Vlospa
{{Short description|Greek rapper and songwriter (born 1995)}}
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Vlospa (born 21 May 1995) is a Greek rapper and songwriter.
Biography
Born to a Greek father and a French mother,{{cite web | title=Ο Τάσος Μπουγάς στο νέο video clip του VLOSPA μας δείχνει πώς γίνεται | website=Provocateur | date=2021-03-23 | url=https://provocateur.gr/out-about/21280/o-tasos-mpoygas-emfanizetai-se-video-clip-toy-vlospa-kai-mas-deixnei-pws-ginetai | language=el | access-date=2022-04-19}}{{cite web | title=Το νέο ελληνικό ραπ: Τα 30 πρόσωπα που πρέπει να ξέρεις | website=LiFO | date=2019-03-05 | url=https://www.lifo.gr/culture/music/neo-elliniko-rap-ta-30-prosopa-poy-prepei-na-xereis | language=el | access-date=2022-04-19}} Vlospa grew up between Nice and Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki.{{cite web | last=Κωνσταντάρας | first=Αντώνης | title=Ο Vlospa Χώνει Ρίμες και στα Γαλλικά, Αφήνοντας Ράπερ «να Ψάχνουν Δουλειά» | website=VICE | date=2018-07-16 | url=https://www.vice.com/el/article/o-vlospa-xwnei-rimes-kai-sta-gallika-afhnontas-raper-na-psaxnoyn-doyleia/ | language=el | access-date=2022-04-19}} Vlospa lived for almost a decade in Nice, France where he recorded his first singles. Deeply connected to the French hip-hop culture, one of the most famous worldwide, from an early age Vlospa started working on the mix of French and Greek rap in his own unique way, which made him known first in Greece.
Thanks to his bilingual lyrics it didn't take long for him to stand out from the rest of the hip hop artists with his Spotify & YouTube singles always garnering millions of listens & views within the first few days of release. This even culminated with his first personal album "Mektoub" which is the perfect crossover of street style and finesse.{{cite web | last=Πολυμενέας | first=Γιώργος | title=O VLOSPA κυκλοφόρησε το "Big Moves vol. 1" και η Θεσσαλονίκη είναι μικρή για να τον χωρέσει | website=Provocateur | date=2020-10-24 | url=https://provocateur.gr/out-about/19885/o-vlospa-kykloforhse-to-big-moves-vol-1-kai-h-thessalonikh-einai-mikrh-gia-na-ton-xwresei | language=el | access-date=2022-04-19}}
Sunglasses are Vlospa's trademark and he wears them at every concert and promo photo shoot, as well as in every public appearance. The “Mektoub Sunglasses””{{Cite web|url=https://dienasty.gr/product/vlospa-mektoub-sunglasses/|title=VLOSPA – MEKTOUB SUNGLASSES|last=Nasty|first=Die|website=dienasty.gr/}} released with Die Nasty became a hit with the popular artist's audience, resulting in their stock being sold out quickly.
Discography
- Veni Vidi Votsi (2018)
- Mektoub (2020)
- Mektoub 2 (2023)