Little Simz Biography: Boyfriend, Net Worth, Age, Partner, Instagram, Parents, Movies, TV Shows, Nigerian, Children, Wiki, Tour

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Simbiatu Simbi Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known as Little Simz, is a talented British rapper, singer, songwriter and actor of Nigerian descent.

She rose to fame after releasing her first three albums, A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons (2015), Stillness in Wonderland (2016) and Grey Area (2019), all independently. Grey Area was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and won Best Album at the Ivor Novello and NME Awards.

Little Simz’s fourth album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, was acclaimed by critics and named the greatest album of 2021 by several magazines. She also won the Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album and the 2022 Brit Award for Best New Artist for the album.

British rapper

Little Simz
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Wiki facts and figures
full name: Simbia Tusimbi Abisola Abiola Ajikawo
stage name: Little Simz
date of birth: February 23, 1994 (30 years old)
place of birth: Islington, London, England
Country of Citizenship: United Kingdom, Nigeria
high: 1.71 m
parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ajikawo
brothers and sisters: 3
Husband • Spouse: unmarried
Boyfriend • Partner: Not yet disclosed
children: 2
Profession: Rapper • Actress
net worth: $2.5 million

Early life and education

Little Simz was born into a Nigerian family in Islington, London on February 23, 1994. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ajikawo and she has three siblings.

She grew up in government housing with her two sisters. Her mother also took care of foster children during her childhood. She is of Yoruba descent.

Sims attended Highbury Fields School in London before attending St Mary’s Youth Club in Upper Street, Islington, alongside pop artists Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke.

Later, Sims went on to study at Westminster Kingsway College and the University of West London and began his musical career.

Profession

Little Simz began her acting career in 2010 as Vicky on the BBC children’s show Spirit Warriors and Meleka on the E4 TV show Youngers. She was the narrator of the Afrofuturism TV show and played Shelley in the third season of Netflix’s Top Boy, which premiered in autumn 2019. She performed her song “Venom” in a nightclub and appeared as herself in the Sony/Marvel film Venom – Let There Be Carnage.

She describes her music as experimental and rap-like, closely associated with the grime genre, but also draws inspiration from jazz R&B, reggae, blues, and synth-rock.

Little Simz has shared the stage with artists such as Kano, Ms. Dynamite, Tinie Tempah and Estelle.

She also performed at the 2015 BBC 1Xtra Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley. She sang “Leave It As That” from the soundtrack to the film Leave to Remain. She spoke about her appearance on BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Hackney Weekend in early 2013.

Little Simz later performed for Huw Stephens at a show in Maida Vale and won praise from the likes of Zane Lowe, Dizzee Rascal and Revolt TV. Kendrick Lamar has also praised the lady.

On December 16, 2016, she released her second studio album, Stillness in Wonderland, accompanied by a comic book inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

She sang lead vocals on the song “Garage Palace” on the super deluxe edition of Gorillaz’s album Humanz, and was the opening act for Gorillaz on their 2017 Humanz Tour.

Little Simz has been releasing music independently through Age 101 Records, rather than joining a record label. After releasing her debut album, A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons, in 2015, she and label AGE 101 reached a global deal with AWAL Recordings on September 6, 2018. The deal was extended until June 18, 2020.

Little Simz released her studio album in 2019 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and IMPALA’s European Independent Album of the Year Award (2019).

Discography

  • Introversion
  • Aim and kill
  • Miss
  • Two words apart
  • venom

Awards and nominations

  • 2016 AOM Awards Independent Album of the Year
  • Ivor Novello Award for Best Album (2020)
  • NME Best British Album (2020)
  • 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards Best International Trend Award
  • Nominated for Best Female Singer and Best Hip-Hop Singer at the 2017 MOBO Awards
  • Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2019 IMPALA Awards
  • Nominated for the 2019 Mercury Music Prize Album of the Year
  • Nominated for Best Global Album at the 2020 NME Music Awards

personal life

Little Simz has always protected her privacy and has not even mentioned her partner’s name.

She lives in London. Letitia Wright and actor Fadi El Sayed are her childhood friends. Letitia Wright and Little Simz have remained close friends and in 2019, she took a portrait of Letitia Wright for the cover of her song Selfish.

Sims has not revealed her partner or boyfriend and is not married. Some sources claim that she has two children with her ex.

net worth

Popular rapper and songwriter Little Simz has an estimated net worth of over $2.5 million.

Social media accounts

  • Facebook: Little Simz
  • Instagram @LittleSimz
  • Twitter @LittleSimz
  • Website: LittleSimz.com

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