Wos (rapper)

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WOS
WOS
WOS
Background information
Birth nameValentín Oliva
Born (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 (age 24)
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, rapper, actor
Years active2012-present
LabelsDoguito records
Associated actsAczino, Arkano, Ca7riel, Chuty, Duki, Paulo Londra, Trueno, Lit Killah

Valentín Oliva (born January 23, 1998), better known as Wos (stylized as WOS) is an Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor.

Starting as a freestyler, he won the Argentine competition of freestyle battle El Quinto Escalón on several occasions, achieving national recognition.[1] He also won the FMS Argentina and the international tournament Red Bull Batalla de Gallos, both in 2018.[2]

Following his success in freestyle battles, he decided to pursue a musical career. In 2018, he released his first single "Púrpura" while in 2019 he released his debut studio album Caravana. He has won several Gardel Awards and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020.

Early life[]

Valentín Oliva was born in January 23, 1998, his father, Alejandro Oliva is a musician and founder of the group La Bomba de Tiempo while his mother, Maia Mónaco, is a dancer and actress who was a part of the group El Diablo en la Boca. His parents artistic influence led him to study piano and drums from a young age, he also studied acting at the Escuela Metropolitana de Arte Dramático in Buenos Aires.[1] At 13, he was a part of the Argentine television channel Pakapaka appearing in various segments freestyling and playing the drums, during this time he started to participate in freestyle battles later inscribing himself into the competition El Quinto Escalón.[3]

Career[]

At 15, he participated for the first time in the Argentine freestyler competition El Quinto Escalón, he won the competition in 2016 and was runner-up in 2017. In 2017, he competed for the first time in the Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos competition, winning the national competition but losing the international one in the final against Mexican rapper Aczino in Ciudad de México, the next year he won the international competition in Buenos Aires.[3] In 2018, he also won the competition FMS Argentina.[4]

After announcing his retirement from freestyle competitions, he released in 2018 his first single "Púrpura" followed by "Andrómeda", both under the label Agencia Picante with production from LOUTA and Nico Cotto.[5][6] On March 2019, he performed at the music festival Lollapalooza in Argentina.[7]

In August 9, 2019, he released "Canguro" under the label Doguito Records, being the first single for his debut album.[8] His album Caravana was released on October 4, 2019, consisting of seven songs it was premiered in two performances on October 11 and 12 at Groove, a venue in Buenos Aires.[9] In May 21, 2020, he released the EP Tres puntos suspensivos, recorded during the quarantines due to the COVID-19 pandemic is composed of four songs including one with his brother, Manuel.[10]

At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020, WOS received a nomination for Best New Artist.[11] The same year, at the Gardel Awards, he won Song of the Year and Best Urban/Trap Song or Album for "Canguro" and Best New Artist for Caravana.[12] Also in 2020, he made appearances in the comedy webseries Almost Happy and the music docuseries BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America, both from Netflix.[13][14]

On November 4, 2020, he released "Mugre", as the first single for his upcoming second studio album and on December 17, 2020 he released "Convoy Jarana" as the album's second single.[15][16]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • Caravana (2019)

Extended plays[]

  • Tres puntos suspensivos (2020)

Awards and nominations[]

Gardel Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Album of the Year Caravana Nominated [12]
Best New Artist Nominated
Best Urban/Trap Song or Album Nominated
"Canguro" Won
Song of the Year Won
Best Urban/Trap Collaboration "Animal" (with ACRU) Nominated

Note: At the Gardel Awards of 2020, Facu Yalve received nominations for Record of the Year and Producer of the Year for his work in Caravana as both a producer and engineer while Martin Levi, Juan Sanchez, Stephen Thayalan and Lucila Taba won Best Cover Design as designers for Caravana.

Latin Grammy Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Best New Artist WOS Nominated [11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Garófalo, Lucas (December 4, 2018). "La historia de Wos, el pibe de barrio que se convirtió en campeón mundial de rap". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Cadillo, Aldo (December 11, 2018). "¡WOS campeón de Batalla de Gallos 2018! Derrotó a Aczino en controversial decisión". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "¿Y Wos quién sos?". La Voz de San Justo (in Spanish). October 5, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Orellana, Santiago (December 30, 2018). "WOS ES EL CAMPEÓN DE FMS ARGENTINA". UR News (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Púrpura: La danza de los que resisten". Agencia Paco Urondo | Periodismo militante (in Spanish). August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Andrómeda: viaje al centro de la galaxia Wos". Agencia Paco Urondo | Periodismo militante (in Spanish). October 7, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wos: la voz del trap revolucionó el Lollapalooza". Filo News (in Spanish). March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Stella, Agustin (August 8, 2019). "Wos lanzó 'Canguro' con una fuerte crítica a la sociedad y los políticos argentinos". Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Wos lanzó su disco debut, Caravana". La Nación (in Spanish). October 4, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Latorre, Manuel (May 25, 2020). "Wos sorprende con su ecléctico EP grabado en cuarentena". Indie Club Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Final Nominations" (PDF). Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Pairone, Juan Manuel (September 18, 2020). "Premios Gardel 2020: todos los ganadores y los momentos destacados de una ceremonia histórica". La Voz (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Retamal, Brenda García (April 15, 2020). "Netflix | "Casi Feliz": Wos, rapero argentino, forma parte del elenco de la nueva serie". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "ROMPAN TODO: LA APARICIÓN DE WOS EN LA MINI SERIE DEL ROCK LATINOAMERICANO". El Estilo Libre (in Spanish). December 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "WOS estrenó Mugre: provocadora síntesis de una guerra de dos mundos con un inquietante final". Clarín (in Spanish). May 11, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Convoy Jarana, lo nuevo de Wos que transporta al movimiento". Billboard (in Spanish). December 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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