Seye Adelekan

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{{Short description|Nigerian British bassist, musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Seye Adelekan

| image = Seye Adelekan with Gorillaz at Oslo Spektrum.jpg

| caption = Seye performing with Gorillaz at the Oslo Spektrum, 2017

| birth_name = Seye Adelekan

| alias = Seye

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 May 1988}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| origin = Bromley, Greater London, England

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| occupation = Bassist, singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2007–present

| instrument = {{flatlist|

  • Bass
  • guitar

}}

| label = Stranger Records

| website =

| current_member_of = Gorillaz

}}

Seye Adelekan (born 15 May 1988), sometimes known mononymously as Seye ({{IPAc-en|'|sh|ei|@|}} {{respell|SHAY|uh}}), is a Nigerian British bassist and singer-songwriter, best known as the live bassist for Gorillaz since 2017.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E8C8BQAAQBAJ&q=%22Seye+Adelekan%22&pg=PT219|title=Songs in the Key of Fife: The Intertwining Stories of The Beta Band, King Creosote, KT Tunstall, James Yorkston and the Fence Collective|first=Vic|last=Galloway|date=8 July 2013|publisher=Birlinn|isbn=9780857902313|via=Google Books}}{{cite tweet|number=334603283379388416|user=SeyeMusic|title=Thanks for all the birthday love im getting today. Its only half 10 :) |date=15 May 2013}}{{cite tweet|number=599269928487809024|user=SeyeMusic|title=Thanks to kaz and @lucajayne and urrrbody from #barrelandhorn for blessing me birthday #Regrann from… |date=15 May 2015}}

Early life

Seye Adelekan was born in Nigeria to a father who worked in the oil industry. He grew up in Lagos, Netherlands, Ecuador and south-east London.{{Cite web|url=https://boogalooradio.com/shows/seye/|title=Seye Adelekan}}

Career

Seye's music career began in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundcity.uk.com/news/meet-rip-it-up%27s-seye-adelekan|title=Meet Rip It Up's Seye Adelekan|website=Sound City 2021}} In 2012 Seye released his debut solo single "White Noise".{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1081395-Seye|title=Seye|website=Discogs}}

Seye toured with Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé and worked as session musician for Paloma Faith, before joining Gorillaz in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://eastwoodguitars.com/blogs/artists/seye-adeleken|title=Seye Adeleken|website=Eastwood Guitars|date=8 February 2018 }} He has a tattoo of a dove (Spanish paloma) as a tribute to Faith.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/29/one-to-watch-seye-singer|title=One to watch: Seye Adelekan|date=28 April 2012|website=the Guardian}}

Personal life

Seye's brother Olugbenga Adelekan is also a professional musician best known as the bassist for the band Metronomy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-various-artists-12455-305978|title=Seye Adelekan - 'White Noise' | NME|website=NME |date=14 November 2011}}

References

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