Donae'o

Ian Greenidge, better known by his stage name Donae'o (/doʊ.ˈneɪ.oʊ/ doh-NAY-oh; meaning Gift from God), is a British singer, songwriter and rapper from North-West London.^[1] He has worked with numerous British musicians throughout his career including The Streets, Giggs, Lethal Bizzle, Dizzee Rascal, Jme, and Calvin Harris.

Donae'o
Birth name	Ian Greenidge
Genres	UK funky, grime, R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1999–present
Labels	My-ish Music, Island, Movin Anti

Career

The single "I'm Fly", released by Donae'o in 2009, reached No. 129 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] His studio album Party Hard was released the same year.^[3]

In 2016, Donae'o produced and featured on Giggs' single "Lock Doh". It peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the UK Independent Chart and number 12 on the UK R&B Chart, becoming Giggs' highest charting single.^[4] In April 2017, the single was certified Gold by BPI Music with 400,000 sales.

In 2017, Donae'o released his mixtape, Sixteen, which featured cuts with Fredo, Young T & Bugsey, Ghetts, Wretch 32 and the late Cadet.^[5]

In 2019, Donae'o launching his record label Movin Anti, a joint-venture with Island Records.^[6]

Personal life

Donae'o is of Ghanaian and Guyanese descent.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details
2009	Party Hard Released: June 2009 Label: My-ish Music
2011	Indigo Child Released: June 2011 Label: Zephron Entertainment[8]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK [2]	UK Dance [9]	UK Ind. [10]
"Falling"	1999	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Don't Do It"	2003	—	—	—
"My Philosophy (Bounce)"		—	—	—
"Mic da Mic"	2004	—	—	—
"United"	2005	—	—	—
"Change" (with Wiley)	2006	—	—	—
"Next Customer" / "London Boy"	2007	—	—	—
"When Your Alone" / "Devil in a Blue Dress"	2008	—	—	—	Party Hard
"I" / "African Warrior"		—	—	—
"Watching Her Move" / "Party Hard"	2009	—	—	—
"I'm Fly"		129	21	12	Non-album singles
"Check My Swagga Out"	2011	—	—	—
"Mami No Like"	2016	—	—	—
"Chalice" (featuring Belly)	2018	—	—	—	TBA
"Braveheart" (featuring Kranium)	2022	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases/songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK
2007	"Step Back" (Rekless feat. Donae'o, Sharkey P and Scandal)	—
2009	"Go Hard" (Lethal Bizzle feat. Donae'o)	79	Go Hard
2010	"Speechless" (Breakage feat. Donae'o) / "Justified" (Breakage feat. Erin)	—	Foundation
2011	"Raver" (Shy FX feat. Donae'o)	–
	"Out of Control" (The Mike Delinquent Project feat. Kcat and Donae'o)	—
2012	"Not a Saint" (Lethal Bizzle feat. Donae'o)	—
	"You Should Know" (Jack Beats feat. Donae'o)	—
	"Not a Saint" (Vato Gonzalez vs. Lethal Bizzle and Donae'o)	20
	"Flying to Mars" (Foreign Beggars feat. Donae'o)	—	The Uprising
2013	"I'm in Love" (Sean McCabe feat. Donae'o)	—
2014	"Tomorrow's Another Day" (Artful feat. Donae'o)	—
2015	"Fallen" (The Prototypes feat. Donae'o)	—	City of Gold
2017	"Bridge over Troubled Water" (as part of Artists for Grenfell)	1	Non-album single
	"Family" (Manga Saint Hilare feat. Donae'o)	—

Awards

• 2003 People's Choice Awards, Best Live P.A.: "Bounce"
• 2009 MOBO Awards, Best UK Act (nominated)