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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = JyellowL
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| birth_name      = Jean-Luc Adenrele Ibrahim Koko Uddoh
| alias           =
| birth_date      = {{birth year and age|1998}}
| birth_place     = [[Benin City]], [[Nigeria]]
| genre           = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation      = Rapper
| years_active    = 2016–present
| label           = JYellowL Records
| associated_acts = Aaron Unknown
| website         =
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'''Jean-Luc Adenrele Ibrahim Koko Uddoh''' (born 1998), known by the stage name '''JyellowL''' (pronounced "J, yellow, L"),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rtedigital.pulse/videos/jyellowl-interview-with-beta/1756607751025646/|title=JYellowL Interview with Beta|via=www.facebook.com}}</ref> is a Nigerian-Irish [[Rapping|rapper]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/jyellowl-interview/|title=GRM Exclusive: Meet JyellowL. The Artist who is hellbent on Irish rap becoming the next big thing|date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
==Early and personal life==
Uddoh was born in [[Nigeria]] to a family of Nigerian and [[Afro-Jamaican]] ancestry. He lived with his father in [[Benin City]] before moving to [[Blanchardstown]], Ireland aged 14 to live with his mother. He attended Luttrellstown Community College and [[Institute of Education (Dublin)|The Institute of Education]] and studied for a politics degree at [[University College Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/1112/1177708-rapper-jyellowl-dublin/|title=Class act: The hip hop artist who started out in school|first=Emma O.|last=Kelly|date=13 November 2020|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>
He was involved in organising Irish [[Black Lives Matter]] protests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/pain-and-passion-the-artists-giving-voice-to-the-black-irish-experience-1.4406496|title='Pain and passion': The artists giving voice to the black Irish experience|first=Louise|last=Bruton|website=The Irish Times}}</ref>
==Career==
JyellowL began performing in 2016, and performed at the 2018 [[Longitude Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenplec.com/featured/jyellowl-plec-picks-2019/|title=JyellowL &#124; Plec Picks 2019 • GoldenPlec|website=GoldenPlec}}</ref> He cites [[Fela Kuti]], [[Damien Marley]], [[Erykah Badu]] and [[2Pac]] as influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://districtmagazine.ie/music/jyellowl-empowering-an-island/|title=JYellowL: Empowering an island|date=1 February 2021|website=District Magazine}}</ref>
JyellowL's music was featured in the video game ''[[FIFA 20]]'' and on the TV show ''[[Normal People (TV series)|Normal People]]''; he also appeared on [[BBC Three]]'s ''Rap Trip''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://notion.online/jyellowl-finding-pride-and-peace-within-his-musical-identity/|title=JyellowL: Finding Pride and Peace Within His Musical Identity|date=23 October 2020|website=Notion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/jyellowl-interview-debut-album|title=Ireland's newest hip-hop star talks politics, growing up in Nigeria and how Renaissance artists influenced his debut album '2020 D&#124;Vision'|website=Red Bull}}</ref> His 2020 debut album ''2020 DIVision'' was nominated for the [[Choice Music Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40236356.html|title=Irish album of the year: Who are favourites to take the top prize on Thursday?|first=Eoghan|last=O'Sullivan|date=2 March 2021|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>
He was selected to compete in the [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Irish national final]] for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] with the song "Judas",<ref>{{cite web |title=JyellowL is third act confirmed for Ireland's Eurosong |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0110/1425803-jyellowl-is-third-act-confirmed-for-irelands-eurosong/ |publisher=[[RTÉ]] |date=10 January 2024 |access-date=10 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ultimately coming fifth.
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Bulletproof''
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* Released: October 2017
* Label: JyellowL
|-
! scope="row" | ''2020 D|Vision''
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* Released: November 2020
* Label: JyellowL
|}
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Me n Me Too''
|
* Released: November 2018
* Label: JyellowL
|-
! scope="row" | ''Love & Light''
|
* Released: October 2021
* Label: JyellowL
|-
! scope="row" | ''Shades of Yellow''
|
* Released: April 2023
* Label: JyellowL
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Twitter|RealJyellowL}}
*{{IMDb name|12047678}}
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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Irish male rappers]]
[[Category:Nigerian rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish people]]
[[Category:Black Irish people]]
[[Category:Alumni of University College Dublin]]
[[Category:Irish people of Jamaican descent]]
[[Category:Irish people of Nigerian descent]]
[[Category:Nigerian people of Jamaican descent]]
[[Category:Nigerian emigrants to Ireland]]