Disc-Overy is the debut studio album by English rapper Tinie Tempah, released in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2010, via Parlophone Records. The original album tracklist features Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Eric Turner, Swedish House Mafia and Range. Disc-Overy features predominantly upbeat, dance-orientated production with lyrics concerning fame, youth and love. The album earned Tinie two BRIT Awards in 2011 and has received Double-Platinum certification by the BPI. In July 2011, Disc-Overy was announced as a nominee for the annual Mercury Music Prize.
Following the success of "Written in the Stars" as the album's North American lead single, it was announced that Disc-Overy would receive a United States release with a revised tracklist. Tracks "Obsession", "Invincible" featuring Kelly Rowland, and "Just A Little" featuring Roc Nation artist Range were removed from the American tracklist, while new collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Bei Maejor and Ester Dean were added. New production contributions came from Boi-1da and Stargate. The album was released in the United States on May 17, 2011. The three new tracks were later released in the United Kingdom via a deluxe edition of Disc-Overy, made available on June 20, 2011.Disc-Overy is the debut studio album by English rapper Tinie Tempah, released in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2010, via Parlophone Records. The original album tracklist features Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Eric Turner, Swedish House Mafia and Range. Disc-Overy features predominantly upbeat, dance-orientated production with lyrics concerning fame, youth and love. The album earned Tinie two BRIT Awards in 2011 and has received Double-Platinum certification by the BPI. In July 2011, Disc-Overy was announced as a nominee for the annual Mercury Music Prize.
Following the success of "Written in the Stars" as the album's North American lead single, it was announced that Disc-Overy would receive a United States release with a revised tracklist. Tracks "Obsession", "Invincible" featuring Kelly Rowland, and "Just A Little" featuring Roc Nation artist Range were removed from the American tracklist, while new collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Bei Maejor and Ester Dean were added. New production contributions came from Boi-1da and Stargate. The album was released in the United States on May 17, 2011. The three new tracks were later released in the United Kingdom via a deluxe edition of Disc-Overy, made available on June 20, 2011.false2024-04-20 15:57:13Disc‐Overy20102010-10-042010-10-0447ElectroElectronicElectropopHip HopPopPop Rap11203721338868db39559-def4-4081-8316-9824c2006b213cce3d37-d44f-46a2-b1e3-cd7247d5015cc0e67d54-8a96-4b9c-967b-6ed362344e32Tinie TempahAlbumArtistTinie TempahArtistSwedish House MafiaArtistTinie TempahSwedish House MafiaTinie TempahPatrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, along with his cousin Dumi Oburota.
After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his debut album, Disc-Overy, in October 2010. Preceded by two British number-one singles, "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars", the album charted at number one and was certified Platinum the next year. In February 2011, he won two Brit Awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single.
In November 2013, he released his second album, entitled Demonstration. Preceded by top ten singles "Trampoline" and "Children of the Sun", the album charted at number three and was certified gold by the BPI the next year. In June 2015, he released "Not Letting Go", the first single from his third album Youth. This gave Tinie his sixth UK number one, surpassing Dizzee Rascal as the most by any UK rap artist.