Sekou Sylla (born September 18, 2004) is a British-Ivorian singer from Leicestershire. He was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2024.
Early life From Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, he attended Ashby School and Ivanhoe College.
Career Described as having a rich and bottom-heavy baritone voice, Sekou was signed to Good Soldier Records at 16 years old after posting songs of himself singing on platforms such as Tik Tok and SoundCloud.
In 2022, he played in the BBC Music Introducing tent at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival after being handpicked to play by Arlo Parks. Prior to that he performed at the wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz. He also supported John Legend on tour that year.
His debut EP Out of Mind was released in June 2023, was released when he was 18 years old. He co-wrote songs on the EP with Dixson as well as working with Sounwave and Al Shux His single "Better Man" and follow-up "Time Will Tell", co-written with Theron Thomas, were released in 2023. In 2023, he performed on the BBC Two television show Later… with Jools Holland and had his music featured on the television dating show Love Island.
Sekou was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star at the 2024 BRIT Awards.
In 2024, Sekou performed the theme tune for the BBC One musical drama This Town, created by Steven Knight and set in the West Midlands.. In 2026 Sekou appeared again on Later.... with Jools Holland singing "Dangerous Lover" and "Catching Bodies".
Discography Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Details In a World We Don't Belong (Pt. 1) Released: 14 November 2025 Label: EMI Formats: Digital download, streaming In a World We Don't Belong (Pt. 2) Released: 26 June 2026 Label: EMI Formats: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details Out of Mind Released: 30 June 2023 Label: Island Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNOver. NZHot "Better Man" 2023 — — — Out of Mind "Forgiving Myself" — — — "Time Will Tell" — — — "Crying" 2024 — — — rowspan="2" "Let Go of Me Slowly" — — "Catching Bodies" 2025 — — 40 In a World We Don't Belong (Pt. 1) "Never Gunna Give You Up" — — — "Love Language" — — — "Dangerous Lover" 2026 97 11 — In a World We Don't Belong (Pt. 2) "Does She Know" — — —
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album name Title Year Other artists Album Notes "Longevity" 2024 Skrapz, Potter Payper Reflection Featured artist "Champagne Problems" Nines, Skrapz Quit While You're Ahead Background vocals "Limitless" 2025 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness Background vocals (uncredited) "Everybody Plays to Win" Kevin Abstract, Ameer Vann, Love Spells Blush Demo Tape Featured artist "Text Me" Kevin Abstract Blush "Too Long" Justin Bieber Swag Background vocals
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominee(s) / work(s)Result2026MOBO AwardsBest NewcomerSekou
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