashé. He is known for his R&B and indie pop style, with electronic influences. Under his alias Tinashé, he was known for his synthpop sound

Early life Fazakerley was born in the Harare township of Highfield.

Rationale (2015–present) In 2015, Fazakerley relaunched his career as Rationale, releasing songs such as "Fast Lane" and "Something for Nothing" on SoundCloud and Spotify. It was on these streaming platforms that he gained recognition, with a mention by Pharrell Williams on his Apple Music Beats1 radio show, OTHERtone, calling him someone who had "found the beauty in their voice". This helped elevate "Fast Lane" to No. 2 within its first week on the Spotify Global Viral Chart, reach No. 1 on Hype Machine, and amass more than 1.3 million views on SoundCloud. Rationale also received praise from Justin Timberlake and Elton John. He became one of the first artists to be signed to Dan Smith of Bastille's new record label, Best Laid Plans. under exclusive license to Warner Music UK.

Rationale is credited as a songwriter and producer on Katy Perry's 2017 album, Witness, on the song "Act My Age". His single "Tethered" has been covered live by Ellie Goulding.

In 2019, Rationale was featured on Big Wild's album Superdream, on the song "6's to 9's".

In 2021, he was featured on Model Man's self-titled album, on the song "Esc (Holding Back)".

Discography

As Tinashé Albums Saved (2010)

EPs Saved (2009) Mayday (2010) Zambezi (2010)

Singles "Mayday" (2010) "Zambezi" (2010) "Saved" (2010)

As Rationale Albums Rationale (2017) Metanoia (2025)

EPs Fuel to the Fire (2015) Vessels (2017) High Hopes (2018)

Singles "Fast Lane" (2015) "Re.Up" (2015) "Fuel to the Fire" (2015) "Something for Nothing" (2016) "Palms" (2016) "Prodigal Son" (2016) "Vessels" (2016) "Reciprocate" (2017) "Tethered" (2017) "Deliverance" (2017) "Loving Life" (2017) "Into the Blue" (2017) "Losing Sleep" (2017) "Somewhere to Belong" (2017) "Oil & Water" (2017) "Phenomenal" (2017) "Tumbling Down" (2018) "One by One" (2018) "Kindred" (2018) "High Hopes" (2018) "73" (2018) "Say What's on Your Mind" (2019) "Hurts the Most" (2019) "Whiskey Regrets" (2020) "Wash Over Me" (2022) "Freedom" (2022) "Every Mountain" (2023) "Feel It Coming" (2024) "The Beginning" (2025) "See the Light" (2025) "Chasing Stars" (2025) "Little Loving" (2025)

Songwriting and production credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with Produced with "Guilty" 2014 Rag'n'Bone Man Wolves EP Co-writer Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy - "Wolves" Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy - "Life in Her Yet" Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy - "Disfigured" 2015 Disfigured EP Rory Graham, Andrew Jackson - "Love Is a Drug" Mark Feehily Fire Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson - "Only You" Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson - "Wash the Pain Away" Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson - "Cut You Out"Mark Feehily, Anu Pillai - "Dynamite" 2016 Nause Jacob Criborn, Leonard Scheja, Sacha Skarbek - "Act My Age" 2017 Katy Perry Witness Co-writer/producer Katheryn Hudson, Mark Crew, Sarah Hudson Ilya, Mark Crew "Paralyzed" 2018 Kwaye Love & Affliction EP Kwayedza Kureya Henry Guy"6's to 9's" (featuring Rationale)2019Big WildSuperdreamCo-writer/featured vocalsJackson Stell -"Release Me" (featuring Rationale)2020Billon -Co-writer/producer/featured vocalsEd ButlerBillon"Dream Killer"HYYTS -Co-writerAdam Hunter, Josh Grant, Sam Hunter -"What the Hell" (featuring Rationale)AyelleNOMAD (Mixtape)Co-writer/producer/featured vocalsAmanda Lundstedt -"Choice" (featuring Rationale) -"Lonely People"HYYTS -Co-writerAdam Hunter, Fin Dow-Smith, Sam Hunter -"Amen"Tom GrennanEvering RoadCo-writerJosh Record, Wayne Hector, Lucian Nagy, Tom Grennan -"Why Can't We Get Along"2021Zak Abel -Co-writerZak Abel, George Moore -"Esc (Holding Back)" (featuring Rationale)Model ManModel ManCo-writer/featured vocals"You're Worth it"2022MORGAN -Co-writerConor Mellis, George Conway, Morgan Connie Smith, Ofer Shaul Ishai, Precious Danielle -"Worry"Ewan MainwoodBroken EPCo-writerChristopher Smith, Ewan Mainwood -"Unsaid""Girl of Your Dreams"DylanThe Greatest Thing I'll Never LearnCo-writerJake Gosling, Dylan -"Treat You Bad"Edward Carlile, Dylan"Home Is Where the Heart Is"Jake Gosling, Dylan"Unconditional" (featuring Rationale)2023QuanticDancing While FallingCo-writer/featured vocalsWilliam Holland -"Guiding Light"John Newman -Co-writerPhil Cook, John Newman -