Fahda Romie
{{Short description|Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper (born 1993)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fahda Romie
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| birth_name = Jerome Downes
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| birth_place = May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica
| origin = Jamaica
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = Vocal
| years_active = 2018–present
| genre = {{hlist|hip hop|melodic rap|trap|dancehall|reggae}}
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Fahda Romie (born Jerome Downes, 9 August 1993) is a Jamaican rapper and songwriter, known for his 2020 EP ExtraGalactic Quasar which led to him being named as one of Jamaican's top YouTube artists of 2021.{{cite web | url=https://guardian.ng/life/damian-marley-fahda-romie-popcaan-others-among-youtube-artistes-of-2021/|title=DAMIAN MARLEY, FAHDA ROMIE, POPCAAN, OTHERS AMONG YOUTUBE ARTISTES OF 2021| date=10 November 2021|website=Guardian (Nigeria)| access-date=23 July 2023}}
Early life
Fahda Romie was born Jerome Downes on 9 August 1993, and grew up in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica.{{cite web | url=https://dailytimesng.com/10-interesting-facts-about-popular-jamaican-artist-fahda-romie/|title=10 Interesting facts about Popular Jamaican artist, Fahda Romie| date=16 December 2021|website=Dailytimes| access-date=23 July 2023}} He was raised by his grandparents from the age of 4 when his father relocated to the United Kingdom while his mother lived in the Cayman Islands.{{cite web | url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/04/20/i-grew-up-in-jamaica-lived-with-my-grandparents-fahda-romie/|title=I grew up in Jamaica, lived with my grandparents - Fahda Romie| date=20 April 2022|website=PM News| access-date=23 July 2023}} He attended May Pen Primary School and Knox High School in Spalding Clarendon, Denbigh High School in May Pen Clarendon, Denbigh High School 6th Form and College HEART College of Hospitality Services.
Career
In 2017, Romie moved to Dubai to work in a restaurant.{{cite web | url=https://edtimes.in/meet-fahda-romie-the-young-man-and-the-mind-behind-the-staggering-rise-of-the-rap-and-music-culture-in-the-middle-east/?amp|title=Meet Fahda Romie, the young man and the mind behind the staggering rise of the rap and music culture in the Middle East| date=5 November 2020|website=EDtimes| access-date=23 July 2023}} In November 2018, he started working as personal chef to Dubai-based Nigerian influencer and fraudster Hushpuppi.
Romie released his debut EP ExtraGalactic Quasar on 31 December 2020.{{cite web | url=https://sunnewsonline.com/fahda-romie-nation-boss-others-tops-5-breakout-jamaican-artists-to-watch-in-2021/?amp|title=Fahda Romie, Nation Boss, others tops 5 Breakout Jamaican Artists To Watch In 2021| date=16 November 2021|website=The Sun| access-date=23 July 2023}} On 25 May 2020, he was named as a Spotify RADAR artiste alongside singers Shenseea and Kranium.{{cite web | url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/jamaican-fahda-romie-shenseea-kranium-others-emerge-spotify-radar-artistes/
|title=Jamaican Fahda Romie, Shenseea, Kranium, others emerge Spotify RADAR artistes| date=25 May 2020|website=Vanguard| access-date=23 July 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/12/07/fahda-romie-links-up-with-lil-wayne-bryson-tiller-producer-yung-bala/|title=Fahda Romie links up with Lil Wayne, Bryson Tiller producer "Yung Bala"| date=12 July 2021|website=PM News| access-date=23 July 2023}}
In 2021 Romie was named as one of the "hottest Jamaican rappers" and dancehall singers by the Nigerian Tribune{{cite web | url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/kofee-fahda-romie-skillbeng-others-make-hottest-jamaican-rappers-dancehall-in-2021/|title=Kofee, Fahda Romie, Skillbeng, others, make hottest Jamaican rappers, dancehall in 2021| date=30 June 2021|website=Tribuneonline| access-date=23 July 2023}} newspaper and among five breakout Jamaican artists to watch in 2021 by The Guardian (Nigeria).{{cite web | url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/fahda-romie-nation-boss-others-tops-5-breakout-jamaican-artists-to-watch-in-2021/|title=Fahda Romie, Nation Boss, others tops 5 Breakout Jamaican Artists To Watch in 2021| date=8 November 2021|website=Guardian| access-date=23 July 2023}}
On 30 December 2023, Fahda Romie opened for Sean Paul at the 2023 Coca-Cola Arena festival{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/spotify-radar-alumni-fahda-romie-opens-for-sean-paul/hy41q4d|title=Spotify Radar alumni Fahda Romie opens for Sean Paul at Dubai concert| date=11 January 2024|website=Pulse Nigeria | access-date=20 January 2024}}
On 11 May 2024, Fahda Romie opened performance for Shaggy at the Coca-Cola arena and in November 2024, he opened performance for Beenie Man at the Dubai's first carnival music festival "Butterfly Carnival" with Ruger{{cite web | url=https://popjollof.com/fahda-romie-opens-for-beenie-man-at-dubais-first-carnival-music-festival/|title=Fahda Romie Opens for Beenie Man at Dubai’s First Carnival Music Festival
|date=28 November 2024|website=Pop Jollof|publisher=Editorial| access-date=2 December 2024}}
Discography
=EP=
- ExtraGalactic Quasar
=Singles=
- "Weh Di F**k"{{cite web | url=https://www.mckinneymusic.co.uk/jamaican-rapper-fahda-romie-is-dropping-weh-di-fk/|title=Jamaican Rapper Fahda Romie Is Dropping "Weh Di F**k"| date=20 April 2023|website=mckinneymusic| access-date=23 July 2023}}
- "Whiplash"
- "Journey"
- "Recommend"
- "Intelligent Choppa (Hushpuppi)"
- "Anyday! feat. Seqwence"
- "Move yo Bombo feat. Lima"
- "Arctic Ocean"
- "Bonne Appetit"
- "Vortex Rocket Dub feat. Ryan Rasta Rocket Guzang"
- "Bonne Appetit" With St. Seii
References
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Category:Jamaican reggae musicians