Osho was soon brought to the attention of
Island Records and signed in mid-2011. Osho's first single "
Redemption Days" was released on 4 September 2011 and featured
Ghostface Killah. In December 2011, Osho performed an acoustic cover of
Adele's "
Someone like You" for
SB.TV. In early 2012, he toured with
Rizzle Kicks as their support act. In April 2012, while touring with
Emeli Sandé, Osho released his follow-up single "Giants" featuring
Childish Gambino. He performed an acoustic version of the song for
T4's
Freshly Squeezed. In May 2012, after performing "Redemption Days" on
Later... with Jools Holland, Osho's music started to become noticed by mainstream media. "Redemption Days" became Record of the Week on
BBC Radio 1,
BBC Radio 2 and
BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as being added to the B List of all three major stations. On 8 June 2012,
The Sun reported that Osho was to write a single with
Tom Jones after the pair met backstage at the final of
The Voice UK. Osho soon confirmed this via Twitter. On 15 June, Osho performed his track "Redemption Days" and a cover of "
Too Close" by
Alex Clare in
Radio 1's Live Lounge. On 22 June Osho performed "Redemption Days" on
CBBC programme
Friday Download. He played his first headline gig to a sold out
Jazz Café,
Camden Town on 25 June to coincide with the release day of his album
L.I.F.E (Learning Is For Ever). This album received mixed reviews with
NME giving it a score of 2.5 stars out of 5. The reviewer noted "There’s no denying Osho’s got a great voice and a backstory of
X Factor magnitude", but added "he's forgotten that you can have all the motivational verses in the world, but you still need tunes". On 1 July 2012, Osho joined Tom Jones on stage at his
Hammersmith Apollo gig to perform a surprise duet. On 13 July, Osho supported
Jessie J at her
Warwick Castle gig. Through summer 2012, Osho played a handful of headline gigs around London before beginning a festival tour including
T4 on the Beach,
Wireless Festival,
T in the Park and
V Festival. On 3 September 2012, Osho released an
extended play entitled "The John Doe EP". The seven previously unreleased tracks were made available for free, via Soulculture. Later that week, he joined
The Script for four dates of their UK Tour, including a night in London at the
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on 12 September. On 21 September, Osho appeared on the programme '
BBC Four Sessions with Sir Tom Jones', performing a cover the song "Black, Brown & White" originally recorded by
Big Bill Broonzy, with Jones and his band. In mid-November 2012, Osho toured with
Gabrielle Aplin across England and Wales. In October 2012
The Independent labelled him as "one to watch". On 13 January 2013, Osho's third single "Imperfections" was added to the
BBC Radio 2 A Playlist, peaking at number 40 on the UK Airplay Chart. On 18 February, Osho premiered the music video for "Even in War" from "The John Doe EP". As of March 2013, Osho had been dropped by Island Records. On 7 March, Osho played his first gig of 2013, supporting
Ne-Yo at Under the Bridge in London. ==Discography==