T2 (producer)
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T2 is a British
United Kingdom
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 garage
UK garage
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 and bassline record producer
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. He has been mixing since his teens, and began releasing tracks in 2004. He is signed to management team NVA Management, owners of the 2NV record label. In 2007, his single "Heartbroken
Heartbroken
"Heartbroken" is the first single from British producer T2 to reach a place on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two behind Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love"...

", featuring Jodie Aysha
Jodie Aysha
Jodie Aysha Henderson, born in Leeds, is a British singer and song writer.-Biography:She is most recognised for collaborating with British Music Producer T2 on the song "Heartbroken" released in November 2007. Aysha wrote the song when she was 14 about her older sister who at the time was...

, hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart
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. The song became popular among football
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 fans because its video, which has had over three million hits on YouTube
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, featured stars Micah Richards
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 and Anton Ferdinand
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. T2 rewrote the lyrics
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 of the tune late in 2007, in support of Ricky Hatton
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's boxing
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 match against Floyd Mayweather.

In 2008, T2 joined up with Addictive to release "Gonna Be Mine" in March that year, and also produced most of their upcoming album
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.

He has also worked with Madonna
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, Natasha Bedingfield
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, Alesha Dixon
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, and Kate Nash
Kate Nash
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.

Songs produced/remixed by T2

  • "Why" Written by Sharnell & Danica
  • "It's Not Easy" Ft David A.
  • "Baby Girl" Ft Tez Kidd And Asher
  • "What Can I Do" Ft Tamzin Challenger
  • "Fire"(Remix)- Ny
  • "Secrets"(Remix)-Booda ft. Becky Rhodes
  • "Merry Happy (Remix) - Kate Nash
  • "Hooked On You" ft Addictive
  • "The Feeling" ft. Addictive & Dizzee Rascal
    Dizzee Rascal
    Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

  • "Candy Rain" ft. Addictive
  • "Come Over" ft. Michelle
  • "My Baby's Song" ft. Tamzin
  • "Secrets" (Funky Remix)- Booda ft. Becky Rhodes

Singles releases

  • 2007: "The Monster Dubz EP"
  • 2007: "Heartbroken
    Heartbroken
    "Heartbroken" is the first single from British producer T2 to reach a place on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two behind Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love"...

    " (T2 Ft Jodie Aysha
    Jodie Aysha
    Jodie Aysha Henderson, born in Leeds, is a British singer and song writer.-Biography:She is most recognised for collaborating with British Music Producer T2 on the song "Heartbroken" released in November 2007. Aysha wrote the song when she was 14 about her older sister who at the time was...

    ) #2 UK
  • 2008: "Gonna be Mine" (Addictive Ft T2) #47 UK
  • 2008: "Butterflies"
  • 2009: "Come Over" (T2 ft. Michelle Escoffery)

External links

  • T2 at MySpace
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