Tion Wayne facts for kids
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Tion Wayne
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| Birth name | Dennis Junior Odunwo |
| Also known as | T Wizzy |
| Born | 1 September 1993 Edmonton, London, England |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ. He comes from Edmonton, North London.
Tion Wayne became very popular with his music. He had three songs reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart as a guest artist. These included "Options" with NSG, "Keisha & Becky" with Russ Millions, and "Houdini" with KSI. His first top 10 hit as the main artist was "I Dunno". This song featured Dutchavelli and Stormzy and reached number 7. He then got his first number 1 song with "Body" alongside Russ Millions.
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About Tion Wayne's Early Life
Dennis Junior Odunwo was born in Edmonton, North London. His parents came from Nigeria and are part of the Yoruba group. His mother worked as a nurse. His father was a computer engineer. Tion Wayne is a middle child in his family. When he was younger, he wanted to become an accountant.
Tion Wayne's Music Journey
Tion Wayne started his music career in 2010. He began by sharing many videos on YouTube. By 2014, he released his first mixtape, which he called Wayne's World. He slowly gained many fans who loved his music.
Growing His Fan Base
In 2016, Tion Wayne got to perform with famous artists. He supported American rapper Rick Ross. He also performed with Ghanaian artist Sarkodie. That same year, he released his second mixtape, Wayne's World Vol. 2. In 2017, he released an album called Transition EP.
Breaking into the Charts
Tion Wayne first appeared on the UK Singles Chart in early 2019. He was featured on a song called "Options" by the London group NSG. This song reached number seven on the charts. He also released his mixtape Wayne's World 3 in 2019.
His song "Keisha & Becky" with fellow British rapper Russ Millions was also a big hit. It reached number seven in the UK top 10. In 2020, Tion Wayne was featured on "Houdini". This song was by KSI and also featured rapper Swarmz. "Houdini" reached number six in the UK Singles Charts. Soon after, he released his own song "I Dunno". This song featured Dutchavelli and Stormzy and reached number seven.
Achieving Number 1 Success
In 2021, Tion Wayne released "Body". This was his second song with Russ Millions. A new version of the song was released on April 22. "Body" became a huge success. It reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. This made it the first ever UK drill song to reach the top spot.
In May 2023, Tion Wayne visited the home of the late rapper Sidhu Moose Wala. He went to Moose Wala's village in Punjab, India. He also met Moose Wala's parents to show his respect. While there, he filmed a music video for his song "Healing". Tion Wayne and Moosewala had worked together before on a song called "Celebrity Killer" in 2021.
Tion Wayne's Music Releases
Tion Wayne has released several albums, mixtapes, and singles throughout his career.
Studio Albums
His studio albums include:
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UK R&B/HH |
BEL (FL) |
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5 | 3 | 164 | 33 | 93 |
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Mixtapes
Tion Wayne has released several mixtapes:
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| Wayne's World | 2014 | — | |||||||||||
| Wayne's World 2 | 2016 | — | |||||||||||
| T Wayne's World 3 | 2019 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" means the mixtape did not appear on the charts or was not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
Singles as the Main Artist
Here are some of Tion Wayne's singles where he was the main artist:
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POR |
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| "Streetz Dem" (with Brandz) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I'm On" (featuring Kojo Funds) |
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| "Gone Bad" (with Geko and One Acen) |
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| "Cmon" (with Hardy Caprio) |
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| "Home" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sweet Thug" (with One Acen) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keisha & Becky" (with Russ Millions) |
2019 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
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T Wayne's World 3 |
| "Married to the £" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Drive By" (featuring Swarmz) |
57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | T Wayne's World 3 | ||
| "2 On 2" (with Jay1) |
53 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "2/10" (featuring One Acen) |
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| "4AM" (with Manny Norté, 6LACK, Rema featuring Love Renaissance) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "I Dunno" (featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy) |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Deluded" (featuring Mist) |
26 | 14 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Body" (with Russ Millions) |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | Green with Envy | |
| "Wow" | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Wid It" (with ArrDee) |
19 | 6 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Knock Knock" (with M24) |
2022 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" TBA | |
| "IFTK" (with La Roux) |
6 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Let's Go" (featuring Aitch) |
30 | 11 | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Healing" | 2023 | 35 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Amen" (featuring Nines) |
43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lowkey (LDN Drift)" (with Hedex featuring Takura) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "We Won" (with Russ Millions) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts or was not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
Singles as a Featured Artist
Tion Wayne has also been featured on many songs by other artists:
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| "Gyaldem Sugar" (Mazi Chukz featuring Tion Wayne) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Hot Property" (Team Salut featuring Tion Wayne, Afro B and Eugy) |
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| "Options" (NSG featuring Tion Wayne) |
2018 | 7 | 3 | — | 52 | — | — |
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| "Trendy" (Cadet featuring Ay Em and Tion Wayne) |
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| "Bally" (Swarmz featuring Tion Wayne) |
2019 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
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| "London" (M24 featuring Tion Wayne) |
2020 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Houdini" (KSI featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne) |
6 | 5 | — | 11 | — | 3 |
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| "Moncler" (Tinie featuring Tion Wayne) |
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| "Last Night" (B Young featuring Tion Wayne) |
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| "Come Over" (Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie and Tion Wayne) |
26 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Celebrity Killer" (Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Tion Wayne) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | MooseTape | |||||
| "Blama" (Steel Banglez featuring Tion Wayne and Morrisson) |
94 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||
| "Night Away (Dance)" (A1 x J1 featuring Tion Wayne) |
2022 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 21 |
42 | 26 |
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| "Suffer" (GRM Daily featuring Giggs and Tion Wayne) |
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| "Je M’appelle" (Benzz featuring Tion Wayne & French Montana) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts or was not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
Other Songs That Charted
Here are some other songs by Tion Wayne that appeared on music charts:
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| "Rock Dat" (featuring Polo G) |
2021 | — | 35 | Green with Envy |
| "Who's True" (with Jae5 and Davido) |
50 | — | ||
