Stefflon Don

Stefflon Don
Don at The Global Awards 2018 in London
Background information
Birth name Stephanie Victoria Allen
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991
Birmingham, England
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Associated acts

Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December 1991), better known by her stage name Stefflon Don, is a British rapper and singer from Hackney, London. She is best known for her 2017 single "Hurtin' Me" featuring French Montana, which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2016, Stefflon Don released her debut mixtape Real Ting, while her sophomore mixtape Secure was released in 2018.

Early life

Stefflon Don was born in Birmingham. She is of Jamaican descent.[2] She has six siblings. When she was four years old, her family moved to Rotterdam in the Netherlands,[2][3] but at the age of fourteen, she returned to Britain to study at a London school.[2][3]

She worked as a cake decorator and hairdresser before her career in music.[2]

Career

2015–2017: Career beginnings and Real Ting

Don first surfaced in 2015 by releasing a cover of Wretch 32’s "Six Words," and went on to be featured on tracks such as Lethal Bizzle's "Wobble," Sneakbo's "Work" remix and Angel's Hop On.[4] Don made her first appearance on an American song with the track "London" by singer Jeremih,[5] and was later featured on Lil Yachty's "Better" from the album Teenage Emotions. On December 16 2016, Don released her first mixtape titled Real Ting.

In the spring of 2017, Don was signed to 54 London, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that was created just for her.[4] A few months later, she was featured on the dancehall track "Instruction" with Jax Jones and Demi Lovato. The trio performed the song live for the first time in June 2018 at the Summertime Ball.[6]

On 15 August 2017, she released the lead single "Hurtin' Me" with American rapper French Montana from her debut EP titled Hurtin' Me - The EP, which reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. The EP was later released on 12 January 2018.[7]

On 29 November, Don took home the award for Best Female at the 2017 MOBO Awards.[8]

2018: Secure

In March 2018, Don was featured on the remix for American singer Halsey's "Alone" along with American rapper Big Sean. The song peaked at 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first entry on the chart, and also earned Don her first Dance Club Songs number one. The music video was released on 6 April 2018.

In June 2018, Don was included in the XXL Freshman Class.[9]

On 17 August 2018, Don released her second mixtape Secure.[10]

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[11]
Real Ting
  • Released: December 16, 2016[12]
  • Label: 54 London
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
 —
Secure
  • Released: August 17, 2018[10]
  • Label: 54 London, Polydor
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
 35

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Extended play details
Hurtin' Me - The EP
  • Released: January 12, 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]		 BEL
(FL)
[13]		 FRA
[14]		 GER
[15]		 IRE
[16]		 ITA
[17]		 SPA
[18]		 SWI
[19]		 US
Bub.
[20]
"Real Ting"[21] 2016 ————————— Real Ting
"16 Shots"[22] 2017 —————————
"Envy Us"[23]
(featuring Abra Cadabra)		 —————————
"Hurtin' Me"
(featuring French Montana)		 7—70—78———19 Hurtin' Me – The EP
"Ding-a-Ling"[25]
(with Skepta)		 64————————
"Bum Bum Tam Tam"
(with Future, J Balvin, Juan Magán and MC Fioti)		 —17351—42951— Non-album single
"Cigarette"[30]
(with Raye and Mabel)		 2018 41———74———— Side Tape
"Push Back"
(with Ne-Yo and Bebe Rexha)		 ————————— Good Man
"Senseless"[31] 65———————— Secure
"Calypso"[32]
(with Luis Fonsi)		 —————32
[33]		6
[34]		12— TBA
"Pretty Girl"[35]
(featuring Tiggs Da Author)		 85———————— Secure
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of featured singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 UK Dance
 AUS
 BEL (Fl)
 FRA
[14]		 GER
 IRE
 NLD
 SCO
 US
[36]
"Kitty Kat"
(Lisa Mercedez featuring Stefflon Don)		 2016 —————————— Non-album single
"Hop On"[37]
(Angel featuring Stefflon Don)		 —————————— HER - EP
"London"[38]
(Jeremih featuring Stefflon Don and Krept & Konan)		 —————————— Late Nights: Europe
"Instruction"
(Jax Jones featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don)		 2017 133723714531292510— Non-album single
"Slumdog Millionaire"[41]
(Ghetts featuring Stefflon Don)		 —————————— Ghetto Gospel: New Testament
"Réseaux"[42]
(Niska featuring Quavo and Stefflon Don)		 2018 —————————— Commando
"Alone"
(Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don)		 —————————66 Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
"Same Team"[43]
(Labrinth featuring Stefflon Don)		 —————————— TBA
"Diamond Body"[44]
(Guido Dos Santos featuring Mavado & Stefflon Don)		 —————————— Non-album single
"Sober"
(Nile Rodgers & Chic featuring Craig David and Stefflon Don)		 —————————— It's About Time
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Lil Bitch"[45] 2018 Secure
"What You Want"[46]
(featuring Future)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Take Me As I Am" (Uncredited) 2016 Wretch 32, Kranium, Phoenix Thomas Growing Over Life
"Tiimmy Turner"[47] (Remix) Raye Non-album singles
"Mad Ting Sad Ting"[48] (Remix) Fekky, MoStack, Abra Cadabra, Young Spray, Ms Banks, J Hus
"Skin Tight"[49] (UK Remix) 2017 Mr Eazi, Haile
"Money Haffi Mek"[50] NEW GEN, Abra Cadabra
"After the Afterparty"[51] (VIP Mix) Charli XCX, Raye, Rita Ora
"Best Behaviour"[52] (Remix) Louisa Johnson
"They Don't know"[53] Tinie Tempah, Kid Ink, AoD Youth
"Better"[54] Lil Yachty Teenage Emotions
"I'm Back Again"[55] K Koke Pure Koke, Vol. 4 (PK4)
"Addicted"[56] 2018 Nafe Smallz Movie Music
"Don't Sleep"[57] Chromeo, French Montana Head Over Heels
"Jet Plane Trip"[58] Sean Paul Mad Love the Prequel
"Peak"[59] (Uncredited) Drake Scorpion
"She Knows How to Love Me"[60] David Guetta, Jess Glynne 7
"Special"[61] WSTRN DOU3LE 3AK
"Last Goodbye"[62] Clean Bandit, Tove Styrke What Is Love?

Awards and nominations

Stefflon was nominated at the 2018 BET Awards in the "Best International Act" Category.[63]

References

  1. ↑ "Stefflon Don - Motown Records". Motown Records.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "9 Things You Need To Know About Stefflon Don". MTV UK. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Stefflon Don on bubbling, family and why her house is the place to be". HungerTV. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Kieran, Yates. "Stefflon Don: 'I'm not going to compromise, or not say what I want'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jeremih releases 'London' video featuring Stefflon Don and Krept & Konan". 14 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jax Jones feat Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don – 'Instruction' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2018)". Captial FM. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Fresh, Mikey. "Stefflon Don Teams Up With French Montana On "Hurtin Me"". Vibe. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Bruce-Jones, Henry. "Stefflon Don releases new mixtape Secure". Fact Mag. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "XXL 2018 Freshman Class Revealed". XXL. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Seabrook III, Robbie (8 August 2018). "Stefflon Don Channels Lil' Kim on Cover of 'Secure' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Stefflon Don | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ Renshaw, David. "Stefflon Don's Real Ting Mixtape Is Here". The Fader. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Discografie Stefflon Don" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Discographie Stefflon Don". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "MC Fioti / Future / J Balvin / Stefflon Don / Juan Magan — Bum Bum Tam Tam" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Irish Charts - Stefflon Don". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Discography Stefflon Don". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Discography Stefflon Don". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Discography Stefflon Don". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Stefflon Don Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Real Ting - Single by Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "16 Shots - Single by Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Envy Us (feat. Abra Cadabra) - Single by Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. 1 2 3 Gallup (4 February 1989). "The Top of the Pops Chart" (PDF). Record Mirror: 4. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  25. ↑ "Ding-A-Ling - Single by Stefflon Don & Skepta". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Goud en Platina – Singles 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  27. 1 2 "FIMI Certifications - Stefflon Don". Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Mc Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don, Juan Magan – Bum Bum Tam Tam". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Les Certifications – Notre Base de Données". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Cigarette - Single by RAYE, Mabel & Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  31. ↑ "Senseless - Single by Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "Calypso - Single by Luis Fonsi & Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 35" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 34: del 17.8.2018 al 23.8.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  35. ↑ "Pretty Girl (feat. Tiggs Da Author) – Single by Stefflon Don". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Stefflon Don Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Hop On (feat. Stefflon Don) - Single". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "Late Nights: Europe by Jeremih". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  39. ↑
  40. ↑ "Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  41. ↑ "Ghetts announces Ghetto Gospel: New Testament album, listen to new single "Slumdog Millionaire"". The Fader. 10 November 2017.
  42. ↑ "Réseaux (feat. Quavo & Stefflon Don) - Single by Niska". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  43. ↑ "Same Team (feat. Stefflon Don) - Single by Labrinth". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  44. ↑ "Diamond Body (feat. Mavado & Stefflon Don) - Single by Guido Dos Santos". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  45. ↑ "Stefflon Don Releases Her Menacing New Song "Lil Bitch"". Medium. 15 August 2018.
  46. ↑ "Future Joins Stefflon Don on New Song "What You Want"". Complex. 15 August 2018.
  47. ↑ "Raye And Stefflon Don Reinvent "Timmy Turner" On Their New Remix". The Fader. 16 December 2016.
  48. ↑ "Fekky - Mad Ting Sad Ting ft. MoStack, Abra Cadabra, Young Spray, Ms Banks, Stefflon Don & J Hus". Youtube. 28 December 2016.
  49. ↑ "Skin Tight (UK Remix) [feat. Haile & Stefflon Don] - Single by Mr Eazi". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  50. ↑ "New Gen by NEW GEN". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  51. ↑ "After the Afterparty (feat. RAYE, Stefflon Don & Rita Ora) [VIP Mix] - Single by Charli XCX". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  52. ↑ "Best Behaviour (Remix) [feat. Stefflon Don] - Single by Louisa Johnson". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  53. ↑ "Youth - by Tinie Tempah". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  54. ↑ "Teenage Emotions by Lil Yachty". iTunes (US). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  55. ↑ "Pure Koke, Vol. 4 (PK4) by K Koke". iTunes (US). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  56. ↑ "Movie Music by Nafe Smallz". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  57. ↑ "Head Over Heels by Chromeo". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  58. ↑ "Mad Love: The Prequel by Sean Paul". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  59. ↑ "Every Artist on Drake's 'Scorpion' Who Isn't a Feature". Billboard. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  60. ↑ Bein, Kat (23 August 2018). "David Guetta Announces '7' LP Featuring Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and More". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  61. ↑ "DOU3LE 3AK by WSTRN". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  62. ↑ "What Is Love? (Deluxe) by Clean Bandit". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  63. ↑ "News: Vote: BET Awards Best International Act". BET Africa. 15 May 2018.
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