About this episode

Nicky Byrne interviews Big Zuu about his journey in music and the significance of his Soccer Aid goal.

Nicky sits down with West London rapper, DJ and presenter Big Zuu for a conversation about graft, gratitude and growth. He talks about coming up in West London, the early days of making music, and how opportunities began to open up beyond what he first imagined. We also relive THAT Soccer Aid goal, the buzz of the moment and what it meant to step onto that pitch. Nicky Byrne HQ is produced by Studz Entertainments in association with SwanMcG Productions. Nicky Byrne HQ is out every Thursday. Listen to all past episodes with Gary Barlow, Kellie Harrington, Peter Andre, Coleen Rooney, James McClean, Katie McCabe, Joss Stone, Alex Brooker, Tom Grennan, Five, Brian McFadden, Katie Price, Michael Flatley, Jo O'Meara, Martin Compston, Chris Kamara, Louis Walsh, NSync's Joey Fatone, Bertie Ahern, East 17's Tony Mortimer, Cecelia Ahern, Paul McGrath, Samantha Mumba, Tom Davis, Five's Scott Robinson, Kodaline's Steve Garrigan, Ronan Keating, Sinitta, Jay McGuiness, Jill Scott, II Divo's Sébastien Izambard, MC Harvey, Piers Morgan, Cian Ducrot, Steve Collins, Ben Adams, Five, Chris Kirkpatrick, Tiffany, James Bourne, Ardal O'Hanlon via https://nickybyrnehq.com/ Follow Nicky on Instagram via…

People in this episode

Host: Nicky Byrne

Guest: Big Zuu

Topics covered

• music
• culture
• society
• personal growth
• sports

Keywords

• Big Zuu
• Nicky Byrne
• Soccer Aid
• music career
• West London

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Organizations: Studz Entertainments, SwanMcG Productions

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