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For the anime series comic, see Miss Dynamite.

Ms. Dynamite (born Niomi McLean-Daley) is a British R&B/hip-hop musician.

Biography

Ms. Dynamite was born in London on April 26, 1981, to a Scottish mother and Afro-Carribean father. She grew up listening to reggae and hip-hop music. Though she wanted to become a schoolteacher or social worker, her biggest aspiration was to be a musician.

Career

Whilst working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms. Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes at a West End club. After working briefly with the garage act So Solid Crew, she released her debut album, A Little Deeper in 2002, featuring the hit songs "It Takes More" and "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee". In 2003, the album was also released in the USA to critical acclaim.

In 2002, Dynamite won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, a music award given to groundbreaking British and Irish acts, for her debut album A Little Deeper. She donated the £20,000 prize to the NSPCC.

Her first public performance was at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the City of Manchester Stadium. On July 2, 2005, she performed at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park. Amongst the songs performed was "Redemption Song".

In September 2005, she returned to the limelight (having taken time off to give birth to her son, Shavaar) with a new album entitled "Judgement Days." Featuring more social commentary, in songs such as the single, "Judgement Day," and the Tony Blair critique, "Mr. Prime Minister," reviews of the album were not as favourable as those of her debut. The double-A side lead single, "Judgement Day" and "Father," reached #25 in the UK chart. The second single will be "Fall In Love Again" (previously titled "When I Fall In Love").

On the 6th January 2006, Ms Dynamite was arrested outside a London Nightclub, after a brawl in which she punched a female police officer in the nose whilst in custody. She was convicted and sentenced to sixty hours of community service.

In February 2006, she won the Naomi Award for Worst Urban Act.

Discography

Albums

A Little Deeper (2002) #10 UK
Judgement Days (2005) #42 UK

Singles

Guest appearance:

"Booo!" (Sticky featuring Ms. Dynamite) #12 UK

From A Little Deeper:

"It Takes More" #7 UK
"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" #5 UK
"Put Him Out" #19 UK

From Judgement Days:

"Judgement Day" / "Father" #25 UK
"Fall In Love Again"

Guest appearances

"Dynamite" (on the Ali G Indahouse soundtrack)

Awards and opinion polls

Mercury Music Prize, Album of the Year 2002
MOBO Awards 2003, Best Single, Best Newcomer, UK Act of the Year

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