Pitch Perfect
Becky Hill and Uzo ‘MNEK’ Emenike have no trouble serving up a memory that captures the beginning of their friendship. In fact, it proves to be a piece of cake. Specifically, a bland, shop-bought one, as Becky reminisces about attending Uzo’s messy 18th-birthday bash, having only recently moved to the “arse-end of London” from her small hometown of Bewdley following her appearance on The Voice UK in 2012.
“He was my only friend down here,” recalls the chart-topping singer. “Anyway, I turn up on my own at this party with a fucking whole Angel cake in my hand – and this place was carnage. I saw Uzo’s cousin, and he was, like, ‘Oh, you’re looking for him?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got cake.’ He was, like, ‘Right…’ and he leads me through to this bedroom where Uzo is out [like a light], he is gone.”
Uzo adds: “I haven’t been that twatted since. I can’t go back to that place again!”
But wait, what happened to the cake? “I had to leave it at the side of his bed, never to be looked at, eaten or even acknowledged,” Becky laughs.
The pair have been best pals and also song-writing partners ever since. So, to mark the release of Becky’s debut album, , out now, reunites 27-year-old Becky, who identifies as queer, and music maestro Uzo, 26 – nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2021 Ivor Novellos
