Dyo (singer)
Dyo | |
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| Birth name | Oladayo Olatunji |
| Born | 4 March 1992 London, England |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Dayo Olatunji (born 4 March 1992), better known by her stage name Dyo (formerly Ms D), is an Ivor Novello nominated, multi-platinum selling English singer-songwriter.[1]
Early life
Dyo grew up in East Ham, East London. Her mother was born in the United Kingdom and her father was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]
Having started to sing at the age of 4, at age 10 she started to take part in talent shows, competitions and performing in school assemblies.[1]
Career
2009–2016: Ms D
Under her previous stage name 'Ms D', she was credited as the featured artist and co-writer for all three of rapper Wiley's hit singles from his 2013 album The Ascent including UK Chart #1 Single "Heatwave". In December 2012, she was featured on "Dependency", the debut single by English singer Charlie Brown.[2] She is also known for her vocals on rapper Chip's 2009 UK Chart #1 single "Oopsy Daisy". Ms D was credited as a songwriter and backing vocalist for Iggy Azalea's 2013 single "Bounce".[3]
2016–present: Dyo
In June 2016, unveiling her new stage name 'Dyo', she was credited as the featured vocalist and co-writer of pop song "Sexual" by Swedish producer NEIKED. The track was a critically acclaimed, multi-platinum selling international hit single. On 15 September 2016, Dyo signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music.[4] On 19 April 2017, Dyo was nominated for Best Contemporary Song at the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards for her songwriting work on "Sexual".[5] On 25 August 2017, Fifth Harmony released their third studio album which features a song entitled "Lonely Night" co-written by Dyo. In 2018, she collaborated with Nigeria's Adekunle Gold on his About 30 album on a track titled Down With You and arguably the best track on the album which led to her increased popularity in her home country, Nigeria. In June 2018, Luis Fonsi released his new single 'Calypso' ft. Stefflon Don, a song on which Dyo is credited as a co-writer.[6] On 1 October 2018, Dyo received a BMI award for her songwriting contribution on the Maroon 5 hit single 'What Lovers Do'.[7]
Discography
Singles
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
AUS [9] |
IRE [10] |
SCO [11] | ||||||||||
| "Sexual" (NEIKED featuring Dyo)[12] |
2016 | 5 | 4 [13] |
2 [14] |
3 | UK (BPI): Platinum x2[15]
Australia (ARIA): Platinum x3[16] Denmark (IFPI Denmark): Platinum[18] | |||||||
| "Reload" (Wiley featuring Chip & Ms D) |
2013 | 9 | – | 83 | 10 | ||||||||
| "Heatwave" (Wiley featuring Ms D) |
2012 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 1 | UK (BPI): Platinum[15] | |||||||
| "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Wiley featuring Skepta, JME & Ms D) |
2012 | 3 | – | 26 | 3 | UK (BPI): Gold[15] | |||||||
| "Oopsy Daisy" (Chipmunk featuring Ms D) |
2009 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | UK (BPI): Gold[15] | |||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Songwriting Credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Put It Down" (featuring Ms. D) |
2012 | Loick Essien | I.D Mixtape | Featured artist/Co-writer | Loick Essien |
| "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (featuring Skepta, JME and Ms. D) |
Wiley | The Ascent | Richard Cowie, Rodney Hwingwiri, Joseph Adenuga, Jamie Adenuga, Nayla "Sillkey" Largie | ||
| "Reload" (featuring Ms. D and Chip) |
2013 | Richard Cowie, Michael Orabiyi, Talay Riley | |||
| "Bounce" | Iggy Azalea | The New Classic | Co-writer | Amethyst Kelly, Michael Di Scala, Mark Hadfield, Joecim Papp, Talay Riley, Natalie Sims | |
| "Sexual" (featuring Dyo) |
2016 | Neiked | Non-album single | Featured artist/Co-writer | Victor Radstrom, Elina Stridh |
| "My Ones" (featuring Dyo) |
Chip | Power Up EP | Jahmaal Fyffe, Martin Prospere | ||
| "Lonely Night" | 2017 | Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony | Co-writer | Jason Evigan, Ally Hernandez, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, Normeni Hamilton, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Marcus Lomax |
| "What Lovers Do" (featuring SZA) |
Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | Adam Levine, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Jason Evigan, Solana Rowe, Victor Radstrom, Elina Stridh | ||
| "Bad Vibe" (featuring Lotto Boyz and Mr Eazi) |
2018 | M.O | Non-album single | Scott Hoffman, Daniel Traynor, Oluwatosin Ajibade | |
| "Calypso" (with Stefflon Don) |
Luis Fonsi | Luis Lopez-Cepero, Maurico Rengifo, Andres Torres, Stephanie Allen | |||
| "Name on It" (featuring Burna Boy) |
Four of Diamonds | TBA | Daniel Traynor, Tre Jean-Marie, Damini Ogulu | ||
| "Love Ain't Enough" | Jacob Banks | Village | Jacob Banks, Jazmine Sullivan, Kazza Alexander, Charles Harmon, Benedetto Rotondi | ||
| "Stupid Things" (featuring Saweetie) |
Four of Diamonds | TBA | Daniel Heloy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hansen, Caroline Ailin, Neil Ormandy, Gino Borri | ||
| "Wondering" (featuring Chip) |
M.O | Non-album single | Daniel Traynor, Ali Ahmed, Jahmaal Fyffe | ||
| "Favourite Thing" | 2019 | Fleur East | TBA | Fleur East, Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Resonance |
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References
- ^ a b c "Dayo talks". Urban Development. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Dependency (feat. Yungen & Ms D) – EP by Charlie Brown on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ The New Classic (Liner notes). Iggy Azalea. Island Records. 2014. 3781892.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|titlelink=ignored (|title-link=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hanley, James (26 September 2016). "Overnight news from around the world: Monday, September 26". Music Week. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Adejobi, Alicia (19 April 2017). "Ivor Novello 2017 nominations: Dyo reflects on 'overwhelming' success of Neiked's Sexual". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Dk - Calypso".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "BMI London Awards 2018 announce Song of the Year contenders: Pressparty". Pressparty. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
- For "Oopsy Daisy": "Chart Archive > 17 October 2009". Official Charts Company.
- For "Heatwave": "Chart Archive > 11 August 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya)": "Chart Archive > 10 November 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "Reload": "Chart Archive > 9 March 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For "Sexual": "Chart Archive > 14 October 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Ms D – Australian Charts". australian-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles and albums in Ireland:
- For all except where noted: "Ms D – Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
- For "Oopsy Daisy": "Chart Archive > Irish Singles > Week Ending: 8 October 2009 (Irish Recorded Music Association)".
- For "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)": "Chart Archive > Irish Singles > Week Ending 1 November 2012". IRMA. 1 November 2012.
- For "Reload": "Chart Archive > Irish Singles > Week Ending 14 March 2013". IRMA. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - For "Sexual": "Chart Archive > Irish Singles > Week Ending 1 December 2016". IRMA. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland
- For "Heatwave": "Chart Archive > 11 August 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)": "Chart Archive > 10 November 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Reload": "Chart Archive > 9 March 2013 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Sexual": "Chart Archive > 11 November 2016 – 17 November 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Sexual (feat. Dyo) – Single by NEIKED on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts".
- ^ a b c d "BPI Certifications".
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Ultratop 2017 Goud-Platina".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "IFPI Neiked Sexual".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "SNEP - Neiked Sexual".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "MusikIndustrie.de".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Italian single certifications – Neiked feat. Dyo – Sexual".
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Norwegian single certifications".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "MS D – RESONANCE EP – CD". Killing Moon Records. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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