Wos | |
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 Wos during a concert in Barcelona (2023) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Valentín Oliva |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, drums |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Doguito records |
Valentín Oliva, professionally known as Wos (stylized in all caps), is an Argentine singer, actor, and freestyler.
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
Oliva's 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)
- DESCARTABLE (2024)
Extended plays
- Tres puntos suspensivos (2020)
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2020 | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | [11] |
| 2022 | Best Rock Song | "QUE SE MEJOREN" | Nominated | [17] | |
| Best Pop/Rock Song | "ARRANCARMELO" | Nominated | |||
| Best Alternative Song | "Culpa" (with Ricardo Mollo) | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Short Form Music Video | "DESCARTABLE" | Nominated | [18] | |
| Premios Gardel [a] | 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 | |||
| 2022 | Album of the Year | Oscuro Éxtasis | Won | [19] | |
| Best Alternative Rock Album | Won | ||||
| Best Rock Song | "QUE SE MEJOREN" | Won | |||
| Best Urban Music Song | "Cambiando la Piel" (with Nicki Nicole) | Nominated | |||
| Best Urban Music Collaboration | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Best Urban Music Song | "Quereme" (with Louta) | Nominated | [20] | |
| Best Urban Music Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
| Premios Quiero | 2019 | Best Trap Video | "Canguro" | Won | [21] |
| 2022 | Best Rap / Trap / Hip-Hop Video | "QUE SE MEJOREN" | Nominated | [22] |
Notes
- ^ 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. At the Gardel Awards of 2022, for their work in Oscuro Éxtasis, Javier Fracchia, Facundo Yalve and Nicolás Cotto won Best Recording Engineering, Yalve also was nominated for Producer of the Year and Alejandro Ros won Best Cover Design.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "¿Y Wos quién sos?". La Voz de San Justo (in Spanish). 5 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Orellana, Santiago (30 December 2018). "WOS ES EL CAMPEÓN DE FMS ARGENTINA". UR News (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Púrpura: La danza de los que resisten". Agencia Paco Urondo | Periodismo militante (in Spanish). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Andrómeda: viaje al centro de la galaxia Wos". Agencia Paco Urondo | Periodismo militante (in Spanish). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Wos: la voz del trap revolucionó el Lollapalooza". Filo News (in Spanish). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wos lanzó su disco debut, Caravana". La Nación (in Spanish). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Latorre, Manuel (25 May 2020). "Wos sorprende con su ecléctico EP grabado en cuarentena". Indie Club Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Final Nominations" (PDF). Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Convoy Jarana, lo nuevo de Wos que transporta al movimiento". Billboard (in Spanish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2022: anunciaron las nominaciones y lidera Wos en ocho rubros". Clarín. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados". Clarín (in Spanish). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ @quieromusicatv (16 December 2019). "#PremiosQuiero2019 El galardón al #MejorVideoTrapRapHipHop este año se lo llevó @OficialWos por el video de #Canguro" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Premios Quiero 2022 - Lista de nominaciones". Premios Quiero. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.