London (record producer)
British-Nigerian music producer and disc jockey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Ovie Hunter (born October 21, 1999),[2] known professionally as London (stylised as LONDON), is a Nigerian-British record producer and DJ. He is best known for producing the 2022 hit single, "Calm Down" for Rema and Selena Gomez. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked atop the IMI International (becoming the second song by a Nigerian artist to do so) and remains the most internationally successful Afrobeats song.
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Birth name | Michael Ovie Hunter |
Born | October 21, 1999[1] Kaduna, Nigeria |
Origin | England |
Genres | Afrobeats, Afropop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Instruments | FL Studio, Ableton Live |
Years active | 2018–present |
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Signing with Blowtime Entertainment in 2019, he's produced for other notable artists including Crayon, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, Selena Gomez, 6lack, Yseult, and Ladipoe. His other successful productions include Rema's: "Soundgasm" and "Bad Commando", Ayra Starr's "Fashion Killa" and "Bloody Samaritan", Tiwa Savage's "Koroba", and Johnny Drille's "Mystery Girl". In 2022, he signed a publishing deal in a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing France and Bluesky Music Publishing.[3]