7-485: WOS may refer to: "Wos" is also the stage name of Argentine rapper Valentín Oliva . Wos (rapper) Valentín Oliva (born 23 January 1998), professionally known as Wos (stylized in all caps ), is an Argentine singer, actor, and freestyler . Starting as a freestyler, he won the Argentine competition of freestyle battle El Quinto Escalón on several occasions, achieving national recognition. He also won
14-590: Is a musician and founder of the group La Bomba de Tiempo, while his mother, Maia Mónaco, is a dancer and actress who was a part of the group El Diablo en la Boca. His parents artistic influence led him to study piano and drums from a young age, he also studied acting at the Escuela Metropolitana de Arte Dramático in Buenos Aires . At 13, he was a part of the Argentine television channel Pakapaka appearing in various segments freestyling and playing
21-580: The FMS Argentina and the international tournament Red Bull Batalla de Gallos, both in 2018. Following his success in freestyle battles, he decided to pursue a musical career. In 2018, he released his first single "Púrpura" while in 2019 he released his debut studio album Caravana . He has won several Gardel Awards and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020. Oliva's father, Alejandro Oliva
28-471: The drums, during this time he started to participate in freestyle battles later inscribing himself into the competition El Quinto Escalón . At 15, he participated for the first time in the Argentine freestyler competition El Quinto Escalón , he won the competition in 2016 and was runner-up in 2017. In 2017, he competed for the first time in the Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos competition, winning
35-538: The music festival Lollapalooza in Argentina . On August 9, 2019, he released "Canguro" under the label Doguito Records, being the first single for his debut album. His album Caravana was released on October 4, 2019, consisting of seven songs it was premiered in two performances on October 11 and 12 at Groove, a venue in Buenos Aires . On May 21, 2020, he released the EP Tres puntos suspensivos , recorded during
42-547: The national competition but losing the international one in the final against Mexican rapper Aczino in Ciudad de México , the next year he won the international competition in Buenos Aires . In 2018, he also won the competition FMS Argentina. After announcing his retirement from freestyle competitions, he released in 2018 his first single "Púrpura" followed by "Andrómeda", both under the label Agencia Picante with production from LOUTA and Nico Cotto. In March 2019, he performed at
49-568: The quarantines due to the COVID-19 pandemic is composed of four songs including one with his brother, Manuel. At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020, WOS received a nomination for Best New Artist . The same year, at the Gardel Awards , he won Song of the Year and Best Urban/Trap Song or Album for "Canguro" and Best New Artist for Caravana . Also in 2020, he made appearances in
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