Capital Bra

Capital Bra
Capital Bra performing in 2018
Born
Vladislav Balovatsky

(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29)
Siberia, Russia
NationalityUkrainian[1][2]
Other names
  • Smia One
  • Capital
  • Capi
  • Bra
  • Joker Bra
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • entrepreneur
Years active2009–present
Children4
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Former

Vladislav Balovatsky[4] (Ukrainian: Владислав Баловацький; born 23 November 1994), known professionally as Capital Bra (German pronunciation: [kɐpiˌtal ˈbɾa]), is a German rapper.[5]

Born in a small town in Siberia, Russia and raised in Dnipro, Ukraine, he and his mother moved to Berlin, Germany in the early 2000s.[6] He started rapping at the age of 11 and participated at Rap am Mittwoch in 2014, a German battle rap tournament. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, Capital Bra released his first studio album Kuku Bra in January 2016 to minor commercial success in Germany. The follow-ups Makarov Complex and Blyat were released in February and September 2017 and peaked in the top 5 of German-speaking Europe. His fourth studio album, Berlin lebt (2018), peaked at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the follow-up Allein (2018), debuted at number two on the German album charts. Balovatsky is the most successful charting German act, with 22 number-one songs in Germany.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hiphopdeinterview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ruge, Lili (8 May 2018). "Neuer Streamingrekord: Das Erfolgskonzept von Capital Bra" [New streaming record: The success from Capital Bra] (in German). Puls Musik. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  4. ^ Garus, Tom (22 April 2018). "Berliner Rapper in Spotify-Charts: Wer dieser Capital Bra ist" [Berlin rapper in the Spotify Charts: Who is Capital Bra] (in German). rbb24. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ Jurek Skrobala (17 August 2019). "Hip-Hopper Capital Bra hat in Deutschland mehr Charterfolge als die Beatles - wie kann das sein?". Stern.de (in German).
  6. ^ "Capital Bra – Steckbrief/Biografie" [Capital Bra – Characteristics/Biography] (in German). Radio Monster. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.