Aron Can (born 18 November 1999)
is an Icelandic hip hop artist.
Biography
Aron was born and raised in
Grafarvogur
Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland
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,
Reykjavík.
His father is a Turkish
restaurateur
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and Aron has worked in one of his
kebab
Kebab (, ; ar, كباب, link=no, Latn, ar, kabāb, ; tr, kebap, link=no, ) or kabob (North American) is a type of cooked meat dish that originates from cuisines of the Middle East. Many variants of the category are popular around the wor ...
restaurants.
In 2016, at the age of 16, he released the mixtape ''Þekkir stráginn'',
with the song "Enginn mórall" becoming a hit.
He was the most popular local artist on
Spotify in Iceland in 2017.
His style has been described as
emo rap influenced by
Drake,
Future
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, and
Young Thug,
and he is credited with popularizing the style in Iceland.
In 2018, he signed with
Sony Music.
Albums
* 2016 – ''Þekkir stráginn''.
* 2017 – ''Ínótt''.
* 2018 – ''Trúpíter.''
Charted as the number one album in Iceland.
* 2021 – ''ANDI, LÍF, HJARTA, SÁL''.
Awards and nominations
Aron was nominated for the
Icelandic Music Awards
The Icelandic Music Awards ( is, Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin) are the official annual music awards given in Iceland to commemorate the musical achievements of the year.
The award was established in 1993 with an annual rock award given by the ...
in 2017 for the hip hop album of the year, hip hop song of the year, and as a rising star. The song "Silfurskotta" by
Emmsjé Gauti and Aron Can won as the hip hop song of the year. He was again nominated in 2018 for hip hop album of the year and hip hop song of the year.
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.
Festivals
Aron performed at the Reykjavík music festival Secret Solstice in 2016–2019, in the last of which he performed with the
Black Eyed Peas
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.
He performed at
Þjóðhátíð
Þjóðhátíð (, "National Festival") is an annual Music festival, outdoor festival held in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, on the weekend before the first Monday in August. Locals and guests gather in Herjólfsdalur valley on the island of Heimaey fo ...
in
Vestmannaeyjar in 2017.
Notes
References
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Icelandic rappers
Musicians from Reykjavík
Icelandic people of Turkish descent
1999 births
Living people