KondZilla

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KondZilla
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KondZilla in 2023
Personal information
Born
Konrad Cunha Dantas

(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 35)
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre Music videos
Subscribers67.1 million [1]
Total views38.12 billion [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2013
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2017
YouTube Ruby Play Button 2.svg50,000,000 subscribers2019
Last updated: 30 May 2024

Konrad Cunha Dantas (born 13 September 1988), better known by the stage name KondZilla, or just KOND, is a Brazilian screenwriter and director. [2] He is the founder of KondZilla Records, which is a music video production company and record label often credited for being the main popularizer of funk ostentação. [3] [4] He currently owns the largest YouTube channel in Brazil and Latin America, and the third largest music channel in the world, with 66 million subscribers and 37 billion views. [5] [6] In addition to his music videos, he is also the creator and director of the Netflix drama Sintonia .

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Among the artists who have worked with KondZilla are funk, rock bands and rap artists such as: MC Guimê, DJ Marlboro, Mr. Catra, Charlie Brown Jr., Karol Conka, Racionais MC's, and Aloe Blacc.

Early life

Konrad Dantas was born in the city of Guarujá, São Paulo. [7] His mother was a teacher and his father worked as a bricklayer. When he was 18 years old, he worked as a web designer at a university in Santos, São Paulo. At 18, his mother died, leaving him a sizable life insurance. He used some of this money to buy a Canon EOS 5D camera to pursue a career in video production. Dantas later moved to the city of São Paulo, where he studied cinematography, post-production and photography. [7]

Career

In 2017, KondZilla Records was integrated into Dantas's production company, which has existed since 2011. The label manages the career of artists such as Kevinho, MC Kekel, MC Guimê, MC Dede, Dani Russo, Mc Rodolfinho, Mc Mm; and launches their music videos on his channel.[ citation needed ]

KondZilla has produced more than 1000 music videos, and his YouTube channel has more than 50 million subscribers, which is almost half of the unique users of YouTube in Brazil and 22 percent of the Brazilian population. He also has more than 25 billion views on his YouTube channel. On 3 February 2018, he surpassed Whindersson Nunes, making him the largest Brazilian channel on YouTube by subscriber count. [8] [9]

KondZilla also directed the DVDs Música Popular Caiçara by rock band Charlie Brown Jr. and Imagination by MC Boy of Charmes. [10] [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ G1, Do; Paulo, em São (6 March 2013). "Veja a repercussão da morte de Chorão nas redes sociais". Música em São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ ""Sertanejos copiaram a gente," diz diretor de hits do funk no YouTube". musica.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tchau, frutas: Saiba quem são as novas mulheres do funk - Foto 6 - Música - R7". entretenimento.r7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "The YouTuber with 26 billion views". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Canal KondZilla". YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · O Rei da Ostentação". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "KondZilla ultrapassa Whindersson e se torna maior canal brasileiro do YouTube - Internet". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kondzilla agora é o terceiro maior canal musical no YouTube do mundo - Música". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Biografia". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Lucca, Guss de (30 November 2012). "Fenômeno paulistano, funk ostentação é retratado em documentário; veja - Música - iG". Último Segundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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