Zak Abel

Zak Abel is a British singer/songwriter who rose to fame after supplying guest vocals on Gorgon City’s U.K. Top 20 hit Unmissable. Born in March 1995, Abel had originally set his sights on becoming a table tennis champion — he had already won the Cadet Boys’ singles title in 2009 — but after moving to France to go semi-pro, he realized that the repetitive nature of training wasn’t for him. Abel already had a love for music and had been writing and playing piano from a young age; he decided to upload videos of himself performing, and in 2012 he signed a deal with Atlantic. After singing on Gorgon City’s 2014 single Unmissable, he teamed up with Bristol-based producer Joker to deliver his first full EP, Joker Presents, a year later. Abel followed the release with the EPs Don’t Belong and One Hand on the Future. Blending soulful vocals with R&B and pop, he returned in 2016 with the singles “Everybody Needs Love” and “Unstable,” and spent the year recording his debut album. The resulting Only When We're Naked appeared in July 2017. Abel’s next single, “Love Song,” appeared in early 2018 followed in October by the Saweetie collaboration, “You Come First.” ~ Rich Wilson