"Ironik" (born Michael Laurence) was born on 18 January 1988 in London, England. He decided on a career in music at an early age. He started his career at the young age of 13 when he worked as a DJ in clubs, initially in his home country but his talent was quickly spotted and he moved around Europe.

His first single, "So Nice," was Released in summer of 2007. It achieved popularity on the music channels, including remaining in the top 3 of the viewer request chart on Channel U for 20 weeks, however it had limited success elsewhere.

At the age of 20 he signed with Atlantic/Warner UK/Asylum Records, which is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The first hit was the single "Stay with Me", which went into the charts at number 11 on downloads alone, then number five on its physical release. It also enjoyed success on Channel U, remaining in the request chart top 10 for 26 weeks. The remix to "Stay with Me" features Chipmunk and Asylum label-mate, Wiley. His second single, "I Wanna Be Your Man" was released in September, 2008 & reached number 35 in the UK and number 10 in download charts.

His debut album No Point in Wasting Tears was released on Atlantic/Asylum Records on September 29, 2008 and charted at 21 in National UK Charts.

He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2008 MOBO Awards and Best Newcomer and Best Music Video ("Stay with Me") at the 2008 Urban Music Awards.

Throughout October and November 2008, Ironik supported German Eurodance group Cascada on their second UK tour - The Perfect Day Tour 2008.

Ironik was voted by the public viewers of MTV UK The third favorite artist of the year 2008, coming after Katy Perry and UK Singer Duffy.

He was also Nominated for Best Male Music in Film at the Screen Nation Film & TV Awards in November 2008.

His new single 'Tiny Dancer' featuring grime rap artist Chipmunk and Sir Elton John is part of our playlist.