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Fugative (born Harry James Byart, 11 March 1994 born in Greenwich, London, England (later moving to Loughton, Essex), UK is a British hip hop, grime and R&B artist whose music is all self-written and self-produced.[1] He was signed by Kirk Burrowes, the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records, after Burrowes was impressed upon hearing some of his material[2] when contacted by his mother who used to manage Marvin Gaye. Fugative has so far went over to America once for a week in April 2009 to record songs in Atlanta,Georgia.[citation needed]
Fugative has toured with Basshunter[3] and has been favourably received by BBC Radio One's Nick Grimshaw who proclaimed, 'This kid is the NUTS!' on his Switch radio show.[4]
His debut single, It's Summertime, peaked at number 2 in the UK Urban Chart before remaining in the top five for seventeen consecutive weeks[5]. This was followed by the release of Jimmy Shoe on 6 April 2009, whilst his latest offering, Supafly, reached Number 48 in the UK Singles chart.[6] He releases his latest single, "Crush", in the UK on May 10, 2010. [7]
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
IRE | UK URBAN | |||
| 2008 | "It's Summertime" | — | — | 2 | TBR |
| 2010 | "Supafly" | 48 | — | — | |
| "Crush" | — | — | — | ||
References
- ^ The Guardian - New band of the day No 522
- ^ The Sun - Fugative wanted
- ^ Daily Star - Fugative mobbed by girls at Basshunter gig
- ^ The Guardian - New band of the day No 522
- ^ Basildon Recorder - Hip-pop date for youthful Fugative
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company: TOP 100 SINGLES CHART
- ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm
- ^ http://acharts.us/song/53026
External links
Fugative is currently in a make believe relationship with Jane Beaumont (15). Please facebook her and tell her to find a real boyfriend and get a life.