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South East London singer/songwriter Gabzy has recently joined forces with fellow UK emerging talents JayO and Odeal for his latest single “Too Fine”, released on July 18.
The London trio announced this surprise project to fans via Gabzy’s X account, formerly known as Twitter and his Instagram. The post on both social media sites simply said: “Wednesday, 7pm. We ready?” This led fans of all three to flock to the comment sections where they expressed their excitement about the newest single.
The emerging group have recently dominated the UK music scene as individuals, producing some of the biggest hits in the last few years, with each garnering praise and recognition.
Nigerian and Peckham-born vocalist Gabriel Akinyemi, more commonly known as Gabzy, has become one of the UK’s biggest music rising stars. His ability to weave together different genres ranging from R&B to Afrobeats has made him one of the country’s stand-out stars and the multi-faceted artist he is known as today.
Gabzy quickly gained notoriety, becoming a household name following a successful collaboration with Nigerian singer Melvitto with their EP “Summers” back in 2019. The project thrusted him into the spotlight as he released his first solo EP titled “Malone” a year later, with some of his most listened to songs including “In Fact”, “Stay” and “Trouble” proving popular among his fans.
British-Nigerian JayO catapulted onto the UK’s music scene following a string of infectious songs including his infamous singles “XO” in 2022 and “22” in 2023. His fearlessness when it came to experimenting with various genres from grime to hip-hop, R&B to Afrobeats, and nowadays more of the latter two, has made him one of the most in-demand artists in the last few years.
Rounding off the Nigerian trio, Odeal, born in Germany but raised in the UK, quickly rose up the ranks within the UK’s music scene, becoming one of its leading faces for British Afrobeats and R&B.
Following successful collaborations with artists including Nines, K-Trap and Juls, Odeal has since delivered sold-out headline shows with his COLORS performance of his song “Coffee (Don’t Read Signs)” garnering over 10 million views. His performance became and continues to be one of the most successful recorded on the music platform.
“Too Fine”, produced by RZ who is known for their work helping to create JayO’s “22”, delved into and explored the themes of love, admiration and attraction towards a partner or lover.
Gabzy, who sang the chorus, said: “You’re too damn fine to be walking alone/looking like Mrs Malone.” These lyrics reflected his desire to continuously remain in his lover’s presence as he hoped to stay and build a life with her forever.
The track provided the perfect backdrop for each singer to showcase their individualistic talents and strengths whilst being able to merge different genres, highlighting the influence and versatility of Afrobeat music within the UK music scene.
With the single being dubbed the “ultimate summer anthem”, it has led to many fans wanting to see more collaborations from the trio, hoping that this will not be the last time they meet up.