Labrinth trivia: 37 unknown facts about singer

Labrinth is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. His made his mark in music with his unique sound.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His real name is Timothy Lee McKenzie
2. He was born on 4 January 1989
3. He is better known by his stage name Labrinth
4. He is an English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer
5. Initially he began professionally as a producer
6. But Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a solo act
7. Labrinth was the first singer in six years whom Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show
8. Labrinth made his debut appearance on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010
9. He collaborated with English rapper Tinie Tempah, “Pass Out”
10. The single reached number one
11. McKenzie has collaborated with Tinie Tempah on numerous occasions since
12. Labrinth’s first solo single, “Let the Sun Shine” was released in September 2010
13. Reaching number three in the same chart
14. His debut album Electronic Earth, was released on 31 March 2012
15. It was preceded by the singles “Earthquake”, featuring Tinie Tempah and “Last Time”
16. They peaked at number two and number four, respectively
17. He achieved his first number-one single in November 2012 with “Beneath Your Beautiful”, featuring Emeli Sandé
18. In 2018, Labrinth created the supergroup LSD
19. Along with Australian singer-songwriter Sia, and American DJ and producer Diplo
20. They released their first single, “Genius”, on 3 May 2018
21. With their second, “Audio”, being released a week later on 10 May 2018
22. Their third single called “Thunderclouds” was released on 8 August 2018
23. McKenzie was born and raised in Hackney, London
24. He is of Jamaican and Canadian descent
25. He comes from a family of musicians, and has eight siblings
26. Their home was filled with the sound of American gospel music, which their parents loved
27. When young, he and his eight siblings formed a band called Mac 9
28. He attended Stoke Newington School
29. He began to pursue a musical career during his school years
30. His brother, Mac is a producer
31. He also goes by the name mac1
32. He introduced McKenzie at the age of 15 to the art of creating music in his studio
33. Labrinth was the lead composer for the 2019 HBO drama series Euphoria
34. On 31 October 2019, Labrinth announced that his second studio album will be called, Imagination & the Misfit Kid
35. The album will be released on 22 November 2019
36. In November 2019 Labrinth acknowledged that he had been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Remixed Recording Catergory
37. This is for Labrinth, Sia & Diplo present LSD, “Audio (CID Remix Official Dance Remix)”