Career
His recent writing and production credits include Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Diplo, Zara Larsson, Lianne Louisiana Havas, Rudimental, Naughty Boy, Little Mix, JoJo, Gorgon City, Clean Bandit, Chris Malinchak, Bondax, Becky Hill, Oliver Heldens, Karen Harding, Tieks, Sub Focus, Duke Dumont and A*M*East. 2012-2013: Breakthrough In February 2012, he featured on Rudimental"s single "Spoons" with Syron. The song features on their debut studio album Home (2013). In December 2013 he was one of 15 artists to make British Broadcasting Corporation"s long list.
2014–present: Small Talk In January 2014 he featured on Gorgon City"s single "Ready for Your Love".
The song peaked to number 4 on the United Kingdom Chart. On 20 April 2014, he premiered "Every Little Word" on 1Xtra, the "buzz" single from his debut studio album.
On 9 May the remix European Parliament featuring Joe Goddard and Fred V & Grafix among others was released. Emenike has said we can expect to hear collaborations with Moko, Snakehips and Jimmy Napes on the record.
The lead single "Wrote a Song About You" premiered on Annie Mac"s British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 show on 13 June 2014.
In June 2014, Oliver Heldens" track "Gecko (Overdrive)", which MNEK wrote, debuted at number 1 on both the United Kingdom Dance Chart and the United Kingdom Chart. In 2014, he also worked with Madonna on her album, Rebel Heart, and produced the song "Feels So Good" by Kylie Minogue, from her album Kiss Maine Once. On 22 July that year, MNEK released the promotional single "In Your Clouds" as part of an iTunes Ones to Watch campaign.
The song will feature on his debut album.
His debut extended play (European Parliament) Small Talk was released on 20 March 2015. In March 2015, JoJo announced that she worked with MNEK on her new studio album.
On 22 July 2015 he released "Never Forget You" with Swedish singer Zara Larsson (whom MNEK has worked with extensively with for her forthcoming album).