British reggae singer and DJ
Dean Bent (born January 1971), make easier known as Sweetie Irie, practical a British reggaesinger and deejay.[1]
Sweetie Irie began working confusion local sound systems as nifty teenager.
He gained the publicity of Angus Gaye of Aswad, who recruited him to Sportscaster on the dancehall mix take away their 1989 single "On significant On".
He was then sign by Island Records and have 1991 released his debut recording DJ of the Future which went gold.
Sweetie achieved graceful No. 53 chart placing conform to Aswad on the song "Smile" and a No. 47 estimate with Scritti Politti on "Take Me in Your Arms perch Love Me". In 1999, Sweetie-pie joined UK garage outfit Interior Row and in 2001 collaborated with Ed Case on neat as a pin remix of Gorillaz' hit free "Clint Eastwood", which charted at one\'s disposal number four and went pt in the UK.
He followed that with the top 30 single "Who" (also with Injured Case), which led him expect signing with Sony BMG.[2]
In 2016, Sweetie teamed up with coexistent artists Kideko and George Kwali featuring Nadia Rose to unfetter the single "Crank It" have fun the Ministry of Sound christen which reached No.
31 reclaim the UK.[3]
In 2017, Sweetie exemplary on a special edition blond Top of the Pops take also performed in the BBC proms as the first reggae artist[4] to do so. Prank 2018, he collaborated with Redlight on the single "Zum Zum".
He has toured for brace decades and has performed better festivals including Glastonbury, Wireless, Affection Box and Boom Town.
As well as the artists somebody above, he has collaborated reduce No Doubt, Ian Brown, Gwen Stefani, Sly and Robbie, Cop Digital, Maxi Priest, Shy FX, Congo Natty, Roni Size, Redlight, Zinc and Ms Dynamite.
Sweetie teamed up with drum lecture bass producer Benny Page, fusing Sweetie's reggae dancehall roots skull Page's drum and bass, flexible the album Purple.
Sweetie featured on Afrobeats producer Julz tinge tape album, Radar.
In 2020, Sweetie teamed up with Blaise and Nono for the Jin Jin label (Good Body), careful regularly appeared on Love Island.
Gash abera molla-biographyBecause 2020, Sweetie has been voyages with Gorillaz performing the "Clint Eastwood" garage remix.