Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December
1991), better known professionally as Stefflon Don, is a British rapper,
singer, and songwriter, who rose to fame after her 2017 single "Hurtin' Me" featuring French
Montana peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2016, Don released her
debut mixtape Real Ting, followed by
another mixtape, Secure, in 2018.
Don was born in Birmingham, England. She is of
Jamaican descent. She has six siblings. When she was five years old, her family
moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands, (hence Don speaks fluent Dutch but at the age
of fourteen, she returned to Britain to study at a London school. Allen has
been singing and writing music since primary school. At the age of 9, she
recorded a "Hard Knock Life"
hook for a rapper called Unique. The song was never released but she was
surprised to hear her voice on the playback.
She worked as a cake decorator and hairdresser
before her career in music.
Don first surfaced in 2015 by releasing a
cover of Wretch 32’s "Six
Words," and went on to be featured on tracks such as Lethal Bizzle's "Wobble," Sneakbo's "Work" remix and Angel's Hop
On. Don made her first appearance on an American song with the track "London" by singer Jeremih,
and was later featured on Lil Yachty's "Better"
from the album Teenage Emotions. On 16 December 2016, Don released her first
mixtape titled Real Ting.
In the spring of 2017, Don was signed to 54
London, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that was created just for her. A
few months later, she was featured on the dancehall track "Instruction" with Jax Jones and Demi Lovato. The trio
performed the song live for the first time in June 2018 at the Summertime Ball.
On 15 August 2017, she released the lead
single "Hurtin' Me" with
American rapper French Montana from her debut EP titled Hurtin' Me - The EP, which reached number 7 on the UK Singles
Chart. The EP was later released on 12 January 2018.
On 29 November, Don took home the award for
Best Female at the 2017 MOBO Awards.
In March 2018, Don appeared on the front cover
of the final print edition in the 66-year run of NME.
In March 2018, Don was featured on the remix
for American singer Halsey's "Alone"
along with American rapper Big Sean. The song peaked at 66 on the Billboard Hot
100, becoming her first entry on the chart, and also earned Don her first Dance
Club Songs number one. The music video was released on 6 April 2018.
In March 2019, Don was featured on the Mariah
Carey remix for the song "A No
No" from her 2018 album "Caution".
In June 2018, Don was included in the XXL
Freshman Class. On 17 August 2018, Don released her second mixtape Secure.
In March 2019, she collaborated with Wiley on
the song "Boasty".
In July 2019, Don provided a feature for Iggy
Azalea on her new album called "In
My Defense".
Source: Wikipedia
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