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Background information | |
Birth name | Jireel Lavia Pereira |
Born | Luanda, Angola | 29 March 2000
Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Jireel Lavia Pereira, born 29 March 2000 in Cacuaco, Angola, is a Swedish rapper and singer best known under his artist name Jireel. In 2017, he released his debut EP Jettad.[1] In 2018, he released his debut studio album, 18, for which he won a Grammis award in the category "Hip Hop/Soul of the Year" in 2019.[2] It was Jireel's second Grammis award, after receiving the award for "New Artist of the Year" in 2018.[3] On 5 June 2020, Jireel released his second studio album, Sex känslor.[4] It contains the previously released singles "För evigt" (featuring Estraden), "Gav allt" (with Victor Leksell and Reyn), "Relationer" and "Chérie". The album peaked at number five on the Swedish Albums Chart. Jireel went to Gubbängsskolan and performed there some years after he left it.