Numerous awards followed, including Best Breakthrough Act and Best Single at the BRIT\u2019s; Best Newcomer at the MOBO\u2019s and an Ivor Novello for Best Contemporary Song – all of which underlined his status as one of the most important artists of his generation.
\nFor his second album, 2013\u2019s \u2018Demonstration\u2019, Tinie decided to return to his roots, recording the entire album in the same Greenwich studio he\u2019d made street hits like \u2018Wifey\u2019 and \u2018Tears\u2019. He also refused to settle for anything less than perfection; he had songs re-produced, re-mixed and re-vocaled numerous times until he was 100% certain they were perfect. He also enlisted Manny Marroquin, engineer for everyone from Tupac to Kanye and Usher, as well as collaborations including Dizzee Rascal, Tom Rowland of The Chemical Brothers, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sand\u00e9, Paloma Faith, Laura Mvula, 2 Chainz and John Martin.
\nAfter the release of \u2018Demonstration\u2019, Tinie once again hitting the upper reaches of the charts with crossover singles such as \u2018Trampoline\u2019 and \u2018Children of the Sun\u2019, Tinie\u2019s guest features extended with two more number one smashes with Cheryl Cole\u2019s \u2018Crazy Stupid Love\u2019 and DVBBS & Borgeous\u2019s \u2018Tsunami (Jump)\u2019.
\nAs a prominent figure in British fashion, Tinie was named Best Dressed Man in GQ\u2019s Men of the Year Awards 2012, and in 2013 was selected as the ambassador for the London Menswear Collection. More recently Tinie featured in the BBC arts series Private View in which he examined Alexander McQueen\u2019s Savage Beauty costume exhibition.
\nAs well as famously high-fivin\u2019 none other than Prince William at 2014\u2019s BAFTAs, Tinie\u2019s highest profile live shave included the closing ceremony of the Olympics; every major festival from Coachella to Glastonbury; as well as supporting the likes of Jay-Z, Usher and Rihanna. His most recent UK arena tour included a triumphant homecoming show at London\u2019s O2 Arena.
\nTinie Tempah made a sensational return last summer with the release of \u2018Not Letting Go\u2019, his first new track since the release of \u2018Demonstration\u2019. \u2018Not Letting Go\u2019 contrasting Tinie\u2019s charismatic flow with a soaring pop hook courtesy of Jess Glynne, it became Tinie\u2019s 6th UK number 1. He quickly followed this up by guesting on KDA\u2019s \u2018Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)\u2019 together with Katy B.\u00a0 His inimitable party rousing style on this club banger helped deliver his 7th UK Number 1. Tinie has now had as many UK Number ones as Michael Jackson, U2, Kylie, Robbie Williams and Elton John, and is the artist with the most UK number ones this decade.
\nTinie then concluded 2015 by revisiting his underground roots on the \u2018Junk Food\u2019 mixtape. Released on the independent Disturbing London label, it featured guests including Giggs, Big Narstie, Stormzy and JME.![\"Tinie](\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/nottingham\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/05\/Tinie-Tempah-feature-Youth-1-1024x1024.jpg\")
\nIn April 2016, Tinie stormed back into the upper reaches of the charts with \u2018Girls Like\u2019 which featured Swedish vocalist Zara Larsson and has since sold 500,000 copies. Together with a sell out O2 Academy Brixton show, it proves that Tinie is on a high and back at the top of his game \u2013 something that he celebrated by reprising his renowned Disturbing Ibiza party at Ushua\u00efa Ibiza during residencies in June and September.
\n\u2018Girls Like\u2019 was followed by \u2018Mamacita\u2019, a summer explosion of Latin rhythms and swinging salsa grooves which finds Tinie weaving his distinctive rhymes around a hook courtesy of guest artist Wizkid.
\nTinie has spent the majority of 2016 writing and producing new material in his home studio. The result is that \u2018Youth\u2019 \u2013 set for release on January 27th is an album that\u2019s infused with ideas relating to its title, but also one that brims with the playful and uplifting aspects that fizzled throughout \u2018Discovery\u2019. The album is already packed with hits in the shape of \u2018Girls Like\u2019, \u2018Mamacita\u2019, \u2018Turn The Music Louder\u2019 and \u2018Not Letting Go\u2019.
\n\u201cI wanted to give a nod to all of the genres of music I heard growing up that made me want to be a rapper,\u201d explains Tinie. \u201cThe good thing about being from London is that you hear so many different styles of music, and are exposed to so many different things. I wanted to make an album that felt nostalgic with elements of those big British sounds from different genres, whether that was garage, grime, hip-hop or R&B.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tinie concludes the year with a month-long European tour that calls at ten different countries \u2013 hitting the MTV Gibraltar Calling in September 2-3rd to join a stellar line-up of artists including Bastille, Kaiser Chiefs, Fatboy Slim and Charli XCX.To book tickets for the event and see Tinie in action visit www.gibraltarcalling.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The inimitable Tinie Tempah shot to prominence in 2010 when his debut single \u2018Pass Out\u2019 hit the number one spot. More huge crossover hits followed in the shape of his second number one and Stateside breakthrough track \u2018Written in the Stars\u2019, as well as \u2018Frisky\u2019, \u2018Miami 2 Ibiza\u2019, \u2018Invincible\u2019 and \u2018Wonderman\u2019 \u2013 all of which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,2,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities-2","category-featured","category-music"],"yoast_head":"\n