Seye Adelekan

Seye Adelekan (born 15 May 1988), sometimes known mononymously as Seye (/ˈʃeɪə/ SHAY-uh), is a Nigerian British bassist and singer-songwriter, best known as the live bassist for Gorillaz since 2017.^[1][2][3]

Seye Adelekan
Seye performing with Gorillaz at the Oslo Spektrum, 2017
Background information
Also known as	Seye
Born	Seye Adelekan 15 May 1988 (1988-05-15) (age 37) Nigeria
Origin	Bromley, Greater London, England
Genres	Alternative rock electronic trip hop
Occupations	Bassist, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Stranger Records
Member of	Gorillaz

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.^[4]

Career

Seye's music career began in 2007.^[5] In 2012 Seye released his debut solo single "White Noise".^[6]

Seye toured with Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé and worked as session musician for Paloma Faith, before joining Gorillaz in 2017.^[7] He has a tattoo of a dove (Spanish paloma) as a tribute to Faith.^[8]

Personal life

Seye's brother Olugbenga Adelekan is also a professional musician best known as the bassist for the band Metronomy.^[9]