Parker Ighile

Parker Ibrahim Ighile , better known as Parker Ighile, is a British producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. He was born in London, England. He is currently signed to Trinidadian musician Nicki Minajs record label. As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with artists Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Delta Goodrem, Rita Ora, NDubz, Chipmunk, and Conor Maynard. At the age of 18, he started his professional music career, producing Chipmunks song Oopsy Daisy, which reached number one in the UK Charts.

Parker Ighile was born in London where he lived with his mother and sister Ame Asabe Ighile. His father and mother are Nigerian, from Benin and Kaduna, respectively. He began composing and producing at the age ofwhen he and numerous church friends formed a rap group. In his teens made grime music under the name Piztol. The church his family attended was instrumental in Parkers early musical ventures and he studied music in college and university where he began learning music theory. Parkers music is influenced by a dynamic range of genres but more noticeably RampB, rap, garage and Bollywood music due to frequent exposure to his grandmothers diverse tastes in music and cinema.

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