Sekou (singer)

Sekou Sylla is a British 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.

Discography
Extended plays
 * Out of Mind (2023)

Singles
 * "Better Man" (2023)
 * "Forgiving Myself" (2023)
 * "Time Will Tell" (2023)
 * "Crying" (2024)
 * "Let Go of Me Slowly" (2024)

Guest appearances and collaborations
 * "Longevity" (2024). Collaboration with Skrapz and Potter Payper