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NIGERIAN-BORN,LONDON-BASED SENSATION DARKOO
SHARES NEW SINGLE“PICK UP”
WATCH THE19-YEAR-OLD AFROSWING STAR PLAY HER OWN LOVE INTEREST IN THE OFFICIALVIDEO HERE
Darkoo "Pick Up"
BREAKTHROUGHSONG “GANGSTA” CROWNED OFFICIAL CHARTS’ TOP“AFROBEAT TRACK OF 2020”
“Darkoo is not thekind of artist to conform with the rules. Her 2019 breakouthit ‘Gangsta’ showcased both her feminine and masculine qualities,positioning her as an artist whose fluid approach to afrobeats put her in herown lane.” – The FADER
“Boxes are justabout the only thing that Darkoo doesn’t do”- The FACE
“The musiciansmashing stereotypes with her style and sound”- British Vogue
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Darkoo "Pick Up"
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Nigerian-born, London-raised sensation
Darkoo isback with her new single
“Pick Up.”Produced by ATG (Kelly Rowland, Dave East,Ms Banks). “Pick Up” follows Darkoo’s her previous hit “Cinderella" andcomes complete with a dextrous official video, directed by Kelvin Jones (AJ Tracey, KSI, Aitch) where she plays her ownlove interest. The track showcases her distinct vocals along with her signatureafro sound.
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With dreams of becoming a footballer beforesigning up to study engineering at university, Darkoo’s path took an unexpectedturn after exploding onto the scene with the anthemic track
"Gangsta" featuringOne Acen — a track that gave Darkoo her first UK top 40 at the back end of 2019and was crowned by the Official Charts Company as the top Afrobeat Track of2020.Still only 19-years-old and with over 1.5million monthly listeners on Spotify, Darkoo is one of the most talked aboutbreakout UK artists around right now, with co-signs from the likes of Wretch32, Tion Wayne, Ms Banks and NSG. Her imaginative, genre-blurring music blendsher love of international sounds with the UK underground, helping create aunique form of AfroSwing that she’s firmly made her own.
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