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RAF Camora
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RAF Camora in 2019
Background information
Birth nameRaphael Ragucci
Also known asRAF 3.0, RafOMic
Born (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 40)
Vevey, Switzerland
Origin Vienna, Austria
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active2002–present
LabelsIndipendenza, Andere Liga

Raphael Ragucci (born 4 June 1984), known professionally as RAF Camora, is an Austrian rapper, singer and producer.

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Biography

Raphael Ragucci was born in Vevey, Switzerland, to an Austrian father from Voralberg and an Italian mother from Naples. Ragucci settled in Vienna, Austria in 1997 and grew up in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus.

Known initially as RAF Camora, he founded a hip hop crew with the Polish Rapatoi. At 17, he was in the French Connection crew and soon later in French-speaking Assaut Mystik. He founded with rapper Joshi Mizu the band Balkan Express. Family Bizz was a debut joint album with both Assaut Mystik and Balkan Express. In 2006, he released his EP Skandal with Emirez. In 2009 he released his studio album Nächster Stopp Zukunft as RAF Camora.

In January 2010, he took the stage name RAF 3.0 shelving his earlier name and signed with Vienna-based Irievibrations Records with whom he released the self-titled album RAF 3.0 in 2012 and Hoch 2 in 2013. Both were huge successes on the German, Austrian and Swiss charts.

Reverting to his original name RAF Camora, in 2013 he founded his own record label Indipendenza. His albums Ghøst in 2016 and Anthrazit in 2017 were big successes on German, Austrian and Swiss charts. Ragucci announced his fourth studio album Ghøst in January 2016. [1] The album was released on 15 April 2016 and debuted in the top-20 of German speaking Europe. [2]

Ragucci released a new album, Zenit on 1 November 2019. It has peaked at spot number one for two weeks on Ö3 Austria and Schweizer Hitparade, and for one week on Offizielle Top 100. [3] [4] [5]

Discography

Awards and nominations

Results

YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2011HipHop.de AwardsBest CollaborationHimself & NazarNominated [6]
2013Best Producer NationalHimselfWon [7]
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Hip-Hop / R'n'BNominated [8]
2014Won [9]
Album of the YearHoch 2Nominated
Echo Awards Hip-Hop / Urban InternationalNominated [10]
2015 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Hip-Hop / UrbanHimself & Chakuza, Joshi MizuNominated [11]
2016 1LIVE Krone Awards Best Hip-Hop ActHimself & Bonez MC Won [12]
HipHop.de AwardsBest Producer NationalHimselfWon [13]
Best Group NationalHimself & Bonez MC Won
Best Release NationalPalmen aus Plastik (with Bonez MC)Won
Best Video NationalPalmen aus Gold (with Bonez MC, Shaho Casado)Won
Best Rap-Solo-Act NationalHimselfNominated
Best Song NationalPalmen aus Plastik (with Bonez MC)Nominated
Juice AwardsBest Album NationalWon [14]
Song NationalOhne mein Team (with Bonez MC)Nominated
2017 1LIVE Krone Awards Best Hip-Hop ActHimselfWon [15]
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Hip-Hop / UrbanNominated [16]
Echo Awards Hip-Hop / Urban NationalPalmen aus Plastik (with Bonez MC)Nominated [17]
HipHop.de AwardsBest Producer NationalHimselfNominated [18]
Best Rap-Solo-Act NationalNominated
2018Best Video National500 PS (with Bonez MC)Nominated [19]
Best Group NationalHimself & Bonez MC Won
Best Album NationalPalmen aus Plastik 2 (with Bonez MC)Nominated
Echo Awards Hip-Hop / Urban NationalAnthrazitNominated [20]
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Hip-Hop / UrbanHimselfWon [21]
Album of the YearAnthrazitNominated
Song of the YearPrimoNominated
FM4 AwardHimselfShortlisted
2019Song of the Year500 PS (with Bonez MC)Nominated [22]
Album of the YearPalmen aus Plastik 2 (with Bonez MC)Nominated
Hip-Hop / UrbanHimselfWon
HipHop.de AwardsLebenswerkWon [23]
Best Album NationalZenitNominated
Best Live-Act NationalHimself & Bonez MC Nominated
Hype AwardsHype Live-ActWon [24]
Hype Song500 PS (with Bonez MC)Won
Hype CollaborationHimself & Bonez MC Nominated
4GameChangers Awards4MusicHimselfWon [25]
Bravo Otto Awards Hip-Hop NationalNominated [26]
Swiss Music Awards Best Group InternationalHimself & Bonez MC Nominated [27]
2020 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Hip-Hop / UrbanHimselfWon [28]
Song of the YearPuta Madre (feat. Ghetto Phénomène)Nominated
Album of the YearZenitNominated
2021 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Song of the YearMaschine (with The Cratez)Nominated [29]
Hip-Hop / UrbanHimselfNominated
Bravo Otto Awards Hip-Hop NationalNominated [30]
HipHop.de AwardsCreator of the YearWon [31]
2023 Swiss Music Awards Best Group InternationalHimself & Bonez MC Nominated [32]


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