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Wesley Johnson (born 22 July 1977), known by his stage name 2Play,[1] is an English musician, record producer, and former mixed martial artist.
Music career
Johnson first entered the music scene in 1997 as a UK garage producer, under the aliases Wesley 2 Play and Special T.[2] His first single under the name 2Play, "So Confused", was released in early 2004, and featured Canadian-Indian singer Raghav and MC Jucxi D. It reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] and won Best Collaboration at the MOBO Awards,[4] and Best Single at the UK Asian Music Awards.[5] A cover of Kevin Lyttle's "Turn Me On" appears on the "So Confused" single. The following single "It Can't Be Right", featuring Raghav and Naila Boss, was also a UK top 10 hit.[6] The next single, a cover version of George Michael's "Careless Whisper", reached number 29.[7] A house remix and a garage remix of "Careless Whisper" were also produced, under the alias Special T.
An album, including all the above singles, was produced and mastered in 2006, but never released at the time. 2Play independently released the album to digital platforms in 2019, under the title Back in Business.[8][9]
Discography
Albums
- Back in Business (2019)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3][6][7] |
ITA [10] |
NL [11] | |||
| 2004 | "So Confused" (featuring Raghav and Jucxi) | 6 | 46 | 44 | Back in Business |
| "It Can't Be Right" (featuring Raghav, Jucxi and Naila Boss) | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Careless Whisper" (featuring Thomas Jules and Jucxi D) | 29 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Close to You" (featuring Moni) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2009 | "That's What the Girls Like" (featuring Maxi Priest, Moni and Jucxi D) | — | — | — | Back in Business |
Mixed martial arts record
Template:Infobox martial artist In addition to his music career, Johnson was also a mixed martial artist. He fought for Cage Rage and Ultimate Challenge MMA.[12]
Record
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References
External links
- Template:First word Professional MMA record for Template:Removeaccents from SherdogTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- 2 Play Official 2Play on YouTube
- Sherdog: Wesley Johnson page
- ↑ Graham Betts Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005 2005 - Page 330 "Raghav Mathur (bom 1983) who was educated at ... He won the 2004 MOBO Award for Best Collaboration with 2Play and Jucxi for So Confused."
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- 1977 births
- British dancehall musicians
- English dance musicians
- English male karateka
- English male mixed martial artists
- English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- English record producers
- English reggae musicians
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- Living people
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Mixed martial artists utilizing karate
- Musicians from London
- People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- UK garage musicians