Born in South Auckland, New Zealand on June 28th 1981, Demetrius Savelio enjoyed hip hop music from a young age. It was in these days that he got his stage name. “Back in the days when I was bustin’ to my friends, one of them said I sounded like a savage. I joked about and laughed, but then I liked the name" he said. Savage joined up with his friends to form a hip-hop group, the Deceptikonz, in 1997. However, success was not instant as the group struggled through endless talent shows and small gigs. Their big break finally came in 1999 when, thanks to a cousin of Savage, they were signed to NZ hip hop label Dawn Raid Entertainment.
Released in March 2002 the Deceptikonz album, Elimination surprised everyone by reaching #4 on the New Zealand Top 40 albums chart and spawning the song "Fallen Angels". But he didn't really hit the big-time until 2005, when he released his next album, Moonshine, and a single of the same name, featuring Akon - which was a No.1 hit single in New Zealand and a Top 10 hit in its neighbouring Australia as well. The other single off the Moonshine album, "Swing", was also a big seller.
Sound Files (MP3)
Moonshine (w/Akon) - from the album Moonshine
Swing - from the album Moonshine
