STORMZY has had a meteoric rise to fame which has seen him take over the world of grime.
The rapper’s superstar status has also seen him accumulate an impressive bank balance.
Stormzy was born in July 1993 and grew up in Croydon, South London and is a rapper and grime artist.
Born Michael Omari, he chose the performing name of Stormzy simply because it “sounded really cool”.
He went to Harris Academy South Norwood and it was here, at the academy, where he started rapping at the age of 11.
In an interview with music magazine Clash, he referred to himself as a “proper little s***” during his school days and was “excluded from school every week”.
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He left school at 17 and joined an engineering firm, but spent a lot of his time trying to perfect his freestyles on Post-it notes.
At 25-years-old he’s won two MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC’s influential Sound of 2015 list.
His first studio album, Gang Signs & Prayer, came out in 2017 and went straight to Number One in the UK album charts.
Stormzy made his acting debut in Noel Clarke’s Brotherhood, the final film in the Kidulthood trilogy.
It’s fair to say Stormzy is worth a bob or two since his rise to fame.
The grime star is reportedly worth a massive £22M.
This has been made through his music, touring, plus his other endorsement deals.
As of October 2022, Stormzy is a single man who doesn’t have kids.
His most high profile romance was with Love Island host Maya Jama, who he started dating in January 2015.
Sadly, after four years together the couple announced they had split up, amid allegations he had cheated on her.
In October 2022, during an interview with Louis Theroux, Stormzy opened up about the “pain” he felt after his break up with Maya.
He said: “My break-up, that was probably the biggest catalyst for growth as a man.
“It was like, OK, you made a mistake and you lose someone you loved, someone you cared for, someone who is special to you.
“That’s probably the biggest loss a man can have, isn’t it? Away from someone passing away, that’s the biggest loss you can have.
“The whole f***ing palaver that surrounded that situation, do you know what I mean? There were other things in terms of mistakes I’d made.
“I didn’t do what a man should do to fully appreciate love, and care for his woman.”
The artist made a name for himself with 2015 single Shut Up, and in 2017 released Big For Your Boots followed by Blinded By Your Grace.
He has collaborated with fellow Brit artists Ed Sheeran and Little Mix.
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Meanwhile his track Vossi Bop was his first single to debut at the top of the charts.
His other big songs include his September 2022 tune, Mel Made Me Do It.
