2012-present: Record deal and Young, Dumb & 21 More credits include a song on N-Dubz's album, which he cowrote with Ina Wroldsen.He used trans-genre influences to create a unique and dynamic sound and also produced Angel's 'Wonderful', debuting at number 20 for the week ending July 21-reaching a peak on top 10 at number nine several weeks later and Conor Maynard's 'Vegas Girl'. He went on to write with The Invisible Men and Jessie J and co-wrote her debut single, 'Do It like a Dude' as well as 'Who's Laughing Now'. Parker produced and co-wrote seven songs in total on the I Am Chipmunk album which peaked at number two in the UK album chart and was Certified Gold. Parker's music is influenced by a dynamic range of genres but more noticeably R&B, rap, garage and Bollywood music – due to frequent exposure to his grandmother’s diverse tastes in music and cinema.Īt 18, Ighile produced & co-wrote his first of many major releases Chipmunk's first & number one single, 'Oopsy Daisy'. The church his family attended was instrumental in Parker's early musical ventures and he studied music in college and university where he began learning music theory. In his teens made grime music under the name Piztol.
He began composing and producing at the age of 11 when he and numerous church friends formed a rap group.
His father and mother are Nigerian, from Benin and Kaduna, respectively. Parker Ighile was born in London where he lived with his mother and sister Asabe Ighile. Life and career Early life and career beginnings
At the age of 18, he started his professional music career, producing Chipmunk's song 'Oopsy Daisy', which reached number one in the UK Charts. As a producer, artist and songwriter he has worked with Quincy Jones, G-Eazy, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Grace, Delta Goodrem, Rita Ora, N-Dubz, Chipmunk, and Livvi Franc. He is currently signed to American musician Nicki Minaj's record label. Parker Ibrahim Ighile (born March 1, 1990), better known as Parker Ighile, is a British producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. Producer, composer, singer, songwriter, rapper R&B, pop, hip hop, grime, alternative hip hop Joe - So Beautiful 6.26MB - 04:27 Birth name