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He started training as a photography designer at Berline Letter-Verein but dropped off college in 2014. |
He started training as a photography designer at Berline Letter-Verein but dropped off college in 2014. |
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He started his own rapping career emerging from the Berliner wearhouse scene.He mentions the american rapper Riff Raff as his major musical and artistical influence. |
He started his own rapping career emerging from the Berliner wearhouse scene.He mentions the american rapper Riff Raff as his major musical and artistical influence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.maccosmetics.com/culture/global-heroes/candy-ken|title=Culture - Global Heroes - Candy Ken|newspaper=MAC Cosmetics - Official Site|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref> |
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In 2015 made a short film "Welcome to Candyland" which was awarded at the Austrian Short Film Festival Alpinale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://alpinale.at/events/welcome-to-candyland/|title=Welcome to Candyland|newspaper=ALPINALE|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> |
In 2015 made a short film "Welcome to Candyland" which was awarded at the Austrian Short Film Festival Alpinale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://alpinale.at/events/welcome-to-candyland/|title=Welcome to Candyland|newspaper=ALPINALE|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:07, 2 November 2016
Jakob Kasmir Hellgerl, known as Candy Ken, is an Austrian, Berlin based artist, rapper, and model. He is well known as a rapper and by his gender bending antics.
Combining his masculine, muscular appereance with feminine girly iconic details and his love for Hello Kitty brand make him quite "weird" and unique.
His legacy is to send a message to those who are addressed that they can be in life whatever they wish to as opposed of what they supposed to be.
Career
He started training as a photography designer at Berline Letter-Verein but dropped off college in 2014.
He started his own rapping career emerging from the Berliner wearhouse scene.He mentions the american rapper Riff Raff as his major musical and artistical influence.[1]
In 2015 made a short film "Welcome to Candyland" which was awarded at the Austrian Short Film Festival Alpinale.[2]
His career went upwards when he was noticed by famous stylist and designer Nicola Formicetti and was invited to do a photo shoot with him.The legendary Terry Richardson also made a photo shoot with him in full frontal nudity. This launched him as the new fashion "it " boy.[3]
References
- ^ "Culture - Global Heroes - Candy Ken". MAC Cosmetics - Official Site. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Welcome to Candyland". ALPINALE. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ^ PAPERMAG (2015-02-25). "Is a Jacked Berlin-Based Rapper Named Candy Ken Fashion's New It Boy?". PAPERMAG. Retrieved 2016-10-31.