The track had chart success in Scotland, where it became the duo's second consecutive number one single, also peaking at number three in Ireland. The single debuted at number two in the United Kingdom, beaten only by the charity single " Shout" by Dizzee Rascal and James Corden. Several months later the two artists collaborated for a second time in the release of Tempah's second single, " Frisky," also co-written and produced by McKenzie.
It achieved platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry for surpassing sales of 600,000 copies. Having spent two weeks at the summit in the United Kingdom, "Pass Out" was awarded Best British Single at the 2011 Brit Awards and Best Contemporary Song at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards. The single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number seventy in Australia. He had also produced and co-written the track. McKenzie appeared as an uncredited guest artist on British rapper Tinie Tempah's debut single, " Pass Out," released on 28 February 2010. The vocalists also provided backing vocals for Labrinth's original tracks. He also produced multiple tracks for the collective, contributing towards a nine-track project titled Urban Development.
From 2010 to 2011, Labrinth mentored the Urban Development Vocal Collective (UDVC) alongside his sister, ShezAr. Guy Moot of EMI Music Publishing offered the artist a publishing deal. The track generated interest in McKenzie as a producer and songwriter. Labrinth started his career by producing the track "Dead End" for recording artist Master Shortie from the album A.D.H.D. His brother, Mac, who is also a music producer, introduced McKenzie at the age of 15 to the art of creating music in his studio.Ĭareer 2009–10: Career beginnings He attended Stoke Newington School and began to pursue a musical career during his school years.
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When young, he and his eight siblings formed a band called Mac 9. Their home was filled with the sound of American gospel music, which their parents loved. He comes from a family of musicians, and has eight siblings. McKenzie was born and raised in Hackney, London he is of Jamaican and American descent.
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He composed the score for HBO drama series Euphoria, for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, and The Lion King - Live action's soundtrack, Spirit, with Beyoncé and Ilya Salmanzadeh, achieving nominations at Grammy, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and winning a NAACP Image Awards. Labrinth has also collaborated with a number of artists as a singer, songwriter, and producer including Beyoncé, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, and Noah Cyrus. They released their self-titled debut album the following year. In 2018, Labrinth formed the supergroup LSD with Australian singer-songwriter Sia and American DJ and producer Diplo. Labrinth has released two solo albums: Electronic Earth in April 2012, and Imagination & the Misfit Kid in November 2019. Since then, songs Labrinth released have entered the chart 18 times as of 2020, as well as 5 times on the Billboard Hot 100. Labrinth made his debut appearance on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010, when his collaboration with English rapper Tinie Tempah, " Pass Out", reached number one.
He has been referred to as “one of the most important British musicians of his generation.” After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a recording artist, after which Labrinth became the first singer who Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show in six years. Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer.