Fuse ODG
Fuse ODG | |
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Fuse ODG at an event in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nana Richard Abiona |
| Born | 2 December 1988 Tooting, London, England |
| Origin | Mitcham, London, England |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | 3Beat |
| Website | fuseodg |
Nana Richard Abiona (born 2 December 1988), better known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a Ghanaian-English singer, songwriter and rapper. He came to attention with his first Top-10 song on the UK singles chart, "Antenna" (#7 in 2013), and for his second last Top-10 on that chart, "Dangerous Love" (#3 in 2014). He also featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up (Remix)", which reached No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2016.
In addition to his musical career he is a vocal proponent of people of African descent learning about Africa and has launched a subscription-based educational app "School of new Africa" for the purpose.