Aron Can

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Aron Can
Aron Can playing at Gaukurinn in 2018.
Aron Can playing at Gaukurinn in 2018.
Background information
Born
Aron Can Gültekin[1]

(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 26)
Reykjavík, Iceland[2]
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music[5]

Aron Can[a] (born 18 November 1999)[7] is an Icelandic hip hop artist.

Biography

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Aron was born and raised in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík.[2] His father is a Turkish restaurateur[2] and Aron has worked in one of his kebab restaurants.[6]

In 2016, at the age of 16, he released the mixtape Þekkir stráginn,[8] with the song "Enginn mórall" becoming a hit.[9][10][8] He was the most popular local artist on Spotify in Iceland in 2017.[11][12]

His style has been described as emo rap influenced by Drake, Future, and Young Thug,[3] and he is credited with popularizing the style in Iceland.[3]

In 2018, he signed with Sony Music.[5]

Albums

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  • 2016 – Þekkir stráginn.[13]
  • 2017 – Ínótt.[8]
  • 2018 – Trúpíter.[14] Charted as the number one album in Iceland.[15]
  • 2021 – ANDI, LÍF, HJARTA, SÁL.[16]

Awards and nominations

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Aron was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards in 2017 for the hip hop album of the year, hip hop song of the year, and as a rising star.[17] The song "Silfurskotta" by Emmsjé Gauti and Aron Can won as the hip hop song of the year.[18][19] He was again nominated in 2018 for hip hop album of the year and hip hop song of the year.[20]

The music video for "Aldrei heim" of Trúpiter was selected as the music video of the year 2019 by the Icelandic Radio Listener's Awards.[21]

Festivals

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Aron performed at the Reykjavík music festival Secret Solstice in 2016–2019,[22][23][24] in the last of which he performed with the Black Eyed Peas.[25]

He performed at Þjóðhátíð in Vestmannaeyjar in 2017.[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pronounced [dʒan] in Turkish, or [kʰaːn] in Icelandic.[6]

References

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