Dean Blunt
British singer-songwriter and musician
Roy Chukwuemeka Nnawuchi, known professionally as Dean Blunt, is a Nigerian-British singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and contemporary artist. He is best known for his current solo work as well as his previous work as part of the avant-garde duo Hype Williams (with Inga Copeland) and the hip-hop project Babyfather. Blunt was also the founder of London rock band Graffiti Island. He has been described as "a prolific, category-rejecting artist" and "an art-pop provocateur".
Early life
Although little is known about his personal life, Blunt has said he comes from a family in Hackney, London, that he describes as "Sun readers, working class, kind of ignorant in ways". He is of Igbo descent.
Music career
Blunt performed music with Russian-Estonian artist Inga Copeland (also known as Lolina) as the electronic duo Hype Williams from 2007 until 2012. Supposedly founded in 2005 as a "relay" project passed between artists every five years, the group has given few interviews, leaving music journalists and the media in doubt as to the exact nature of the project. The group's lineup has remained obscure, although Blunt's artistic style has been heard within newer releases, and a variety of other names have also been invoked as members. A mysterious representative named Denna Frances Glass has alternately been posited as either the manager of the project or a fake identity created by Blunt and Copeland.
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