Josh Osho
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Josh Osho | |
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| Born | 1992 South London, UK |
| Genres | Acoustic, Alternative |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Island |
| Website | joshosho |
Josh Osho is a singer-songwriter from South London, who is currently signed to Island Records.
Early life
Osho was brought up in South London by his parents Nigerian born father and Irish Nigerian mother. He attended Graveney School in Tooting, South London where he found himself good at English as well as being a keen footballer. He began writing songs from an early age, when one of his mother’s friends threw out a guitar, which he then started to learn. Osho was brought up religiously, accompanying his mother to church twice a week.
After falling out with his parents at the age of 16, Osho became homeless and began dealing drugs from notorious half-way house Ebenezer Hotel. However at 18, he turned his life around, turning his hand to music.
Music career
Osho was soon brought to the attention of Island Records and signed in mid-2011. Osho's first single "Redemption Days" was released on 4 September 2011 and featured Ghostface Killah. His follow-up single entitled "Giants" featuring Childish Gambino was released on 20 April 2012. Both singles are from his debut album L.I.F.E (Learning Is For Ever), which was released on 25 June 2012, produced by RZA.
In December 2011, Osho performed an acoustic cover of Adele's "Someone like You" for SB.TV and in early 2012, he toured with Rizzle Kicks as their support act. In April 2012, Osho toured with Emeli Sandé and performed an acoustic version of "Giants" for T4's Freshly Squeezed. In May 2012, after performing "Redemption Days" on Later... with Jools Holland alongside acts such as Ben Howard, Osho's music started to become noticed by mainstream media. "Redemption Days" became Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as being added to the B List of all three major stations. On 8 June 2012, The Sun reported that Osho was to write a single with Tom Jones after the pair met backstage at the final of The Voice UK. Osho soon confirmed this via Twitter. On 15 June, Osho performed his track "Redemption Days" and a cover of "Too Close" by Alex Clare in Radio 1's Live Lounge. On 22 June Osho performed "Redemption Days" on CBBC programme Friday Download. He played his first headline gig at Jazz Café, Camden Town on 25 June, which sold-out, to coincide with the release of his album "L.I.F.E". On 1 July 2012, Osho performed a surprise duet on stage with Tom Jones to a sold out Hammersmith Apollo. On 13 July, Osho supported Jessie J at her Warwick Castle gig.
Through summer 2012, Osho is set to play a handful of headline gigs around London before performing at T4 on the Beach, Weston-super-Mare on 1 July as well as Wireless Festival, Hyde Park on 7 July and T in the Park, Scotland on 8 July.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | |||
| L.I.F.E |
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88 | — |
— |
Singles
As Lead Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | |||
| "Redemption Days" (featuring Ghostface Killah) |
2011 | 89 | — | L.I.F.E |
| "Giants" (featuring Childish Gambino) |
2012 | — | — | |
As Featured Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | |||
| "Wonderful" (Childish Gambino featuring Josh Osho) |
2012 | — | — | R O Y A L T Y |