2006–2009: Formation and career beginnings Lenzie and Edwards met in 2006 at
Leeds University; Edwards was working in local record store Tribe Records and with Echo Location's Obi running local night Event Horizon, while Lenzie was DJing hip-hop and warming up Event Horizon for acts. Once they had finished in Leeds, they relocated to London and became a three-piece with Ben Mauerhoff, being signed under
DJ Fresh's
Breakbeat Kaos. After a while, Mauerhoff left. and number 11 on the
UK Dance Chart. After the release of their late-2011
Night & Day EPs on their label, in 2012, Sigma toured the UK, Europe, Australasia and the United States. They were the supporting act for
DJ Fresh on his first live UK tour. The tour included dates supporting fellow former Leeds student Christopher Mercer (also known as
Rusko).
2013–2015: Breakthrough and Life The duo signed to
3 Beat Records in the summer of 2013. They had also remixed tracks for
Ellie Goulding,
Eric Prydz,
Skepta and
Sway. Following their remix of the
Stylo G single "Soundbwoy", they released their debut single with 3Beat, "Summer Calling", featuring Taylor Fowlis. Their second single with 3Beat, "Rudeboy", featuring Doctor, was released in December 2013. The song peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart It topped the
UK Singles Chart upon release. it was released on 14 September 2014 and became their second consecutive number one song on the UK Singles Chart. Their third single "
Higher" featuring
Labrinth, premiered on
Annie Mac's Radio 1 show on 16 January 2015. It was featured in the game
Madden NFL 16. In February 2015, Sigma debuted their live show in Sydney as part
Future Music Festival. Sigma returned to the UK in April to embark on their first headline live tour of the UK, selling out all dates and culminating at
Electric Brixton. Sigma's fourth single "
Glitterball" was released on 24 July 2015 and features vocals from
Ella Henderson. The song secured Sigma their third
iTunes number one and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. "
Redemption" with
Diztortion and featuring
Jacob Banks, released on 2 October 2015, was the fifth single from the upcoming debut studio album. In November 2015, Sigma embarked on a 10-date headline live tour of the UK. Their debut studio album
Life was released on 4 December 2015. The album debuted at number 28 on the
UK Albums Chart. In 2016, Sigma announced their biggest headline tour including a date at the O2 Academy Brixton, London. Sigma were announced as one of the headline acts at the pro-
Brexit music event
Bpoplive, but pulled out on learning that it was a political event. Sigma stated that they in no way supported the beliefs of the organisers and promptly pulled out on learning this information.
2016–2025: Hope On 11 March 2016, Sigma released their first single of their upcoming second studio album entitled "Nightingale". The music video to this song was their first video to be recorded in VR. On 20 May 2016, Sigma released their next single "
Cry" which saw them collaborate with multiple
Brit Award winners
Take That. The song featured on the group's eighth studio album
Wonderland. On 4 November 2016, Sigma released their most commercially successful single since
Life, in the form of "
Find Me", which featured vocals from British singer
Birdy. The song has been certified Silver in the UK. Almost a year later, Sigma released "Forever", the fourth single from their upcoming album, which features
Quavo and Sebastian Kole and was released on 20 October 2017. Two months later, a remix version of the song was released which featured additional vocals from
Tinie Tempah and Yxng Bane. On 15 June 2018, Sigma released "
Anywhere" as the fifth single from their upcoming second album. On 12 July, Sigma released a reworked version of
Nelly and
Kelly Rowland's 2002 single "
Dilemma". Sigma performed a European tour with grime artist
NAHLI. On 12 June 2020, Sigma released the single "
High on You" in collaboration with British singer-songwriter
John Newman. Sigma released their long-awaited second studio album,
Hope, on 17 June 2022.
2025–present: Day One In October 2025, the Leeds-based drum and bass DJ and producer duo released their fourth studio album, "Day One", under their independent record label, Day Ones. The project marks a return to their underground roots after several years in the mainstream, focusing on raw sounds and independent collaborations that explore contemporary jungle and bass music. The album includes tracks such as 'Nobody' and 'Breathe', highlighting the duo's creative independence and offering a nostalgic reflection on their origins within the British music scene of the 2000s. ==In popular culture==