Aid (rapper)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aid
| caption =
| birth_name = Aida Alonso Iglesias
| alias = Aid, Aid Alonso
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|03|28}}
| origin = Vigo, Galicia (Spain)
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer-songwriter}}
| instrument =
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = Aid
| associated_acts =
| website = {{Official website|https://www.aidalonso.com}}
}}
Aida Alonso Iglesias (born March 28, 1990),{{cite web|url=http://www.aidvigo.com/#!biografia/c2414|title=Aid: Biography|publisher=Aid|author=Aid}} known professionally as Aid or Aid Alonso, is a Spanish rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. She started her professional career in 2009 after receiving the Heineken Greenspace Award,{{cite web|url=http://www.heinekengreenspace.es/greenspace2008/directo/cronica.aspx?id=37|title=Aid: Heineken Greenspace|year=2009|publisher=Heineken Greenspace|author=Raul Serrador|accessdate=October 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104050421/http://www.heinekengreenspace.es/greenspace2008/directo/cronica.aspx?id=37|archive-date=January 4, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} and her song Boogie Vigo was rated Latin Single Of The Week on iTunes.{{cite web |url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/vigo/2009/08/05/0003_7889096.htm|title=Aid: iTunes se rinde al Boogie Vigués|author=David Suárez |accessdate=August 5, 2009 |year=2009 |publisher=La Voz de Galicia }} In 2011, the song Apréndeo was considered the most listened song in the Galician language on YouTube.{{cite web |url=http://www.crtvg.es/informativos/o-tema-aprendeo-de-aid-a-cancion-en-galego-que-mais-medra-en-youtube-595251|title=O tema "Apréndeo" de AID, a canción en galego que máis medra en Youtube|accessdate=May 28, 2013 |year=2013 |publisher=Televisión de Galicia }}
Early life
Aid was born in Vigo, Spain. She started to record songs when she was 12 years old and a friend of hers discovered her recordings and decided to upload them to a music website. The recordings became popular with more than 100,000 downloads.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-CCzrQHZRo|title=Aid: Nvivo|author=Nvivo |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2009 |publisher=Nvivo }}
Career
In 2007, Aid released Aqui Teneis,{{cite web|url=http://www.aid.gl/en/music/discography/index.html |title=Aid: Aqui Teneis |author=Aid |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2007 |publisher=Aid |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031752/http://www.aid.gl/en/music/discography/index.html |archivedate=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }} a self-released solo album.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aidvigo.com/#!biografia/c2414|title=Aid|website=Aid|access-date=2016-06-08}} On October 22, 2008, she won the Heineken Greenspace festival contest in Valencia (Spain). Aid was the first rap artist and youngest one winning the contest, and she performed with Lagartija Nick and Enrique Morente in the main concert of the festival.{{Cite web|url=http://versosperfectos.com/noticias/2008/10/aid-ganadora-de-la-iv-edicion-heineken-greenspace|title=Aid Ganadora De La IV Edición Heineken Greenspace - VersosPerfectos|website=VersosPerfectos|access-date=2016-06-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://unrinconapartado.blogspot.com/2008/10/heineken-greenspace-2008-enrique.html|title=Un rincón apartado: Heineken Greenspace 2008: Enrique Morente + Lagartija Nick + AID|access-date=2016-06-08}} On February 9, 2009, Aid released her debut album Jugando.{{cite web|url=http://www.farodevigo.es/fin-semana/2010/02/22/planes/citas-culturales/aid/1500.html |title=Aid: Jugando |author=hhgroups |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2009 |publisher=Faro de Vigo |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309071535/http://www.farodevigo.es/fin-semana/2010/02/22/planes/citas-culturales/aid/1500.html |archivedate=March 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/vigo/2009/02/12/0003_7524034.htm|title=La rapera viguesa Aíd ya está jugando con los ritmos|website=www.lavozdegalicia.es|date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=2016-06-08}} On July 28, 2009, the song Boogie Vigo was rated as Latin Single of the Week on iTunes worldwide. In September 2009, she was Artist of the Month by Ones to Watch Myspace.{{cite web |url=http://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad-cultura/2010/09/06/rapera-viguesa-aid-gana-concurso-maquetas-traves-myspace/470445.html|title=Aid: Ones To Watch|author=Faro de Vigo |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2009 |publisher=Faro de Vigo }} On June 11, 2009, she won the contest Márcate un Squares of Kellogs.
In 2011, Aid released the song Apréndeo.{{cite web |url=http://www.crtvg.es/crtvg/canles-tematicas/mais-g/television-de-galicia-e-radio-galega-presentan-a-sua-funcion-como-servizo-publico-a-ritmo-de-rap |title=Aid: Aprendeo |year=2011 |publisher=CRTVG |access-date=August 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825080443/http://www.crtvg.es/crtvg/canles-tematicas/mais-g/television-de-galicia-e-radio-galega-presentan-a-sua-funcion-como-servizo-publico-a-ritmo-de-rap |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The song has been rated the most listened song in Galician language in YouTube.
In 2012, she released Rapoemas, a cd-book which adapted classics of Galician poetry like Rosalía de Castro, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Manuel Antonio and Curros Enríquez into rap music.{{cite web |url=http://editorialgalaxia.gal/produto/rapoemas/ |title=Aid: Rapoemas|author=Aid |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2012 |publisher=Editorial Galaxia }}{{cite web |url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ocioycultura/2013/06/07/poesia-gallega-pasada-filtro-urbano-hip-hop/0003_201306SF7P16993.htm
|title=Aid: Rapoemas La Voz|author=La Voz de Galicia |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2012 |publisher=La Voz de Galicia }}
In 2013, she released her album Hacer Lo Que Quiero.{{cite web |url=http://www.crtvg.es/informativos/entrevista-a-rapeira-viguesa-aid-596586|title=Entrevista á rapeira viguesa Aid |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2013 |publisher=Televisión de Galicia }}
In 2014, Aid released Tierra de Sol, a single composed for the BBC representing Spain under the 1Xtra Radio freestyles.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p020tt7g|title=BBC: 1Xtra Rdio|accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2014 |publisher=BBC }} In November 2014, she received the award Xeración Viguesa.{{cite web |url=http://www.atlantico.net/articulo/cultura/david-gil-y-cantante-aid-reciben-galardon-xeracion-viguesa/20141122015352447417.html|title=David Gil y la cantante AID reciben el galardón 'Xeración Viguesa' |author=Atlántico Diario |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2014 |publisher=Atlántico Diario }}
Her single and video Que Miren recorded and filmed in Los Angeles was released in January 2017.{{Cite web|date=2017-01-25|title=La rapera Aid debuta en Los Angeles con su nuevo vídeo "Que Miren"|url=https://www.swaggamusic.net/2017/01/25/la-rapera-aid-debuta-en-los-angeles-con-su-nuevo-video-que-miren/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Swagga Music|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Aid – Que Miren|url=http://www.thecyphereffect.com/aid-que-miren/|access-date=2020-12-05|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-01-28|title=Aid regresa con "Que miren"|url=https://hiphoplifemag.es/videos/aid-regresa-miren/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Hip Hop Life Magazine|language=es}}{{Cite web|title="Que Miren" en informativos TVE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vyBoiYZy0&list=PL3DF935C99D2F886C|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.youtube.com| date=January 27, 2017 }}
In 2020 she collaborated in the soundtrack of the Indian TV show Commit Mental.{{Cite web|title=CommitMental Trailer {{!}} Punarnavi, Udbhav {{!}} Pavan Sadineni {{!}} An aha Original {{!}} TVF creation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEqXqoVYvk&t=64s|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.youtube.com| date=November 7, 2020 }}
In 2022 she released the single Senses.{{Cite news |title=Telexornal Mediodia {{!}} CRTVG |language=gl |work=CRTVG |url=https://www.crtvg.es/tvg/a-carta/telexornal-mediodia-5660387?t=2742 |access-date=2022-06-06}}{{Cite news |title=O regreso do 'hip hop' de Aid Alonso: "Hai que facer música cando o pide o corpo" {{!}} CRTVG |language=gl |work=CRTVG |url=https://www.crtvg.es/rg/destacados/a-tarde-a-tarde-do-dia-24-05-2022-5658491?t=3 |access-date=2022-06-06}}{{Cite news |date=2022-05-25 |title=La viguesa Aid retorna a la música desde California |language=es |work=La Voz de Galicia |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/2022/05/25/viguesa-aid-retorna-musica-california/0003_202205V25C4996.htm |access-date=2022-06-06}}{{Cite news |title=ZigZag FDS {{!}} CRTVG |language=gl |work=CRTVG |url=https://www.crtvg.es/tvg/a-carta/zigzag-fds-5691419 |access-date=2022-06-07}}{{Cite news |title=A Revista {{!}} CRTVG |language=gl |work=CRTVG |url=https://www.crtvg.es/tvg/a-carta/a-revista-5696759?t=3489 |access-date=2022-06-07}}{{Cite news |title=Drtyones Magazine {{!}} Drtyones|language=en |work=Drtyones |url=https://drtyones.com/2022/06/01/video-senses-by-aid-alonso/ |access-date=2022-06-01}}
Other works
Aid teaches about rap and lyrical composition in schools.{{cite news |url=http://elpais.com/diario/2009/11/18/galicia/1258543101_850215.html|title= El rap de Rosalía de Castro |author=Lorena Bustabad|accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2009 |newspaper=El País }}
She has worked as a radio host and board operator and has been collaborating as presenter in local TV.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxERW0HQyQ
|title=Aid: Aves Nocturnas|author=Localia, Aves Nocturnas |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2010 |publisher=Localia }}
She graduated as an electrical engineer.{{cite web |url=http://www.aidvigo.com/#!biografia/c2414|title=Aid: Bio|author=Aid, AidVigo |accessdate=25 December 2016 |year=2016 |publisher=Aid }}
On April 9, 2016, she spoke at the TEDx event in California State University, Long Beach.{{Cite web|url=http://tedxcsulb.com/pastevents/|title=2016|website=TEDxCSULB|access-date=2016-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031500/http://tedxcsulb.com/pastevents/|archive-date=December 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14527|title=TEDxCSULB {{!}} TED.com|website=www.ted.com|access-date=2016-12-28}}
Discography
- Demo (2004)
- Aqui Teneis (2007)
- Jugando (2009)
- Rapoemas (2012)
- Hacer Lo Que Quiero (2013)
Featurings
- Porta "Suben al cielo" (En Boca de Tantos, 2008)
- EL Payo Malo "Escucha a la gente" (2009)
- Efesio "Creer pour avancer" (2012)
- Porta (rapper)|Porta "No tienes hueco" (Reset, 2012)
- Ambkor "La luz" (Tren de Vuelta a Casa, 2014)
- Mowlihawk, Reke, Tailon, Servando, RKing "No importa el color" (2014)
- Dezzy Hollow "Disparando" (2016)
References
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External links
- [http://www.aidvigo.com Official Aid website]
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Category:Spanish women rappers