Theophilus Musa London (born February 23, 1987) is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and singer.
Early life
London was born in Trinidad, and later moved to Brooklyn, New York. He then moved to the Poconos and graduated from Pocono Mountain East High School in 2006.
She has toured internationally with The Weeknd and was also nominated for the Sound of 2014 award by the BBC and an MTV Brand New Nominee in 2014. On May 3, 2014, Banks was dubbed as an "Artist to Watch" by FoxWeekly.
Early life
Jillian Rose Banks was born in Orange County, California. Banks started writing songs at the age of fifteen. She taught herself piano when she received a keyboard from a friend to help her through her parents' divorce. She says she "felt very alone and helpless. I didn't know how to express what I was feeling or who to talk to."
Career
2013–present: Breakthrough and Goddess
Banks used the audio distribution website SoundCloud to put out her music before securing a record deal. Her friend Lily Collins used her contacts to pass along her music to people in the industry; specifically Katy Perry's DJ Yung Skeeter, and she began working with the label Good Years Recordings. Her first official single, called "Before I Ever Met You" was released in February 2013. The song which had been on a private SoundCloud page ended up being played by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe. Banks released her first EP Fall Over by IAMSOUND Records and Good Years Recordings.Billboard called her a "magnetic writer with songs to obsess over." Banks released her second EP called London by Harvest Records and Good Years Recordings in 2013 to positive reviews from music critics, receiving a 78 from Metacritic. Her song "Waiting Game" from the EP was featured in the 2013 Victoria's Secret holiday commercial.
London and the Thames were named in 1793 by Lord Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital of Upper Canada. The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman. The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855. Since then, London has grown to be the largest Southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada's 11th largest municipality, having annexed many of the smaller communities that surrounded it.
London is a regional centre of health care and education, being home to the University of Western Ontario, Fanshawe College, and several hospitals. The city hosts a number of musical and artistic exhibits and festivals, which contribute to its tourism industry, but its economic activity is centred on education, medical research, insurance, and information technology. London's university and hospitals are among its top ten employers. London lies at the junction of Highway 401 and 402, connecting it to Toronto, Windsor, and Sarnia. It also has an international airport, train and bus station.
Charles Dickens' works are especially associated with London which is the setting for many of his novels. These works do not just use London as a backdrop but are about the city and its character.
Dickens described London as a Magic lantern, a popular entertainment of the Victorian era, which projected images from slides. Of all Dickens' characters 'none played as important a role in his work as that of London itself', it fired his imagination and made him write. In a letter to John Forster, in 1846, Dickens wrote 'a day in London sets me up and starts me', but outside of the city, 'the toil and labour of writing, day after day, without that magic lantern is IMMENSE!!'
However, of the identifiable London locations that Dickens used in his work, scholar Clare Pettitt notes that many no longer exist, and, while 'you can track Dickens' London, and see where things were, but they aren't necessarily still there'.
In addition to his later novels and short stories, Dickens' descriptions of London, published in various newspapers in the 1830s, were released as a collected edition Sketches by Boz in 1836.
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Water Me (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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published: 28 Aug 2015
VIBES Theophilus London / Tracy Baileyjr #GOODVIBES
New album vibes by Theophilus London and Tracy Baileyjr. Paris .
published: 10 Nov 2014
Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West)
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Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) · Theophilus London · Kanye West
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Co- Producer: 88 Keys
Additional Background Vocals: Brittany Barber
Producer: Brodinski
Producer: Club Cheval
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Strings: Miri Ben-Ari
Violin: Miri Ben-Ari
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: 88 Keys
Writer: Brittany Barber
Writer: Brodinski
Writer: Club Cheval
Writer: James Smith
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Miri Ben-Ari
Writer: Norman Feels
Writer: Theophilus London
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Theophilus London - Tribe (Feat. Jesse Boykins III)
Theophilus London's new album Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West is available now at: http://smarturl.it/TLVibes.
Official music video directed by Tim Nackashi
published: 05 Nov 2014
Theophilus London x Da Vibe
Check The Interview : http://www.davibemag.com/2011/10/interview-theophilus-london-x-da-vibe.html
published: 10 Oct 2011
Get Me Right
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Get Me Right · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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published: 28 Aug 2015
Theophilus London - Why Even Try ft. Sara Quin ( Official Video )
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Need Somebody (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Dirk Berger
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Mike Moore
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Do Girls
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Do Girls · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Andrew Watt
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Theophilus London
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published: 25 Jan 2017
Smoke Dancehall
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Smoke Dancehall · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: Theophilus London
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Water Me (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Execu...
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Water Me (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Water Me (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) · Theophilus London · Kanye West
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Co- Producer: 88 Keys
...
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Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) · Theophilus London · Kanye West
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Co- Producer: 88 Keys
Additional Background Vocals: Brittany Barber
Producer: Brodinski
Producer: Club Cheval
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Strings: Miri Ben-Ari
Violin: Miri Ben-Ari
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: 88 Keys
Writer: Brittany Barber
Writer: Brodinski
Writer: Club Cheval
Writer: James Smith
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Miri Ben-Ari
Writer: Norman Feels
Writer: Theophilus London
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Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) · Theophilus London · Kanye West
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Co- Producer: 88 Keys
Additional Background Vocals: Brittany Barber
Producer: Brodinski
Producer: Club Cheval
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Strings: Miri Ben-Ari
Violin: Miri Ben-Ari
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: 88 Keys
Writer: Brittany Barber
Writer: Brodinski
Writer: Club Cheval
Writer: James Smith
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Miri Ben-Ari
Writer: Norman Feels
Writer: Theophilus London
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Theophilus London's new album Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West is available now at: http://smarturl.it/TLVibes.
Official music video directed by Tim Nac...
Theophilus London's new album Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West is available now at: http://smarturl.it/TLVibes.
Official music video directed by Tim Nackashi
Theophilus London's new album Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West is available now at: http://smarturl.it/TLVibes.
Official music video directed by Tim Nackashi
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Get Me Right · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Produ...
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Get Me Right · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Get Me Right · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Need Somebody (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Kanye West
...
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Need Somebody (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Dirk Berger
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Mike Moore
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Need Somebody (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Dirk Berger
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Mike Moore
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Do Girls · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens...
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Do Girls · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Andrew Watt
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Theophilus London
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Do Girls · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Andrew Watt
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Theophilus London
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Smoke Dancehall · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Wa...
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Smoke Dancehall · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: Theophilus London
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Smoke Dancehall · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: Theophilus London
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Water Me (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) · Theophilus London · Kanye West
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Co- Producer: 88 Keys
Additional Background Vocals: Brittany Barber
Producer: Brodinski
Producer: Club Cheval
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Strings: Miri Ben-Ari
Violin: Miri Ben-Ari
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: 88 Keys
Writer: Brittany Barber
Writer: Brodinski
Writer: Club Cheval
Writer: James Smith
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Miri Ben-Ari
Writer: Norman Feels
Writer: Theophilus London
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Theophilus London's new album Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West is available now at: http://smarturl.it/TLVibes.
Official music video directed by Tim Nackashi
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Get Me Right · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Adam Pavao
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Need Somebody (feat. Leon Ware) · Theophilus London · Leon Ware
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Dirk Berger
Writer: Leon Ware
Writer: Mike Moore
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: The Force MD's
Writer: Theophilus London
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Do Girls · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Mixer: Anthony Killhoffer
Producer: Cid Rim (aka Clemens Bacher)
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kyle Ross
Producer: Leon Ware
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Andrew Watt
Writer: Kanye West
Writer: Theophilus London
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Smoke Dancehall · Theophilus London
Vibes
℗ 2014 Warner Records Inc.
Executive Producer: Kanye West
Producer: Leon Ware
Mixer: Paul Falcone
Producer: Pierre Baigorry
Lead Vocals: Theophilus London
Writer: Adam Pavao
Writer: Pierre Baigorry
Writer: Soko
Writer: Theophilus London
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Theophilus Musa London (born February 23, 1987) is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and singer.
Early life
London was born in Trinidad, and later moved to Brooklyn, New York. He then moved to the Poconos and graduated from Pocono Mountain East High School in 2006.