Rony Kordab (born June 5, 2004), known professionally as RealestK, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. His popularity started on the social media platform on TikTok and he rose to fame in 2021 with his breakout single "WFM", which reached number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He then received co-signs from fellow Canadian musicians Nav and

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, and collaborated with the former in late 2022 on the song "Lost Me" from his fourth studio album, ''

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''. RealestK released his debut studio album, ''Dreams 2 Reality'', that same year.

Early life

Rony Kordab was born on June 5, 2004, in

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, specifically in

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. Both his parents were born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon and he has an older brother named Amir Kordab who is also known as ItsAmiroMusic on Instagram. His older brother in fact was the one to help Rony (RealestK) get into music when Rony was younger. Another fact about his older brother is that he helped create, mix and master “WFM” for rony which was the #1 hit song in 2021. Rony & Amir also attended

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Career

On October 6, 2021, RealestK released the single "WFM", alongside its music video. The singer recalled editing the video during a business class, in which his teacher lectured him, but he still continued to do it. The song debuted at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number 67 the following week. On September 9, 2022, RealestK released a collaboration with Canadian rapper Nav titled "Lost Me", which appeared as the fourteenth track from the latter's fourth studio album, ''

''. The music video for the song premiered the following day. The song serves as his first time working with another artist and Nav also brought him out at

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in their hometown of Toronto to perform the song. After releasing some more singles, RealestK released his debut studio album, ''Dreams 2 Reality'', on October 28, 2022.

Artistry

Alex Nino Gheciu of ''

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'', who interviewed RealestK in February 2022 felt that "RealestK's songs are full of raw candour and vulnerability—he yearns for something real amid an increasingly soulless and nihilistic age" and added that "he's got the lived-in, heart-wrecked conviction of someone twice his age, and one of the most captivating new voices in Canadian R&B".

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearance

References

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