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| Birth name | Matthew Rupert Lancaster Relton |
| Born | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (age 34) Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Electronic dance,house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer,DJ |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Armada Music, Birds That Fly,Anjunadeep,Black Butter, Squelch and Clap |
| Website | www |
Matthew 'Matt' Rupert Lancaster Relton, known professionally asKidnap, formerly known asKidnap Kid, is an Englishelectronic dance musicrecord producer andDJ fromSheffield,South Yorkshire. He was awarded iTunes US's 'Best Electronic Song of 2012' for his track "Vehl".[1] Relton was educated atSilverdale School inSheffield before completing a degree in politics and crime at theUniversity of Leeds.[2]
Since early 2016, Relton has been releasing music through his own record label 'Birds That Fly'.
In 2017, Relton was nominated at theElectronic Music Awards for Record of the Year for "ABA" withLane 8. He also performed at the 2017Electronic Music Awards show.
In 2017, he changed his artist name fromKidnap Kid toKidnap.[citation needed]
| Title | Year | Label |
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| "Vehl" | 2012 | Black Butter Records |
| "So Close" | 2013 | Black Butter Records |
| "Survive" | 2013 | Black Butter Records |
| "Stronger" | 2014 | Black Butter Records[3] |
| "Like You Used To" | 2014 | Black Butter Records[4] |
| "Fall" / "Freedom" | 2015 | FFRR Records |
| "Moments / Birds That Fly" | 2016 | Birds That Fly[5] |
| "Brokenhearted / Mist" | 2016 | Birds That Fly |
| "Aba" w/Lane 8 | 2017 | Anjunadeep |
| "Where The Sea Swings Like An Iron Gate" | 2017 | Anjunadeep |
| "Ashes" | 2018 | Birds That Fly |
| "Matcha Mistake"[6] | 2020 | This Never Happened |
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