Bizarrap
Gonzalo Julián Conde (born 29 August 1998), known professionally as Bizarrap, is an Argentine record producer, songwriter and DJ. He specializes in EDM, Latin trap and Latin hip hop. He is known for his Bzrp Music Sessions, a series of independent tracks which he records with a wide variety of artists.[1] He was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2021 and 2023.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gonzalo Julián Conde |
| Also known as | BZRP |
| Born | 29 August 1998 Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Dale Play |
Early years edit
Gonzalo was born on 29 August 1998 in Ramos Mejía, Argentina. He was interested in music from a young age, and had an interest in electronic music and DJs, rather than singing. His main influences were Skrillex, David Guetta, and Martin Garrix. At the age of 14 he began studying music theory, enrolled in piano classes, and began to produce his first songs.[3]
Career edit
His career started in 2017 with the "Combos Locos" that he put together with highlights from local freestyle battles. That environment led him to become friends with figures like Lit Killah, Kodigo, Ecko, with whom he began remixing in parallel.[1] His first hit came from Duki and the BZRP version of "No Vendo Trap". From there, other artists opened their doors for him to remix their songs, including Dani, Ecko, Paulo Londra and Khea. The first Freestyle Session was released on 17 November 2018 and starred Kodigo. Little by little, other referents such as G Sony and Acru joined in, and by the following February the Music Sessions arrived with Bhavi as inaugurator.[4] Through 2019 he continued collaborating with various artists for his sessions, including both Argentine like Nicki Nicole and Trueno, and from other countries of Latin America such as Mexican rapper Alemán and Chilean singer Polimá Westcoast.
In 2020 he collaborated with Argentine singer Nathy Peluso for the session 36. The song was a commercial success peaking at number 4 and 121 at the Argentina Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 charts, respectively, being his first song to appear in an American chart.[5][6] Additionally, it was certified platinum in Spain.[7] In December 2020, Bizarrap became the most listened-to Argentine artist and producer in the world with more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, entering the 300 most listened to artists in the world.[8]
The following year he continued his commercial success with various collaborations. The session 38 with L-Gante topped the Argentina Hot 100 chart, being his first number-one single in the country, while the session 41 with Nicky Jam peaked at number 38 at the Hot Latin Songs, being his first entry in the chart.[9][10] In 2021, Bizarrap began receiving recognition from different award groups. At the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, he received five nominations including both Best New Artist and Producer of the Year.[11] In his native country he received six nominations at the 23rd Annual Gardel Awards, winning two: Best Urban/Trap Song or Album for the session with Nathy Peluso and Best Urban/Trap Collaboration for "Mamichula" with Trueno and Nicki Nicole.[12]
In 2022, Bizarrap achieved bigger commercial success charting in various countries from both Latin America and Europe, as well as in the United States. In July 2022, he released the session 52 with Spanish rapper Quevedo. The song topped the charts in various countries including Argentina and Spain, marking a breakthrough in Quevedo's career.[13][14] It also topped the Billboard Global 200 chart and peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being Bizarrap's first appearance in the latter.[15][16] The same month, the session 39 with Snow Tha Product was certified platinum in the United States, being his first single to be certified by the RIAA.[17] Later in the year, he released the session 53 featuring Colombian singer Shakira. Similar to the session with Quevedo, the song was highly commercially successful, also topping the charts in various countries and peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being Bizarrap's highest appearance on the chart to date as well as his first top-ten single and Shakira's first top-ten single since "Beautiful Liar" featuring Beyoncé in 2007.[18] Furthermore, the song broke several Guinness World Records for a Latin song in terms of views on YouTube and streams on Spotify.[19]
Discography edit
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Music Awards | 2023 | Top Dance/Electronic Song | Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (with Shakira) | Nominated | [20] |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2023 | New Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [21] |
| Sales Song of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | |||
| Airplay Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Pop Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| Global 200 Latin Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Heat Latin Music Awards | 2022 | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | [22] |
| Best Artist South Region | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Won | [23] [24] | |||
| DJ of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | |||
| "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | ||||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Won | [25] |
| Guinness World Records | 2023 | Most viewed Latin track on YouTube in 24 hours (63,000,000 views) | Won | [19] | |
| Fastest Latin track to reach 100 million views on YouTube (70 hours) | Won | ||||
| Most streamed Latin track on Spotify in 24 hours (14,393,342 streams) | Won | ||||
| Most streamed Latin track on Spotify in one week (80,646,962 streams) | Won | ||||
| Latin American Music Awards | 2023 | New Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [26] |
| Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Collaboration - Pop/Urban | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | Favorite Pop Artist | Himself | Nominated | [27] | |
| Song of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | |||
| Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Global Latin Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2021 | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | [28] |
| Producer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban Fusion/Performance | "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" (with Nathy Peluso) | Nominated | |||
| Best Rap/Hip Hop Song | "Snow Tha Product: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 39" (with Snow Tha Product) | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best Reggaeton Performance | "Nicky Jam: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 41" (with Nicky Jam) | Nominated | [29] | |
| 2023 | Record of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | [30] | |
| Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| Best Pop Song | Won | ||||
| Best Urban Fusion/Performance | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Best Urban Song | Won | ||||
| Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Los 40 Music Awards | 2022 | Best Latin Urban Act or Producer | Won | [31] | |
| Best Latin Song | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Best Latin Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Best Latin Urban Act or Producer | Himself | Nominated | [32] | |
| Best Latin Video | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | |||
| Best Latin Urban Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Best Latin America South Act | Himself | Nominated | [33] |
| 2023 | Nominated | [34] | |||
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2021 | Argentine Artist | Nominated | [35] | |
| Viral Anthem | "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" (with Nathy Peluso) | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Argentine Artist | Himself | Nominated | [36] | |
| Music Ship of the Year | "Residente: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 49" (with Residente) | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | [37] | ||
| Viral Anthem | Nominated | ||||
| Premios Gardel | 2021 | Song of the Year | "Nathy Peluso: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" (with Nathy Peluso) | Nominated | [38] |
| Best Music Video | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban/Trap Song or Album | Won | ||||
| "Mamichula" (with Trueno and Nicki Nicole) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban/Trap Collaboration | Won | ||||
| "Verte" (with Nicki Nicole and Dread Mar I) | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [39] | |
| Best Urban Music Song | "Tiago PZK: Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 48" (with Tiago PZK) | Nominated | |||
| Best Urban Music Collaboration | "L-Gante: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38" (with L-Gante) | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | [40] | |
| Record of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban Music Song | Won | ||||
| Best Urban Music Collaboration | "Duki: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 50" (with Duki) | Nominated | |||
| Premios Juventud | 2023 | The New Generation – Male | Himself | Won | [41] [42] |
| My Favorite Streaming Artist | Nominated | ||||
| The Best Beatmakers | Won | ||||
| Best Song for My Ex | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Won | |||
| Best Pop/Urban Song | Won | ||||
| Best Pop/Urban Collaboration | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Premio Lo Nuestro | 2023 | New Artist – Male | Himself | Won | [43] |
| DJ of the Year | Won | ||||
| Urban Dance/Pop Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Won | |||
| 2024 | Song of the Year | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Won | [44] | |
| Urban/Pop Collaboration of the Year | Won | ||||
| The Perfect Mix of the Year | "Peso Pluma: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 55" | Nominated | |||
| Remix of the Year | "Quédate Tiësto Remix" (with Tiësto) | Nominated | |||
| Premios Odeón | 2022 | Breakthrough Artist - International | Himself | Nominated | [45] |
| 2023 | Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Won | [46] | |
| Video of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2024 | Best Latin Song | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Won | [47] | |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Music Producer | Himself | Won | [48] |
| Top Song — Trap | "Eladio Carrión: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.40" (with Eladio Carrión) | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Top Music Producer | Himself | Won | [49] | |
| Song of the Year | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" (with Quevedo) | Nominated | |||
| Top Song – Pop Urban | "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (with Shakira) | Nominated | |||
| Rolling Stone en Español Awards | 2023 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [50] |
| Music Producer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Villano Antillano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 51" (with Villano Antillano) | Won |
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