Vladislav Heponen, known professionally as Cledos, is a Finnish rapper.
Biography
Born in East Helsinki, he first gained attention with the release of his single ''Töis''. While Heponen had no previous experience in rapping, his friend who worked in the music industry suggested that they should make a song. It was published in 2017 and included in his first
mixtape ''Boboff Tape'', which entered the top ten of
Suomen virallinen lista
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. The lyrics contained various inside jokes from his group of friends, slang and slapstick. Impressed by the public's response to the song, several record companies and producers became interested, and Cledos signed with the record label PME Records. In November 2017, Cledos released his debut EP with six songs titled Alo, which entered
Spotify
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's top 50.
In the following years, he signed a record deal with the
Finnish division of
Warner Music Group
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, on which he released his first studio album, ''Ceissi'', topping the national charts for two consecutive weeks, staying over one year on the charts and certified Platinum, with over 20,000
units sold in Finland. The idea behind the concept album was to showcase a story with two different styles of music. He also reached number one on hit parade with his single ''Kysymys''.
In 2021 he published the
EP ''Kazama'', which debuted in the top five. Also his track ''Ring Ring'', featuring William, entered the national top twenty at number 13. Furthermore he recorded a remix version of ''Samma gamla vanliga'' by Swedish rapper A36, certified Platinum, which later became his second number one of Suomen virallinen lista for thirteen consecutive weeks.
At the annual
Emma-gaala awards, he got three nominations, notably one as Artist of the Year.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2020 – ''Ceissi''
EPs
* 2017 – ''Alo''
* 2021 – ''Kazama''
Mixtapes
* 2018 – ''Boboff Tape''
Singles
* 2017 – ''Töis''
(feat. Deezydavid)
* 2017 – ''Safe''
* 2018 – ''Made in Italy''
(feat. Mikael Gabriel)
* 2018 – ''Swipe''
(feat. MDS, Tippa, Gracias, Bizi & Mikael Gabriel)
* 2019 – ''Pidäkii''
* 2019 – ''Tän kaa''
(feat. Bizi)
* 2020 – ''Kysymys''
(feat. Pyhimys)
* 2020 – ''Kilo''
(feat. Gettomasa
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)
* 2021 – ''Life (Sun luo)''
(feat. Behm
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*Art Behm (b. 1932), American politician from North Dakota; state legislator
*Charles Behm (1883–?), Luxembourgian Olympic gymnast
*Corneli ...
)
* 2021 – ''Samma gamla vanliga (Remix)''
(feat. A36, Averagekidluke and Ibe)
* 2022 – ''City''
(feat. A36)
* 2022 – ''Mis oot ollu''
(feat. Fabe)
Collaborations
* 2022 – ''20min''
(Isac Elliot
Isac Elliot Lundén (born 26 December 2000) is a Finnish-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He is best known for his song "New Way Home" and his debut album ''Wake Up World'' in 2013, both of which gained success in Finland and Nor ...
feat. William & Cledos)
References
Finnish rappers
People from Helsinki
Trap musicians
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heponen, Vladislav
1998 births
Living people