Rationale (musician) facts for kids

Tinashe Fazakerley (born on April 4, 1984) is a talented singer and songwriter. He was born in Zimbabwe and later moved to Britain. Today, he is known by his stage name, Rationale. Before that, he used the name Tinashé.

Rationale is famous for his cool R&B and indie pop music. His songs often have electronic sounds mixed in. When he was known as Tinashé, his music had more of a synthpop feel and showed influences from African sounds.

Early life and musical journey

Tinashe Fazakerley was born in a town called Highfield in Harare, Zimbabwe. When he was 9 years old, he moved to the United Kingdom. He moved with his three brothers and sisters to Camberwell, a part of London. His mother, who was a nurse, worked there.

Later, at age 11, Tinashe moved to another London area called Hackney. This is when music became a really big part of his life. He started learning to play the guitar. He listened to many different kinds of music. Some of his favorite artists included Jimi Hendrix, Prince, and Al Green. He also liked hip-hop artists like Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G..

Music career

Starting as Tinashé (2009–2014)

In 2010, Tinashe Fazakerley released an album called Saved. He used the stage name Tinashé for this album. Before the album, he had also released two smaller music collections called EPs and three singles. However, his music did not become very popular at that time.

After this, he decided to take a break from singing. He started working as a songwriter and producer instead. He teamed up with producer Mark Crew. Together, they wrote songs for other artists, including the blues singer Rag'n'Bone Man. Tinashe also wrote songs for the Swiss version of the TV show The Voice.

Becoming Rationale (2015–present)

In 2015, Tinashe Fazakerley started his music career again, but with a new name: Rationale. He released new songs like "Fast Lane" and "Something for Nothing" online. He shared them on music sites like SoundCloud and Spotify. This is where he really started to get noticed.

A famous musician named Pharrell Williams even talked about Rationale on his radio show. He said Rationale had "found the beauty in their voice." This helped "Fast Lane" become very popular. It quickly reached number 2 on the Spotify Global Viral Chart. It also got over 1.3 million listens on SoundCloud. Other big stars like Justin Timberlake and Elton John also praised Rationale's music.

Rationale was one of the first artists to sign with a new record label. This label, called Best Laid Plans, was started by Dan Smith from the band Bastille. Rationale's first album, simply called Rationale, came out on October 6, 2017. It was released with Warner Music UK.

Rationale has also worked with other famous artists. He helped write and produce a song called "Act My Age" for Katy Perry's 2017 album, Witness. Another one of his songs, "Tethered," has been sung live by Ellie Goulding. In 2019, Rationale was featured on Big Wild's album Superdream on the song "6's to 9's." In 2021, he also appeared on Model Man's album, singing on the song "Esc (Holding Back)."

Discography

This is a list of the main music Rationale has released.

As Tinashé

Albums

• Saved (2010)

EPs

• Saved (2009)
• Mayday (2010)
• Zambezi (2010)

As Rationale

Albums

• Rationale (2017)

EPs

• Fuel to the Fire (2015)
• Vessels (2017)
• High Hopes (2018)