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Wos
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Background information
Birth nameValentín Oliva
Born (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26)
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, rapper, actor
Years active2012–present
LabelsDoguito records

Valentín Oliva (born 23 January 1998), professionally known as Wos (stylized in all caps), 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 on 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] In March 2019, he performed at the music festival Lollapalooza in Argentina.[7]

On 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] On 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] On November 18, 2021, he released his second studio album titled Oscuro éxtasis.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Caravana (2019)
  • Oscuro éxtasis (2021)

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