GHOSTPOET

Ghostpoet, born Obaro Ejimiwe on 18 January 1983, is a British vocalist, songwriter, and musician. He released five albums, with two receiving nominations for the Mercury Prize. His albums include Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam (2011), Some Say I So I Say Light (2013), Shedding Skin (2015), Dark Days + Canapés (2017), and I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep (2020). Ejimiwe was born in South London to a Nigerian father and a Dominican mother. At age 18, he enrolled at Coventry University and joined a grime/MC collective. After returning to London, he received Mercury Prize nominations for Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam and Shedding Skin. Since 2021, he has expanded his artistic practice into sound art, sculpture, installation, photography, and video. He is based in Berlin, Germany.