Aron Can | |
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 Aron Can playing at Gaukurinn in 2018. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aron Can Gultekin [1] |
| Born | 18 November 1999 Reykjavík, Iceland [2] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Sony Music [5] |
Aron Can [lower-alpha 1] (born 18 November 1999) [7] is an Icelandic hip hop artist.
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]
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]
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]
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