Tapz
TAPZ | |
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Birth name | Tapiwa Mutingwende |
Born | 19 October 1995 Wedza District, Zimbabwe[1] |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | TAPZ GALLANTINO |
Tapz Gallantino, is a singer, songwriter, producer from New Zealand with Zimbabwean roots.[2][3][4] He has won MTV Europe Music Awards for best New Zealand act in November 2017.[5][6][7] He performed at the 2015 ARIA music awards and his collaboration with Hermitude ("Through the Roof") was nominated for Best Video.[8] The singer has shared the stage with singers such as Lorde, Banks, G-Eazy, Lunice, ASAP Ferg, Danny Brown, Jeremih and Hermitude.
Background
Tapz migrated to New Zealand when he was 10 years old, then migrated to the US when he was 19.[9]
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Beautiful Nightmare[10][11] |
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Singles
- "Killa" (produced by Mzwetwo, Tapz & JRMN) (#2 Spotify USA Viral Charts, No. 3 Spotify Global Viral Charts)[13]
- "Shadow" (#20 AUS, No. 1 BELIZE)
- "The Buzz" Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young Tapz (2015) (#20 AUS, No. 13 USA)[14][15]
References
- ^ https://mushroommusic.com/songwriters/young-tapz/
- ^ https://genius.com/artists/Young-tapz
- ^ "Ten Things You Need To Know About Young Tapz". complex.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.remixmagazine.com/culture/2016-artist-to-watch-young-tapz/
- ^ https://guardian.ng/life/music/all-the-winners-from-the-2017-mtv-emas/
- ^ http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/11/travis-scott-stuns-2017-mtv-emas-by-performing-on-robot-bird.html
- ^ https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/tapz-wines-best-nz-act-at-2017-mtv-emas/
- ^ "2015 ARIA Awards Connected by Telstra Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Why Tapz is taking his sweet time with his music, Chris Schultz, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 10 Aug 2017 8:00 am. Retrieved 29 May 2018
- ^ https://mushroom.com/features/tapz-unleashed-dark-stormy-debut-ep-beautiful-nightmare/
- ^ https://mushroompromotions.com/bios/album-bio-tapz-beautiful-nightmare-100s-1000s-out-friday-24-november-2017/
- ^ "Beautiful Nightmare – EP". iTunes Store. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Young Tapz: It's Music Versus The Internet". Forbbes. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Discography Hermitude". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/young-tapz/chart-history/dance-electronic-songs/song/921218
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