Tinie Tempah was born in the city of London on the 7th day of November in the year 1988. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was born to Frank Okogwu and Rosemary Okogwu where he was the eldest. P

atrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu had a younger brother called Kelvin Okogwu and two younger sisters named Kelly Okogwu and Marian Okogwu. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is still not married and does not have any children of his own. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu or Tinie Tempah started his career with his debut album called Disc Overy which released in the year 2010. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu did his first television appearance in the year 2007 with ITV News London.

Early life

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was born in Plumstead, London, England. His parents were basically from Nigeria who came to England for a better life and settled there. Till twelve years of age, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu used to stay with his parents and siblings in his parent’s house. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu joined St Paul’s Catholic School. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu also studied Media Science, Psychology and Religious studies in his college.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu attended Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu got his stage name Tinie Tempah from a music video he watched when he was 12 years old. The music video he was watching was So Solid Crew’s 21 seconds.  Patrick’s second name means that the god does much which symbolizes his Nigerian descent. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was inspired very easily. In his childhood when he used to stay with his family, he used to look through the window see the buildings and the panoramas which inspired him a lot.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu made his acting debut in a film in the year of 2014 with his first movie called The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night. Right now Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has a house in London, England and stays there. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has been working with Parlophone Records since the year 2009, and this company is a subsidiary group of the Warner Music Group. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has been successfully able to create his fashion label.

Before releasing his debut album, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu used to make mix tapes and release them. With his first album, he was able to make it to the top with his songs Pass Out and Written in the Stars. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has won several awards like the Best British Single and also Best British Breakthrough Act. The second album released by v was called Demonstration which also made a lot of buzzes and sold a lot of records. The birth sign of Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is Scorpio.

Career

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was good in studies, and he has always imagined that if he had never had a career in music, then he would have been in Oxford or Cambridge where he would have been studying something like music or physics. The family of Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was immigrants from Africa who came to England for a better life. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu started his career as a singer from 2005. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was a member of Aftershock Hooligans. After some time when people started noticing him, he released his first solo album in the year 2010 and got a huge success out of it.

In the career of Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, he has been on a lot of tours. The last tour that Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu went to was Demonstration tour. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has been awarded the Urban Music Awards and also the BET Awards. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has played a very important role in the world of fashion and now has become a TV personality.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has worked with a lot of great artists which include people like Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu founded a recording company and named it Disturbing London. In the year 2012, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu got awarded for being the best-dressed man. In the year 2017, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu created a fashion show for his own YouTube account. The artists who work under the record label founded by Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu are All about She, A2, Wizkid, Yungen, Tinie Tempah aka Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, Sonny Reeves, Siobhan Bell, Sasha Keable, J Warner and DJ Charlesy.

From the year 2009-2011 Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu worked on his album Disc Overy and got success out of it. He sold a lot of records for himself and made a lot of money in this whole process. He also went to tour for about ten days in the two years. In the year 2012-2014 Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu worked on his second album called Demonstration, and it was also a very nice hit. He was able to sell a lot of records and make money out of it. In this project, he worked with a lot of people and did a lot of collaborations.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu worked with Toronto’s Drake and also with Adele. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has also worked with Calvin Harris and made a song called Drinking from the bottle. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has also made an appearance in Calvin Harris’s album called 18 months. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu was also a part of the comeback song of Cheryl Cle called Crazy Stupid Love which hit the number 1 which was the fifth time when a song from Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has hit the number 1 spot.  From the year 2015 to present day Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu or Tinie Tempah has been releasing singles from his next album. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu also attended the Graham Norton Show to promote the latest single off his upcoming album. The single-again got to the number 1 spot making this the sixth time he reached number 1.

Personal life

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu or Tinie Tempah is a Catholic. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu believes in god, and he often says that he prays whenever he gets time. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has a lot of faith in God and religion, and it shows how much good morals he has. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu loved to dress up and look smart. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is not dating anyone.

He keeps his personal life very much secret from all the limelight of stardom. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is one of the big names in the fashion world of England. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is right now the brand ambassador for London Menswear collections, and he has also been awarded GQ’s Man of the Year award in the year 2012.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has also been a captain of the famous comedy panel show called Bring the Noise, and he was there with pop star Nicole Scherzinger. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has also made appearances in the British version of Top Gear with Sharleen Spiteri and Seasick Steve and participated in a South African SUV challenge. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu launched his clothing line and named it What We Wear and featured it in London Fashion Week and streamed the whole thing on his YouTube.

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has also organized pop up shops in Protein Studios which is in Shoreditch London. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is a very private person, and nothing much is known about his personal life. He lives in London and has a very keen eye for fashion. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu has been one of the artists who reach the no1 spot on the charts whenever he releases a track. The best thing about Tinie Tempah is that he has worked with a lot of artists and therefore all his songs are so unique.

Quick summary:

Full Name: Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu

Date of Birth: 7th November 1988

Birth Place: Plumstead, London, England

Age: 30 Year Old

Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter

Height: 5 Feet 8 Inches / 173 cm

Weight: 78 kg or 172 lbs.

Net worth: $3 Million