Seye Adelekan (born 15 May 1988), sometimes known as Seye ( ), is a Nigerian British bassist and singer-songwriter, best known as the live bassist for Gorillaz since 2017.
Early life
Seye Adelekan was born in
Nigeria to a father who worked in the oil industry. He grew up in
Lagos,
Netherlands,
Ecuador and south-east London.
Career
Seye's music career began in 2007.
In 2012 Seye released his debut solo single "White Noise".
Seye toured with Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé and worked as session musician for Paloma Faith, before joining Gorillaz in 2017. He has a tattoo of a dove (Spanish paloma) as a tribute to Faith.
Personal life
Seye's brother Olugbenga Adelekan is also a professional musician best known as the bassist for the band
Metronomy.
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