Denz (rapper)
Denz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abel Tesfay 1993 (age 32–33) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Origin | Rissne, Stockholm |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Nivy (2014–2018) VVS Music (2018–) |
Abel Tesfay (born 1993), known professionally as Denz, is a Swedish rapper.[1] He became known in Sweden in 2014 with the singles Jetski and Måste.[2] He later released the album Medan vi lever (2019).[3]
Early life
Tesfay was born in Bromma, Stockholm, and moved to the suburb of Rissne as a teenager.[4] He has Eritrean background and grew up in the Stockholm area.[2]
Career
Denz began his music career in 2014, first appearing as a guest on rapper Pato Pooh's song Västeraq.[5] He soon released the singles Jetski and Måste.[2]
Over the following years, he released a series of singles and collaborations. In 2019, he released his debut studio album, Medan vi lever.[3] The album was reviewed in Dagens Nyheter.[6]
Denz has continued to release music throughout the 2020s, including singles and extended plays.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- Medan vi lever (2019)[3]
Extended plays
- F.T.T.R (2019)[8]
Singles
References
- ↑ "Tesfay, Abel Abraham". 2000.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Intervju: Denz – "Det är dags för mig att ta min plats igen"". Kingsize Magazine (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Dagens skiva: Denz för in dancehall och reggaeton i svensk hiphop". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Musikvideo bakom polisinsats i Rissne" (in Swedish). Mitti Stockholm. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Jag blev lurad in i det här" (in Swedish). Mitti Stockholm. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Denz". United Stage. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Denz". Spotify. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Denz – Discography". Discogs.