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Labrinth
Labrinth in 2016
Labrinth in 2016
Background information
Birth nameTimothy Lee McKenzie
Born(1989-01-04)4 January 1989(age 35)
Hackney,London,England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2009–present
Labels
Member ofLSD
Websitelabrinth

Timothy Lee McKenzie(born 4 January 1989),[1]better known by his stage nameLabrinth,is an English singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Labrinth signed as a recording artist withSimon Cowell's record labelSyco Musicin 2010, initially collaborating with the English rapperTinie Tempah.He appeared as a featured artist: uncredited on the single "Pass Out",but later officially on"Frisky";then he released his first solo single,"Let the Sun Shine"in September. All three songs peaked in the top five on theUK Singles Chart.[2]

His debut album,Electronic Earth(2012), peaked at number two on theUK Albums Chartand spawned four top five singles there. The single "Beneath Your Beautiful"became his first song to reach the top 40 on the USBillboardHot 100,and peaked at number one in the United Kingdom, also receiving a nomination forBest British Singleatthe Brit Awards.In November 2014, he released the single "Jealous",which was later certifiedPlatinumin the UK.

In 2018, Labrinth formed the supergroupLSDwith Australian singerSiaand American DJ and producerDiplo.The group released theirself-titled debut albumthe following year. Also in 2019, in October, he composed theSeason 1 Official Scorefor theHBOdrama seriesEuphoria;it received twoPrimetime Emmy Awardnominations, winning one for the single "All for Us".His second album,Imagination & the Misfit Kid,followed in November.

Labrinth continued composing forEuphoriain 2022, and theSeason 2 Official Scorewas released in April. The score earned him an additional two Primetime Emmy nominations, for the songs "I'm Tired"and"Elliot's Song",both written alongsideZendaya.

He has been referred to as "one of the most important British musicians of his generation".[3]Labrinth has worked with numerous artists as a songwriter and producer includingBeyoncé,Rihanna,Nicki Minaj,Eminem,Kanye West,andthe Weeknd.His production work on the Weeknd's albumBeauty Behind the Madnessearned him aGrammy Award for Album of the Yearnomination. He also co-produced the soundtrackThe Lion King: The Gift,and co-wrote the single "Spirit",alongside Beyoncé andIlya Salmanzadeh,for which he received nominations at theGrammy Awards,[4]Golden Globe Awards,and theCritics' Choice Movie Awards.

Early life

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McKenzie was born and raised inHackney, London,and is ofJamaicandescent.[5]He comes from a family of musicians and has eight siblings. Their home was filled with the sound ofblack gospel music,which their parents loved.[6]When young, he and his eight siblings formed a band called Mac 9.[7]He attendedStoke Newington Schooland began to pursue a musical career during his school years. His brother, Mac, who is also a music producer, introduced McKenzie at the age of 15 to the art of creating music in his studio. His cousin is the Irish boxerTommy McCarthy.[8]

Career

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2009–2010: Career beginnings

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Labrinth started his career by producing the track "Dead End" for recording artistMaster Shortiefrom the albumA.D.H.D.(2009). The track generated interest in McKenzie as a producer and songwriter. Guy Moot ofEMI Music Publishingoffered the artist a publishing deal. From 2010 to 2011, Labrinth mentored the Urban Development Vocal Collective (UDVC) alongside his sister, ShezAr. He also produced multiple tracks for the collective, contributing towards a nine-track project titledUrban Development.The vocalists also provided backing vocals for Labrinth's original tracks.[9][10][11]

McKenzie appeared as an uncredited guest artist on British rapperTinie Tempah's debut single, "Pass Out",released on 28 February 2010. He had also produced and co-written the track. The single debuted at number-one on theUK Singles Chart,number six on theIrish Singles Chart,and number seventy inAustralia.[2][12]Having spent two weeks at the summit in the United Kingdom, "Pass Out" was awarded Best British Single at the2011 Brit Awardsand Best Contemporary Song at the 2011Ivor Novello Awards.It achieved platinum certification from theBritish Phonographic Industryfor surpassing sales of 600,000 copies.[13]Several months later the two artists collaborated for a second time in the release of Tempah's second single, "Frisky",also co-written and produced by McKenzie. The single debuted at number two in the United Kingdom,[2]beaten only by the charity single "Shout"byDizzee RascalandJames Corden.[14]The track had chart success inScotland,where it became the duo's second consecutive number one single, also peaking at number three inIreland.[12]

Throughout 2010, McKenzie continued writing material for a number of high-profile artists, includingProfessor Greenfor the track "Oh My God" (Alive Till I'm Dead),Ola Svenssonfor the track "Let It Hit You" (Ola), andLoick Essienfor "Love Drunk"(Identity).

2010–2012: Signing to Syco andElectronic Earth

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Following chart success as a writer and producer, McKenzie was approached in June 2010 and signed toSimon Cowell's record label,Syco.The signing marked a milestone for the label, with McKenzie becoming the first signing in six years who had not gained exposure on one of Cowell's reality talent shows. Through Syco, Labrinth released his debut single, "Let the Sun Shine",on 27 September 2010 in the United Kingdom. The track debuted at number three in the UK, also reaching number thirty-two in Ireland.[12]Labrinth was featured as an artist a third time on 3 January 2011, with the release of British rapperDevlin's single "Let It Go".This had limited chart success, peaking at number fifty-nine in the UK. He also participated in a remake of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's"Express Yourself".[2]

Over the course of the next year, Labrinth produced tracks by Yasmin and Ms. Dynamite, as well as the 2011 Children in Need charity single “Teardrop”, on which he also appeared as a guest performer.[15][16]The single, which was performed both atChildren in Need 2011andChildren in Need Rocks Manchesteron 17 November 2011 debuted at number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart.[17]

Labrinth released his second single, "Earthquake",on 23 October 2011 – featuring long-term collaboratorTinie Tempah.The single debuted at number two on the UK chart with first week sales of 115,530 copies – the second highest selling number-two behindX FactorwinnersLittle Mixand their cover ofDamien Rice's "Cannonball".[2]The track also saw international chart success, peaking at number twelve in Ireland,[12]number five inNew Zealandand number twenty-one in Australia;[18]achieving gold certification from theAustralian Recording Industry Associationand platinum certification from theRecording Industry Association of New Zealand.Following a third single release, "Last Time",which was released on 18 March 2012 as a four-trackdigitalEPalongside remixes fromKnife PartyandGareth Emery,Labrinth released his debut albumElectronic Earthon 2 April 2012.[19][20]

On 23 May 2012, Labrinth performed at theCheltenham racecourseto celebrate the occasion of theOlympic torchcoming through Cheltenham. He also performed at several university shows includingUniversity of Leeds’ Summer Ball,Nottingham Trent UniversityGraduation Ball, andUniversity of Surrey's End of Year Show. On 29 June, Labrinth performed at VG-lista top 20 inNorwayin front of a crowd consisting of 90,000 people. Labrinth also performed at GFest in Preston on 8 September 2012 to celebrate Preston Guild 2012.[21]The song "Beneath Your Beautiful",which featuresEmeli Sandéwas released as the album's sixth single and peaked at number one November 2012 on the UK singles chart, and was Labrinth's first entry into the Billboard Hot 100 at number 34.[22]

In July 2012, it was revealed that Labrinth would be working withRihanna,which resulted in him co-writing and co-producing her song "Lost In Paradise" from her album 'Unapologetic'.[23][24]Labrinth also collaborated withEd Sheeran,producing his andDevlin's single "Watchtower", which was released in August 2012.[25]Labrinth also worked with Sheeran in 2014, and produced his single "Save Myself" from the March 2017 album÷.[26][27]

On 25 December 2012, Labrinth released theAtomicEP for free download viaSoundCloud.It featuresPlan B,Devlin,Wretch 32,Ed Sheeran,Maxsta,Lady Leshurrand Etta Bond among others.[28]

2013–2019: Collaborations and LSD

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Labrinth performing in 2013

Labrinth began working on his second studio album in 2013. That year he also appeared on two tracks forTinie Tempah's second studio albumDemonstration:the third single "Lover Not a Fighter"and the album track" It's OK ". In July 2013, Labrinth was picked asElvis Duran'sArtist of the Monthand was featured onNBC'sTodayshow hosted byKathy Lee GiffordandHoda Kotb,where he performed live his song "Beneath Your Beautiful".

In October 2014, Labrinth released his single "Jealous", which he wrote during a trip toNashville.[29]The song peaked at number 7 on theUK Singles Chartin December 2014.[2]The single has received acknowledgement from a number of artists includingAdele,who listened to the song to help her cry on command while shooting her "Hello"video, andJessie Ware,who covered it for the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.[30][31]

Released in August 2015, Labrinth features on the track "Losers", which he also co-produced, onthe Weeknd's albumBeauty Behind the Madness.[32][33]His contribution to the album earned him his firstGrammynomination forAlbum of the Yearat the58th Annual Grammy Awards.[34]Labrinth later co-produced "Stargirl Interlude" on the Weeknd's 2016 album 'Starboy'.[35]Labrinth also did a duet on the track "Fragile",the lead promotional single fromKygo's debut studio albumCloud Nine.

In 2016, Labrinth worked alongsideMike Posneron Posner's widely successful albumAt Night, Alone.Labrinth is featured and co-wrote on the sixth single, "Silence". The album was officially released on 6 May 2016. "Silence" was written by both Posner and Labrinth. The song was produced by Posner and Terefe. He also produced and was featured in "Make Me (Cry)",Noah Cyrus' debut single, released on 14 November 2016.[36]Labrinth also featured alongside Cyrus in the song's music video and performances onThe Tonight ShowandThe Late Late Show.[37][38]The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2017.[39]Over the following 2 years Labrinth and Cyrus continued collaborating, with Labrinth lending writing and production duties to Cyrus' May 2017 single "I'm Stuck", September 2017 single "Again", and August 2018 single "Live Or Die".[40][41]In December 2016, Labrinth performed a medley of "Frozen"and"Like A Prayer"at the annualBillboard Women in Musicevent, whereMadonna,who had personally selected him to perform, was honored as Woman of the Year.[42][43]

In May 2017, Labrinth was featured onSia's single "To Be Human"from theWonder Womansoundtrack.[44]In September 2017,Appleused Labrinth's song "Misbehaving" in their keynote to announce theirApple Watch Series 3.[45]

On 3 May 2018, Labrinth was announced as a member of the supergroupLSDalong with Sia and music producerDiplo.It was the first time the three artists have worked together on a single project. According to Diplo, LSD started when he was invited into the studio to write with Labrinth and Sia. Their first single, "Genius", was released via Columbia Records in the US and Syco Music in the UK the same day, along with a psychedelic cartoon visual and the announcement of a forthcoming album.[46][47]LSD released their second single "Audio" the next week and their third single "Thunderclouds" in August, followed by a "Thunderclouds" music video featuring dancer and previous Sia collaboratorMaddie Ziegler.[48][49][50]The latter was used as the promotional song for theSamsung Galaxy Note 9,which helped propel it to the top of Billboard & Clio's Top TV Commercials chart for August and September 2018.[51][52][53]It is also LSD's highest-charting single to date, peaking at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.[22][54]In November 2018, the three received aGrammy Awardnomination forBest Remixed Recordingfor their song "Audio (CID Remix Official Dance Remix)".[55]Also in 2018, Labrinth co-produced and featured onNicki Minaj's track "Majesty" featuringEminem,which peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[27][22]

In January 2019, Labrinth starred in aMini Countrymanad, in which he sings a version of “Don't Fence Me In”.[56]A full version of the song was also released with the campaign launch.[56]Following the release of their single "Mountains", LSD released their debut albumLabrinth, Sia & Diplo Present... LSDon 12 April 2019.[57][58]That month the group released a video for "No New Friends" featuring Maddie Ziegler and made their first live appearance performing the song onEllen.[59][60]

2019–2022:EuphoriaandImagination & the Misfit Kid

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Following the release of his single "Miracle" in June 2019, Labrinth made his scoring debut when he was announced as the lead composer for season 1 of theHBOdrama seriesEuphoria.[61][62]Inspired by some of the music that Labrinth's managerAdam Leberhad shared with him, the show's creatorSam Levinsonapproached Labrinth to contribute music for the series while he was working on his second solo album.[62][63]Several of Labrinth's original songs are also featured throughout the series, including "Mount Everest" and "All For Us"featuring vocals from the show's lead actressZendaya.[64]The show's score was released on 4 October 2019 viaMilan RecordsandSony Masterworks.Characterized as "a mash-up of electronic, R&B, dance and hip-hop sounds", Labrinth's score was positively received and received praise for "perfectly complementing the journey of the main character."[65][63]The following year, Labrinth received twoPrimetime Emmy Awardnominations for his work inEuphoria;Outstanding Music Composition for a Seriesfor the episode "03 Bonnie and Clyde" andOutstanding Original Music And Lyricsfor the song "All for Us",[66]winning the latter as well as anIvor Novello Awardfor Best Television Soundtrack.[67][68]

Labrinth co-wrote and producedBeyoncé's July 2019 single "Spirit"from thesoundtrackof thephotorealistic remake ofThe Lion Kingand companion albumThe Lion King: The Gift.[69]The single charted on theBillboardHot 100,was nominated forGrammyandGolden Globeawards, and was shortlisted for theBest Original Song Academy Award.[70][71][72]That year Labrinth also collaborated with Kanye West, co-producing and lending vocals to "God Is" from his October 2019 albumJesus Is King.[73][74]

On 31 October 2019, Labrinth announced his sophomore studio album titledImagination & the Misfit Kidwith the single release "Where the Wild Things".[75]The 15 track album, which features guest appearances from Zendaya andSia,was released on 22 November 2020.[76]The single "Imagination" was used inApple's "Made in the UK" advert in July 2020.[77]As part of Apple's 'Behind the Mac' series, the ad features UK creative talent working at MacBook laptops including Labrinth himself.[78]

On 9 October 2020, Labrinth released his single "No Ordinary", which was used in theXbox Series X/Slaunch trailer.[79]Labrinth also wrote and produced two singles forSam Smithreleased that year including "Love Goes", which he is also featured on and comes from Smith's album of the same name, and an original Christmas song "The Lighthouse Keeper".[80]

Labrinth composed the score forNetflix original film,Malcolm & Marie,[81]and was featured, alongside Sia, onMajor Lazer's "Titans", released in March 2021.[82]

In 2022, he returned to composing the score forEuphoria,for the show's second season,[83]and also made a cameo in episode four, performing the song "I'm Tired", which later featured on theofficial score album,released in April alongside a music video for "Mount Everest".[84][85][86]

2023–present:Ends & BeginsandThe Kitchen

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Labrinth's third solo studio album, titledEnds & Begins,was originally scheduled for a release in October 2022,[87][88]but was eventually released on 28 April 2023 byColumbia Records.[89][90]It was preceded by the singles "Lift Off",[91]"Kill for Your Love",[92]"Iridium",[93]and "Never Felt So Alone",[94]although, following the album's delay, "Lift Off" and "Iridium" were removed from the tracklist.[90][95]

Labrinth performed at the22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalin April 2023, with Zendaya making a surprise appearance on his set.[96]He also performed at the Open'er Festival in Poland.

In 2024, he andAlex Baranowskicomposed the score for the Netflix original movieThe Kitchen.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Soundtrack albums

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Urban Music Awards Best Collaboration "Pass Out"(withTinie Tempah) Won
2011 Brit Awards Song of the Year Won
2012 MOBO Awards Best Male Nominated
Best R&B/Soul Act Nominated
Best Album "Electronic Earth" Nominated
Best Song "Earthquake"(featuringTinie Tempah) Won
BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best British Single Nominated [97]
Best British Album "Electronic Earth" Nominated
Best British Music Act Nominated
2013 Brit Awards Song of the Year "Beneath Your Beautiful"(featuringEmeli Sandé) Nominated
2016 Grammy Awards Album of the Year Beauty Behind the Madness(as producer) Nominated
2017 Radio Disney Music Award Best Breakup Song "Make Me (Cry)"(withNoah Cyrus) Nominated
2019 UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video - UK "Miracle" Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical "Audio (CID Remix Official Dance Remix)" Nominated [55]
Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song "Spirit" Nominated
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Best Original Song Won
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Song in a Feature Film Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Original Song Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Song Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Song Nominated
2020 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated
Clio Awards Best Album Campaign LSD: The Experience, The Game, The Album Silver
Games/Contests LSD: The Game Silver
Ivor Novello Awards Best Television Soundtrack Euphoria Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition for a Series "03 Bonnie and Clyde" Nominated [66]
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "All for Us" Won [67]
2022 UK Music Video Awards Best R&B/Soul Video - UK "Mount Everest" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "Elliot's Song"(withZendayaand Muz) Nominated [98]
"I'm Tired"(withZendayaandSam Levinson) Nominated
2023 UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – UK "Kill for Your Love" Nominated
Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated
2024 Grammy Awards Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Never Felt So Alone"(featuringBillie Eilish) Nominated

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