Tapz

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TAPZ GALLANTINO
Birth nameTapiwa Mutingwende
Born19 October 1995
Wedza District, Zimbabwe [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
LabelsTAPZ GALLANTINO

Tapz Gallantino, (born Tapiwa Mutingwende) . [2] [3] [4] He won the MTV Europe Music Award for best New Zealand act in November 2017. [5] [6] [7] He performed at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015. The entertainer has shared the stage with performers such as Lorde, Banks, G-Eazy, Lunice, ASAP Ferg, Danny Brown, Jeremih and Hermitude.

Contents

Background

Tapz migrated to New Zealand when he was 10 years old, then migrated to the US when he was 19.

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Discography

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Beautiful Nightmare [9] [10]
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: TAPZ GALLANTINO 100s + 1000s [11]
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2015 Kess Broekman-Dattner for Hermitude featuring Young Tapz "Through the Roof" Best Video Nominated [15]


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