Aron Can

Aron Can
Aron Can playing at Gaukurinn in 2018.
Background information
Birth nameAron Can Gültekin[1]
Born18 November 1999
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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  1. ^ "Tónlistin best samin seint um nótt og í myrkri. – Aron Can". Ske.is. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  2. ^ a b c Snærós Sindradóttir (22 April 2017). "Reif sig upp úr ruglinu". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. ^ a b c Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (28 September 2018). "Hvenær varð íslenskt rapp til og hver er saga þess?". Vísindavefurinn (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. ^ a b "Nýjabrumið í Laugardalnum". DV (in Icelandic). 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  5. ^ a b "Aron Can semur við Sony". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  6. ^ a b "Svona berðu fram nafnið Aron Can" (in Icelandic). Rapp í Reykjavík. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
  7. ^ "Heldur hlustunarpartí og frumsýnir myndband sama kvöldið". Vísir.is. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
  8. ^ a b c "Það er aldrei frí". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  9. ^ Dunn, Frankie (22 February 2017). "This lot are killing the Icelandic music scene". i-D. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23.
  10. ^ Stefán Ó. Jónsson (7 February 2017). "Aron Can flutti ofursmellinn í beinni". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  11. ^ "Ed Sheeran og Aron Can vinsælastir á Íslandi". Vísir.is. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  12. ^ "Aron Can og Emmsjé Gauti einu Íslendingarnir á lista Spotify yfir mest streymdu lög ársins á Íslandi". Nútíminn. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-12.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Sprengdi netþjóninn við fyrstu útgáfu". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  14. ^ "Glæný plata frá plánetunni Trúpíter". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  15. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson (2018-06-07). "Aron Can beint í efsta sæti tónlistans". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  16. ^ "Aron Can - Andi, líf, hjarta, sál". ruv.is. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  17. ^ "Emmsjé Gauti fær flestar tilnefningar". DV (in Icelandic). 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  18. ^ "Aron Can undirbýr framkomu á Mýraboltanum". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  19. ^ "Frumsýning: Emmsjé Gauti og Aron Can krúsa um á Silfurskottu". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  20. ^ "Tilnefningar til íslensku tónlistarverðlaunanna". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  21. ^ "Sjáðu sigurvegarana og það besta frá Hlustendaverðlaununum". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  22. ^ "Mest með sínum hómís í hverfinu". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  23. ^ Cohen, Hannah Jane (30 June 2017). "Yes, Aron Can" (PDF). Reykjavík Grapevine. No. 11. pp. 32–33.
  24. ^ "Dagskrá Secret Solstice klár: George Clinton, Gísli Pálmi og Reykjavíkurdætur bætast við". DV (in Icelandic). 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  25. ^ "Will.i.am bað Aron Can um að spila með sér". Fréttablaðið. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  26. ^ "Aron Can spilar á Þjóðhátíð". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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