Dutchavelli

Stephan Allen, known professionally as Dutchavelli, is a British rapper from London. He rapidly rose to fame after his 2020 single 'I Dunno' collaboration with Stormzy and Tion Wayne.[1][2] The single peaked at number 7 on the singles chart.[3]

Dutchavelli
Birth nameStephan Allen
Born1993/1994 (age 26)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
LabelsWarner Music
Associated acts

Early and personal life

Allen was born in Birmingham, England. He spent a part of his childhood living in Rotterdam, Netherlands with his family.[4] He is the younger brother of rapper and singer Stefflon Don.[5] He is of Jamaican descent.[6]

In November 2019, Allen and two assailants denied robbing a man and a woman of a mobile phone, watches and cash in Yalding, Kent in March 2018. Allen was given a 22-month jail sentence for perverting the course of justice after trying to persuade someone to not give any evidence. However, as Allen had served time on remand, he was immediately released.[5]

Music career

His single 'I Dunno' was not his first collaboration with big artists. In 2016, he was featured on Sevn Alias's single "My Man"[7] which was also first official release and was distributed with Sony Music.[8] Dutchavelli made his first mainstream single in 2020, titled "Only If You Knew".[9][10] The official video on GRM Daily now has over 11 million views,[11] it is thought that this breakthrough helped him get attention from British rapper, Stormzy who later went on to make a song together with Tion Wayne[12][13] and peaked at number 7 on the singles chart.[3][14] In January of 2020, Dutchavelli was interviewd about his single "Only If You Knew" on BBC Radio 1Xtra.[15]

Discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Length
UK

[16]
"My Man" with Sevn Alias 2016 2:44
"John Wayne" 2018 2:38
"Lifestyle" with Latifah 2019 2:44
"Only If You Knew" 2020 2:54
"Surely" 2020 3:08
"I Dunno" with Stormzy and Tion Wayne 2020
7
 2:58
"Burning" with M Huncho 2020
13
 3:02
"Black" 2020
75
 2:50

References
  1. "Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli, Stormzy Shake Things Up With New Drop "I Dunno"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. "Stormzy Joins Tion Wayne & Dutchavelli For Massive Single "I Dunno"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. "i dunno | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. Webber, Jolyon (30 August 2016). "STEFFLON DON ON BUBBLING, FAMILY AND WHY HER HOUSE IS THE PLACE TO BE". Hunger TV.
  5. Hooper, Paul (27 November 2019). "Rapper Stefflon Don's brother 'didn't need to' rob Yalding family 'because of famous sister'". Kent Online.
  6. "Where is Stefflon Don from? - 17 Facts You Need To Know About 'Hurtin' Me' Rapper Stefflon Don". Capital Xtra.
  7. My Man - Sevn Alias | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-06-10
  8. My Man (feat. Dutchavelli), retrieved 2020-06-10
  9. "Dutchavelli Makes His Big Return With Rymez-Produced Drill Cut "Only If You Knew"". trenchtrenchtrench.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. "Dutchavelli Is Back With A Vengeance On New Drill Cut "Only If You Knew"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. GRM, Daily (January 19, 2020). "Dutchavelli - Only If You Knew [Music Video] | GRM Daily". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  12. "Tion Wayne - I Dunno (ft. Dutchavelli & Stormzy)". EUPH. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  13. Anibaba, Samee (2020-04-08). "Dutchavelli reminds everyone why he's at the forefront of drill with 'Surely'". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  14. "Stormzy: 3 britische MCs, 1 Banger: Stormzy & Dutchavelli leisten Tion Wayne in "I Dunno" Gesellschaft". Warner Music Germany (in German). 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  15. "BBC Radio 1Xtra - Snoochie Shy, Octopus Legs". BBC. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  16. "DUTCHAVELLI | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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