Upsurt

{{Short description|Bulgarian hip-hop band}}

{{Expand Bulgarian|topic=cult|Ъпсурт|date=January 2011}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Upsurt

| image =

| caption = Upsurt

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| background = group_or_band

| origin = Sofia, Bulgaria

| genre = Hip hop

| years_active = 1996–present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Riva Sound Records
• Da, Da
• Free Agents
• Facing the Sun}}

| website = [http://www.upsurt.net/ upsurt.net]

| current_members = Itso Hazarta
Bate Ventsi

| past_members = Shlevi
Butch

}}

Upsurt ({{langx|bg|Ъпсурт}}, {{IPA|bg|əpˈsurt|}}) is a Bulgarian hip-hop band founded in the beginning of 1996 by childhood friends Itso Hazarta, Butch, Bat 'Bro' Ventsi and Panchev. Their first records were recorded in Sudibula studio in January 1996.{{cite web |url=http://music.pop.bg/biography213.html|title=Ъпсурт |website=music.pop.bg |access-date=2008-06-14|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208163935/http://music.pop.bg/biography213.html|archive-date=2012-02-08}} After a while, Shlevi Panchev left the band and only three members remained.

The band have released four albums during their career. Since the fourth and to date final, Quattro, in 2005, the band have opted to release singles instead of albums.

In 2019, Butch left the band, leaving only Itso and Ventsi.{{cite web|url=https://www.flagman.bg/article/186937|title=Ъпсурт останаха дует, отборът напусна Буч|website=www.flagman.bg|access-date=24 May 2024|date=7 May 2019|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024153421/https://www.flagman.bg/article/186937|archive-date=24 October 2022}}