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Tinashe Fazakerley (born 4 April 1984),[1] now professionally known as Rationale, is a Zimbabwe-born British singer and songwriter, formerly known as Tinashé.[2] He is known for his soulful R&B and indie pop style with electric influences.[3] His alias Tinashé was known for his synthpop sound[2] and his African influences.[4]

Rationale
Birth name	Tinashe Fazakerley
Born	(1984-04-04) 4 April 1984 (age 38) Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe
Genres	Indie pop, synthpop, R&B, acoustic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Labels	Best Laid Plans, Warner Music UK, Universal Island
Website	iamrationale.com

Early life

Fazakerley was born in the Harare township of Highfield. At the age of 9, he and his three siblings moved to the United Kingdom in the Camberwell district of London, where his single mother was working as a nurse. Later, at the age of 11, he moved to the London borough of Hackney and music began to play a more significant role in his life as he learned to play the guitar. His influences were varying, ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Pat Metheny, Donnie Hathaway and Al Green, to Tupac Shakur, A Tribe Called Quest and the Notorious B.I.G.[1]

Career

Tinashé and singing hiatus (2009–2014)

In 2010, after releasing two EPs and three singles, Fazakerley released the album Saved under the stage name Tinashé, but it had limited success.

He took a break from singing and went on to become a songwriter and producer, working with producer Mark Crew, while writing songs for blues artist Rag'n'Bone Man, among others. He also wrote songs for the Swiss version of The Voice talent show.[5]

Rationale (2015–present)

In 2015, he relaunched his career as Rationale, releasing songs such as "Fast Lane" and "Something for Nothing" on SoundCloud and Spotify. It was on these streaming platforms that he gained notable recognition, with a mention by Pharrell Williams on his Apple Music Beats1 radio show, OTHERtone, calling him someone who had "found the beauty in their voice".[6] This elevated Fast Lane to No. 2 within its first week on the Spotify Global Viral Chart, reached No. 1 on Hype Machine, and amassed more than 1.3 million views on SoundCloud. Rationale also received praise from Justin Timberlake and Elton John.[7] He became one of the first artists to be signed to Dan Smith of Bastille's new record label, Best Laid Plans.[5]

His debut self-titled album was released on 6 October 2017,[8] under exclusive license to Warner Music UK.[9] Fazakerley is credited as a songwriter and producer on Katy Perry's 2017 album, Witness on the song, "Act My Age".[10] His single "Tethered" is often covered by Ellie Goulding at her concerts.[11]

In 2019, he was featured on Big Wild′s album "Superdream" on the song "6's to 9's".

In 2021, he was featured on Model Man's self-titled album on the song "Esc (Holding Back)".

Discography

Albums

As Tinashé

• Saved (September 2010)

As Rationale

• Rationale (October 2017)

EPs

As Tinashé

• Mayday
• Zambezi
• Saved

As Rationale

• Fuel to the Fire (September 2015)
• Vessels (February 2017)
• High Hopes (December 2018)

Singles

As Tinashé

• "Mayday" (March 2010)
• "Zambezi" (June 2010)
• "Saved" (September 2010)

As Rationale

• "Fast Lane" (April 2015)
• "Re.Up" (May 2015)
• "Fuel to the Fire" (July 2015)
• "Something for Nothing" (January 2016)
• "Palms" (June 2016)
• "Prodigal Son" (November 2016)
• "Vessels" (December 2016)
• "Reciprocate" (January 2017)
• "Tethered" (February 2017)
• "Deliverance" (March 2017)
• "Loving Life" (July 2017)
• "Into the Blue" (September 2017)
• "Losing Sleep" (October 2017)
• "Somewhere to Belong" (October 2017)
• "Oil & Water" (October 2017)
• "Phenomenal" (October 2017)
• "Tumbling Down" (January 2018)
• "One by One" (September 2018)
• "Kindred" (December 2018)
• "High Hopes" (December 2018)
• "73" (December 2018)
• "Say What's On Your Mind" (July 2019)
• "Hurts the Most" (September 2019)
• "Whiskey Regrets" (March 2020)
• "Wash Over Me" (February 2022)
• "Freedom" (March 2022)

Songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written with	Produced with
"Guilty"	2014	Rag'n'Bone Man	Wolves EP	Co-writer	Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy	-
"Wolves"					Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy	-
"Life in Her Yet"					Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Daniel Priddy	-
"Disfigured"	2015		Disfigured EP		Rory Graham, Andrew Jackson	-
"Love Is a Drug"		Mark Feehily	Fire		Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson	-
"Only You"					Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson	-
"Wash the Pain Away"					Mark Feehily, Steve Anderson	-
"Cut You Out"					Mark Feehily, Anu Pillai	-
"Dynamite" (featuring Pretty Sister)	2016	Nause	Non-album single		Jacob Criborn, Leonard Scheja, Sacha Skarbek	-
"Act My Age"	2017	Katy Perry	Witness	Co-writer/Producer	Katheryn Hudson, Mark Crew, Sarah Hudson	Ilya, Mark Crew
"Paralyzed"	2018	Kwaye	Love & Affliction EP		Kwayedza Kureya	Henry Guy
"6's to 9's" (featuring Rationale)	2019	Big Wild	Superdream	Co-writer/Featured Vocals	Jackson Stell	-
"Release Me" (featuring Rationale)	2020	Billon	-	Co-writer/Producer/Featured Vocals	Ed Butler	Billon
"Dream Killer"		HYYTS	-	Co-writer	Adam Hunter, Josh Grant, Sam Hunter	-
"What The Hell" (featuring Rationale)		Ayelle	NOMAD (Mixtape)	Co-writer/Producer/Featured Vocals	Amanda Lundstedt	-
"Choice" (featuring Rationale)						-
"Lonely People"		HYYTS	-	Co-writer	Adam Hunter, Fin Dow-Smith, Sam Hunter	-
"Amen"		Tom Grennan	Evering Road	Co-writer	Josh Record, Wayne Hector, Lucian Nagy, Tom Grennan	-

References

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