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| NAME = Harry James Byart |
| NAME = Harry James Byart |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = owned by middle aged, middle class mangers who force feed him chicken soup from a shoe |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = singer/songwriter/producer |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = singer/songwriter/producer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 11 March 1994 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 11 March 1994 |
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Revision as of 04:29, 10 August 2011
Fugative | |
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| Birth name | Harry James Byart |
| Origin | Essex, UK |
| Genres | UK Hip-Hop , R&B , Pop rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Record Producer |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Ministry of Sound 2009-2011 |
| Website | www.fugative.co.uk www.twitter.com/Fugative |
Fugative (born Harry James Byart, 11 March 1994) is a rapper and record producer from Essex, England.[1] He worked with Kirk Burrowes for a week in April 2009 in Atlanta,Georgia the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records after Burrowes was contacted by Byart's mother Gloria who previously managed Marvin Gaye. .[2]
Fugative has toured with Basshunter[3] and has been favourably received by BBC Radio One's Nick Grimshaw who proclaimed, "I want this kid's nuts!" on his Switch radio show.[1]
Fugative also released "The Departure" Mixtape in 2010.[4]
His debut single, "It's Summertime", peaked at number two in the UK Urban Chart before remaining in the top five for 17 consecutive weeks.[5] This was followed by the release of "Jimmy Shoe" on 6 April 2009. In April 2009 he travelled for a week to Atlanta, Georgia to work with Kirk Burrowes and various producers. His third single, "Supafly" reached #48 in the UK Singles chart.[6] He released his fourth single "Crush", in the UK on 10 May 2010, it reached #26 in the Official UK Charts. It remains Fugative's best chart performance so far.[7] On 25 July 2010, a fifth single, "Bad Girl" feat. Celeste Scalone was released, but peaked at a lower #59. Fugative confirmed his first studio album will be called No Goin Home In August 2010 he announced that he had signed a record deal in Japan and went there for five days in November 2010. He was believed to be going on a Asia tour in the summer of 2011 these plans are thought to have been scrapped.[8] A sixth single, "Go Hard" featuring MZ Bratt and Wiley will be released on 27 February 2011.[9]
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| UK | UK DAN |
UK R&B |
UK IND | |||
| 2008 | "It's Summertime" | — | — | — | — | No Goin' Home |
| 2009 | "Jimmy Shoe" | 179 | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Supafly" | 48 | — | 5 | 16 | |
| "Crush" | 26 | 5 | — | 1 | ||
| "Bad Girl" (feat. Celeste Scalone) | 59 | 9 | — | 4 | ||
| 2011 | "Go Hard" (feat. Wiley & Mz Bratt) | — | — | — | — | |
External links
- ^ a b The Guardian - New band of the day No 522
- ^ The Sun - Fugative wanted
- ^ Daily Star - Fugative mobbed by girls at Basshunter gig
- ^ "The Departure Mixtape". Mixtape Madness.
- ^ Basildon Recorder - Hip-pop date for youthful Fugative
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company: TOP 100 SINGLES CHART
- ^ Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr.
- ^ "Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Fugative's official You Tube channel