Stefflon Don

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Not to be confused with Teflon Don.
Stefflon Don
Allen performing in 2019
Allen performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameStephanie Victoria Allen
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 29)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.stefflondonofficial.com

Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December 1991), better known by her stage name Stefflon Don, is an English rapper, singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after her 2017 single "Hurtin' Me" featuring French Montana peaked at number 7 on UK Singles Chart. In 2016 Allen released her debut mixtape Real Ting followed by another mixtape, Secure in 2018.

Early life[]

Stefflon Don was born in Birmingham. She is of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.[2] She has seven siblings, one of them being rapper Dutchavelli. When she was five years old her family moved to Rotterdam (Allen is fluent in Dutch),[2][3] but at the age of fourteen, she returned to Britain to study at a London school.[2][3] 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 U-Niq. The song was never released but she was surprised to hear her voice on the playback.[4][5] She worked as a cake decorator and hairdresser before her career in music.[2]

Career[]

2015–2017: Career beginnings and Real Ting[]

Don first surfaced in 2015 by releasing a cover of Wretch 32's "6 Words", and went on to be featured on tracks such as Lethal Bizzle's "Wobble", Sneakbo's "Work" remix, Angel's Hop On, and KSI's 2016 song "Touch Down", which appears on the soundtrack of the 2017 film Baywatch.[6] "Fashion Killa (Papapapa)" by Mason released 16 August 2016 was written by Stefflon Don and Mason (Iason Chronis). Don made her first appearance on an American song with the track "London" by singer Jeremih,[7] 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 2016 Don was signed to 54 London a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that was created just for her.[6] 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.[8]

On 15 August 2017 she released the lead single "Hurtin' Me" with 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.[9]

On 29 November, Don took home the award for Best Female at the 2017 MOBO Awards.[10]

2018: Secure[]

In March 2018 Don appeared on the front cover of the final print edition in the 66-year run of NME.[11]

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 number 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.[12]

In June 2018 Don was included in the XXL Freshman Class.[13] On 17 August 2018, Don released her second mixtape Secure.[14]

In March 2019 she collaborated with Wiley on the song "Boasty".

In July 2019 her vocals were featured on XXXTentacion's posthumous track, "Royalty".

Discography[]

Main article: Stefflon Don discography

Personal life[]

She gave birth to her first child, a son named Jaylen at 17 years old.[15]

She is the sister of the well-known British rapper Dutchavelli.[16]

In September 2019, she held a giveaway on Twitter after reaching a billion streams as an artist. British artist Shocka reached out to Stefflon Don stating that he was in Nigeria for cancer treatment for his mother. She decided to give away the money for Shocka's mother's treatment.[17] She is currently in a high profile relationship with Afro-fusion star Burna Boy.[18]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 MOBO Awards Best Female[19] Herself Won
2018 NME Awards Best New Artist[20] Herself Won
BET Awards Best International Act[21] Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Stefflon Don - Motown Records". Motown Records.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "9 Things You Need To Know About Stefflon Don | MTV UK". 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stefflon Don on bubbling, family and why her house is the place to stay fambe". HungerTV. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Meet Stefflon Don, the British-Jamaican MC Ready for 'World Domination'". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet: Stefflon Don, The British Artist Bridging Dancehall & Hip-Hop". Umusic. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Kieran, Yates. "Stefflon Don: 'I'm not going to compromise or not say what I want'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Jeremih releases 'London' video featuring Stefflon Don and Krept & Konan". 14 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Jax Jones feat Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don – 'Instruction' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2018)". Capital FM. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ^ Fresh, Mikey. "Stefflon Don Teams Up With French Montana On "Hurtin Me"". Vibe. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry. "Stefflon Don releases new mixtape Secure". Fact Mag. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ "NME's most memorable front covers as it prints for the last time". BBC News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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  13. ^ "XXL 2018 Freshman Class Revealed". XXL. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. ^ Seabrook III, Robbie (8 August 2018). "Stefflon Don Channels Lil' Kim on Cover of 'Secure' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Does Stefflon Don have a son?". Capital Xtra. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Rapper Stefflon Don's brother 'didn't need to' rob Yalding family 'because of famous sister'". KentOnline. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  17. ^ Ayoola, Simbiat (3 September 2019). "Burna Boy's boo Stefflon Don vows to send N2.2m to treat Nigerian man's sick mom". Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
  18. ^ "Stefflon Don: 'I'm never scared to try things'". The Guardian. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  19. ^ "MOBO Awards Best Female". Capital Xtra. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  20. ^ "NME Awards Best New Artist". NME. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  21. ^ "News: Vote: BET Awards Best International Act". BET Africa. 15 May 2018.
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