Stormzy ‘in talks’ to appear on LEGENDARY cooking show

Aged 19 in 2013, Stormzy was trying to make his music career happen while working in Southampton at an oil refinery. He released his first full project '168: The Mixtape'. The piece got its name from the fact it was recorded in one week or 168 hours.

The next year he followed up with 'Dreamers Disease EP' and the seven tracks shot to Number 1 in the iTunes Hip Hop/Rap chart and that year Stormzy scooped up Best Grime Artist at the MOBO Awards. That's when things really started to take off for Stormzy as more and more people took notice of his talent. Fans were also feeling his love of Nandos, and he'd occasionally take fans their for free or casually gift them Adidas trainers.

Stormzy also won Best Grime Act for the second year running at the 2015 MOBO Awards, and in February 2015 he dropped his first single 'Know Me From', track 'Shut Up' followed.

Stormzy performed 'Shut Up' live at Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte's boxing match at the O2 as Joshua's entrance music. The single was the first ever freestyle to enter the UK Top 40 and peaked at number 18, which led Stormzy to launch a campaign to get the song to Christmas Number 1.It had such support that the song did indeed break into the Top 10 for Christmas - although it didn't reach the top spot, it peaked at Number 8 and was his highest-charting single at the time.

Following a year's career break in 2016 and a social media hiatus, Stormzy burst back onto the scene in 2017, releasing his debut album 'Gang Signs & Prayer' in February. It debuted at Number 1 in the UK Albums chart. Stormzy also appeared as part of the Artists For Grenfell campaign, featuring on the charity single 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' to raise funds for the residents of Grenfell Tower. He also won the BRIT Award for British Male Solo Artist.

Stormzy's epic performance at the BRIT Awards 2018 was incredible, and the rapper used his platform to call out the government for not doing enough to help the residents of Grenfell Tower. His album 'Gang Signs & Prayer' became the first ever rap album to win British Album of the Year.

2019 was another big year for Stormzy - his headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2019 was hugely acclaimed, and he once again used his platform to comment on politics. Wearing a Union Jack stab vest designed by artist Banksy, many took this as a comment on knife crime in London. He also used a speech made by Labour MP David Lammy on the British criminal justice system. Stormzy released his second album, 'Heavy Is the Head', in December 2019, which went to Number 1 in the UK.

Stormzy also announced his 'Heavy is the Head' tour in December 2019, which was to take place in September 2020 around the UK - starting with two nights at The O2 in London, then calling at Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff and Bournemouth. Unfortunately, dates of his tour were rescheduled due to the pandemic.On the more positive side, Stormzy won British Male Solo Artist at the BRITs 2020, as well as three other nominations, and gave an incredible 10-minute performance with Burna Boy of 'Don't Forget to Breathe', 'Wiley Flow', 'Own It' and 'Rainfall'.The rapper and singer spent time in 2020 being charitable, working with a scheme to give a young fan a bedroom makeover, as well as surprising him in a heartfelt video. Stormzy was also announced to appear on the soundtrack for NBA video game NBA 2K21 with his song 'Bronze' from album 'Heavy is the Head'.

On 26th July 2021, in celebration of the rapper's 28th birthday, it was announced that he would be getting his very own waxwork at Madame Tussauds London, joining their star-studded summer line-up.

On 19th October 2021, Stormzy confirmed the rescheduled tour dates in support of his 2019 album 'Heavy Is The Head' that was postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tour will be his biggest yet and includes three nights at London's O2 Arena as well as shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Liverpool. The tour means began on Sunday 13th March at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff and will end on Monday 4th April at The OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Stormzy's sister Rachael Anson is the supporting act for the tour and has been playing a DJ setlist to open his shows.

Stormzy headed on tour around the UK supporting his 2019 album 'Heavy Is The Head'. Following his residency at London's O2 Arena, which covered March 27th, 28th and 29th, the tour - which is the rapper's biggest to date - wrapped up on 3rd April 2022.

On 2nd May 2022, Stormzy made his debut at the prestigious Met Gala - where the theme was White Tie. Owning the dress code, the rapper wore an all-white Burberry three-piece wool suit, which was completed with satin lapels. Also adding to the outfit was an impressive matching white cape, which was designed by Riccardo Tisci.