Ghostpoet (born Obaro Ejimiwe, 18 January 1983) is a British singer and producer. In June 2010, Ghostpoet released his first EP
The Sound Of Strangers on Brownswood Recordings and was later featured in
The Guardian’s “New Band Of The Day”.
[1] Ghostpoet's first single
Cash & Carry Me Home was released on 24 January 2011, followed by the debut album on 7 February 2011,
Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam. His single 'Survive It' was launched in Rough Trade East Record store, on London's Brick Lane on May 9th 2011.
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In 2011, he supported
Metronomy[4] and
Jamie Woon[5] in their tours and performed at
Glastonbury,
Sónar,
Latitude,
Secret Garden Party and
Bestival among others.
Ghostpoet was among the nominees for the 2011
Mercury Prize.
[6] The winner of the prize, PJ Harvey, was announced on 6 September 2011.