Wolfine
Andrés Felipe Zapata Gaviria (Medellín, Colombia, December 21, 1978), who performs under the name Wolfine, is a Colombian singer and composer. He has recorded with international artists such as Ñengo Flow, Julio Voltio, Kafu Banton, Nicky Jam, King Chesta, Thirstin Howl, among others.
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 Colombian singer Wolfine during his interview with El Heraldo | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrés Felipe Zapata Gaviria |
| Also known as |
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| Born | December 21, 1978 Medellin, Colombia |
| Genres | Reggaeton, Hip Hop, latin pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Codiscos |
| Website | Official website |
After several years away from music, Wolfine returned in 2017 with "Bella", a hit single[1] that became a viral success globally, gaining over 300 million streams on Spotify and 790 million views on YouTube, making it his most commercially successful song throughout his career. The song has also peaked on #12 on Billboard Latin Pop Airplay.[2]
Early life
He is the oldest of three brothers who only saw each other once a year. "We were a very plague. When they punished us, they locked us in the house, and we went out through the roof." He grew up in the most dangerous time in Medellín. Now, being an adult, he prefers not to go there.
His father was a pharmaceutical chemist who had a drugstore in the Castilla district. His mom was one of the first to have a hot dog cart in Medellin. Wolfine went out with her and her two brothers, they used to take electricity out of the house with a long cable and they set about selling dogs the entire day.[3]
The first record he produced was a CD with two singles that gave him "Scarface: The Untouchable" and "Smile". Initially, He had no place to play the CD, until He bought a tape recorder that paid him in installments to a neighbor.
The CD had the song and the track, and the young man began to sing without knowing what it meant. Until today he learns that untouchable means untouchable. Funkat was struck by the music of the trolley and began recording Wolfine more music on cassettes and telling stories of the protagonists of rap. Then he started recording songs with his mother's recorder and the Scarface CD track, he heard the melody and he wrote songs in Spanish.
In 1998 Wolfine had his beginnings in Medellin in groups such as (Komplot, RH Klandestino and Kafeina), participating in the most important festivals in Colombia, achieving great public acceptance for his great energy on stage; The Colombian also becomes one of the first urban artists to achieve the rotation of two of his videos on Latin MTV.
Music career
Wolfine ventures into acting in 2008, forming part of the film "Hoy Martes" as co-star with the role of "eyebrows" this was shot in Medellin, Colombia, with the participation of well-known actors like Álvaro Rodríguez, who made "El Mocho" from "El Cartel de los Toads". Later he released his first reggaetón song called "Si Te Toco", becoming the number one song in Medellín for several months, conquering the urban youth audience.[4]
Discography
- 2013: La Versatilidad De La Calle
- 2019: Super Hits
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL [5] |
ARG [6] |
CHI [7] |
MEX [8] |
SPA [9] |
US Latin Airplay [10] |
US Latin Pop [11] | |||||||
| "Sin Ti" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Talento de Su Mama" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Te Fallé" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Julieta" (featuring Ñengo Flow) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Jaula de Oro" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "A Mi Manera" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Cerquita" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
| "Motivame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bella" (solo or with Maluma) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 [12] | 22 | 12 | ||||||
| "Le Pido A Dios" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- CanalRCN, CanalRCN. "Wolfine regresa a la escena musical con su exitosa canción Bella". canalrcn.com. CanalRCN. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- "Latin Songs: Top Latin Pop Songs Chart".
- Buena, Musica. "Biografía de Wolfine". buenamusica.com. Buena Musica. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- "Wolfine presenta "SÚPER HITS"". Tango Diario (in Spanish). September 5, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- "Top 100 Colombia — Semana 19 del 2018 — Del 04/05/2018 al 10/05/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- Peak positions in Argentina:
- "Bella": "Top 20 Argentina — Del 23 al 29 de Abril, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Bella (Remix)": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 28 de Mayo al 3 de Junio, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- Peak positions in Chile:
- "Bella": "Top 20 Chile — Del 30 de Abril al 6 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Bella (Remix)": "Top 20 Chile – Del 14 al 20 de Mayo, 2018". Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- "Mexico Airplay (May 12, 2018)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Discography Wolfine". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Top Latin Airplay Songs Chart (The Week of May 12, 2018)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Top Latin Pop Songs Chart (The Week of May 12, 2018)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Top 100 Canciones — Semana 21: del 18.05.2018 al 24.05.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Wolfine recibe Disco de Oro por "Bella"". reggaetonsinlimite.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "@wolfine98 on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "WOLFINE — Bella". esportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 11, 2018.