Tapz

Tapz Gallantino, (born Tapiwa Mutingwende) .[2][3][4] He won the MTV Europe Music Award for best New Zealand act in November 2017.[5][6][7] He performed at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015. The entertainer has shared the stage with performers such as Lorde, Banks, G-Eazy, Lunice, ASAP Ferg, Danny Brown, Jeremih and Hermitude.

TAPZ GALLANTINO
Birth nameTapiwa Mutingwende
Born19 October 1995
Wedza District, Zimbabwe[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
LabelsTAPZ GALLANTINO

Background

Tapz migrated to New Zealand when he was 10 years old, then migrated to the US when he was 19.

[8]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details
Beautiful Nightmare[9][10]
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: TAPZ GALLANTINO 100s + 1000s[11]
  • Format: Digital download

Singles
  • "Killa" (produced by Mzwetwo, Tapz & JRMN) (#2 Spotify USA Viral Charts, No. 3 Spotify Global Viral Charts)[12]
  • "Shadow" (#20 AUS, No. 1 BELIZE)
  • "The Buzz" Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young Tapz (2015) (#20 AUS, No. 13 USA)[13][14]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2015 Kess Broekman-Dattner for Hermitude featuring Young Tapz "Through the Roof" Best Video Nominated [15]


References
  1. "TAPZ - Mushroom Music Publishing". Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "TAPZ".
  3. "Ten Things You Need To Know About Young Tapz". complex.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "2016 artist to watch: Young Tapz".
  5. "All the Winners from the 2017 MTV EMAs". 13 November 2017.
  6. "Travis Scott stuns 2017 MTV EMAs by performing on robot bird". Newshub.
  7. "TAPZ Wines Best NZ Act at 2017 MTV EMA's | Artist News | NZ Music Commission". nzmusic.org.nz. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017.
  8. Why Tapz is taking his sweet time with his music, Chris Schultz, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 10 Aug 2017 8:00 am. Retrieved 29 May 2018
  9. "TAPZ Has Unleashed His Prodigious Debut EP".
  10. "EP BIO: TAPZ - Beautiful Nightmare [100s + 1000s] (out Friday 24 November 2017) | Mushroom Promotions". mushroompromotions.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  11. "Beautiful Nightmare – EP". iTunes Store. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. "Young Tapz: It's Music Versus The Internet". Forbbes. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. "australian-charts.com – Discography Hermitude". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  14. "Young Tapz". Billboard.
  15. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.