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Updated 07/02/2021 11:12 AM
As part of a new urban musical phenomenon that has been imposed in recent years, L-Ghent is already installed in music with its own audience.
But yesterday, the Vice President of the Nation, Cristina Kirchner
named him during a ceremony
in Lomas de Zamora and from there, his name went viral.
Elian Angel Valenzuela, he is about,
is 21 years old and in a few years he built an unstoppable career
, with a great leap to fame last summer with his song
L-Gante RKT.
The song
It became a hit, from the YouTube platform where it already
exceeded 189 million views
and reached the top of the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 ranking.
The song refers to
everyday life in the slums
in this current context of the coronavirus pandemic with the characteristic catchy rhythm.
The song also surpassed 62 million views on the Spotify platform.
L-Ghent is 21 years old and is already one of the most listened to on Spotify.
Photo Maxi Failla
What did Cristina say
"I recommend you listen to him,
with that Connect Equality he received in 2014 he made a song
that today has 176 million views on YouTube," said Cristina Kirchner during the presentation of the Conectar Igualdad Lomas program.
L-Gante had said that he began to dabble in music six years ago when he received a tablet, part of the Connect Equality plan.
"
I used a $ 1,000 microphone and a government computer
," he said. Born in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires province, he began in the world of urban music in 2017, when he released his first song.
Always with a style that combines cumbia and reggaetón, some of his hits are
Uno más uno, Gucci, Pistola, El barrio, Lassie, L-Galante: BZRP Music Sessions # 38
, along with Bizarrap, which adds another 165 million visits, among others.
Stepping strong
The singer also collaborated with various artists of the urban genre such as Pablo Lescano, from Damas Gratis, with whom he made
Pistol
a (which has already exceeded 40 million views on YouTube);
La Joaqui, DJ Alexy and Fidel Nadal.
L-Gante has already made collaborations with Pablo Lescano and Fidel Nadal.
Photo Maxi Failla.
In the videos of the songs, he is usually seen in the classic "dogging" movement, surrounded by women, with alcohol, and sometimes, also weapons.
His
lyrics also refer to those themes, to drugs
and urban culture.
His latest collaboration with Free Ladies is called
Perrito Malvado
, and he already has more than one per million views on YouTube.
Part of the letter reads: "
The little dog left home / In full moonlight / Because there was a raised dog / He wanted me to paint one
..."
Last March,
L-Ghent was arrested in the city of Rawson
, for allegedly participating in some riots in different bars.
But apparently it was a mix-up and he was released after a few hours.
In May, the singer was named artist of the month by
Billboard Argentina
, and was also chosen as the cover of the printed and digital magazine of that publication.
Cristina Kirchner
pronounced her name by saying
Elegant
, in English
, something that also went viral.
And he added to the praise another young rapper, Wos.
“I only know Wos from rappers.
One time he went and rapped me in the Senate.
She was not vice president, huh, guard, "he clarified.
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