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labrinth . performing at the men arena , february 2013 -lsb- http://www.labrinthofficial.com/ www.labrinthofficial.com -rsb- rihanna sheeran emeli sandé plan b devlin yasmin mcknasty etta bond usher raf riley the weeknd will.i.am tinie tempah wretch 32 professor green ed 2009 -- present hackney , london , england rca syco labrinth solo_singer 4 january 1989 vocals piano guitars keyboard bass drums r drum and bass dubstep grime garage & b dance soul hip hop electronic gospel labrinth at the men arena , 2013.jpg labrinth
 timothy lee mckenzie singer songwriter record producer
labrinth

timothy mckenzie -lrb- born 4 january 1989 -rrb- , better known by his stage name labrinth , is a british singer , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and record producer .
initially , he was tipped to work as a producer , but simon cowell signed him to his record label syco music as a solo act .
in the process , labrinth became cowell 's first non-talent show signing in six years .
labrinth made his debut appearance on the uk singles chart in march 2010 , when his collaboration with rapper tinie tempah , `` pass out '' , reached number one .
mckenzie has collaborated with tinie tempah on numerous occasions since .
labrinth 's first solo single , `` let the sun shine '' was released in september 2010 , reaching number three in the same chart .
his debut album `` electronic earth '' , was released on 31 march 2012 , having been preceded by the singles `` earthquake '' featuring tinie tempah and `` last time '' , which peaked at number two and number four respectively .
he achieved his first number-one single in november 2012 with `` beneath your beautiful '' , featuring emeli sandé .
