Ironik
British musician
James Christian Charters (born 18 January 1988), better known as Ironik (formerly as DJ Ironik), is a British musician, DJ and rapper. His genre of music varies from hip hop, grime, R&B and UK garage. DJ Ironik was born in London.
DJ Ironik has had three UK top 10 hits; Stay With Me charted at No. 5, Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) charted at No. 3 and also I Got Soul, a charity single which reached No. 10 in the UK charts and has also had several top 5 hits in other European countries.
Early life
James Charters was born in North London to a Jamaican father and an English Mother of half Zimbabwean descent and some English roots. He decided on a career in music at an early age when doing GCSE in music. He first began to DJ at age 12, and started to produce at age 15.
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