AronChupa

AronChupa
Birth name Aron Michael Ekberg
Born (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991
Borås, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Footballer
  • singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • record label owner
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • synthesiser
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts Albatraoz
Association football career
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Byttorps IF[1]
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–present Byttorps IF 10 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Aron Michael Ekberg (born 30 March 1991), better known as AronChupa, is a Swedish footballer, singer, rapper, songwriter, DJ, record producer and record label owner. He is a member of electro-hip hop group Albatraoz, formed in 2012. Aron is also a member of the football club Byttorps IF, playing in the Swedish fourth division.[2] Aron attended Academy of Art University from 2011 to 2013 and was a standout footballer for the Urban Knights before starting his music career (football bio). He gained prominence with his 2014 song "I'm an Albatraoz", which reached number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart, reached number 1 in Denmark and reached the top ten in many charts across Europe. It also reached number 25 in the UK & number 10 in the US dance charts.

Career

Aron started his career as a footballer in the Swedish fourth division football club Byttorps IF. At the club he met Måns Harvidsson, Nicklas "Savo" Savolainen, Andreas "AndyBarMaskinen" Reinholdsson and Rasmus "Salle" Sahlberg and became friends. In 2012 they founded the electro-hip hop group Albatraoz and shortly after signed with Sony Music Sweden.[3] On 2 August 2013, was released their debut single, the self-titled "Albatraoz".[4] The song reached thirty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart and remained on the chart for nineteen weeks.[5] "Albatraoz" was certified gold in Sweden.[6] In January 2014 the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song.[7] On 18 April 2014 the group released their second single, "Arriba", but the song did not chart.[8]

On 8 August 2014 he released his debut solo single, "I'm an Albatraoz",[9] featuring the vocals of his sister Nora Ekberg.[10] The song was originally in a hip hop style, but a second version with electronic beats was chosen.[11] The song reached number one in Sweden and Denmark and the top 10 in Germany, Austria, Norway, Finland, Australia and the Netherlands. His second single dropped on 20 November 2015, titled "Fired Cuz I Was Late" is from his upcoming album.

Discography

For the discography with his group, see Albatraoz discography.

Extended plays

List of albums
Title Album details
Russ[12]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[13]		 AUS
[14]		 AUT
[15]		 DEN
[16]		 FIN
[17]		 GER
[18]		 ITA
[19]		 NLD
[20]		 NOR
[21]		 NZ
[22]
"I'm an Albatraoz"[A] 2014 1 2 2 1 5 4 7 2 5 3 Non-album singles
"Fired Cuz I Was Late"[31] 2015 100 — — — — — — — — —
"Little Swing" 2016 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Song Year Album
"Copacabana"[32] 2014 Non-album single
"Heaven On Earth"[33]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Skytteliga - Herrar, Utveckling Elit Sydvästra". Idrott Online. 19 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Fußballvereins Byttorps IF (in schwedisch)". Aftonbladet. 19 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Boråsbandet "Albatraoz" skapade viral succé som ledde till samarbete med Sony Music". My News Desk. 19 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Albatraoz - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "ALBATRAOZ - ALBATRAOZ (SONG)". Swedish Charts. 19 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 47, 20 november 2014". Hitlistan. 19 April 2011.
  7. ↑ ""Albatraoz" gjorde hitlåt på bakfyllan". Afton Bladet. 19 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Arriba - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "I'm an Albatraoz - Single by AronChupa". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "I'm an Albatraoz". Energy 94,0 FM. 19 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "He, AronChupa". Magistrix. 19 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Russ - AronChupa". Spotify. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  13. ↑ "Discography AronChupa". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "AronChupa Discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - AronChupa". Ö3 Austria Top 40. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Dannish charts". Tracklisten. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "Discography AronChupa". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "charts.de: AronChupa". charts.de (in German). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana". FIMI. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  20. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Norway Chart History". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "AronChupa – I'm an Albatraoz". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 47, 20 november 2014" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "17/10-2014 - Certificeringer IFPI Denmark". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  28. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/#. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ "Italian single certifications – AronChupa – I'm An Albatraoz". FIMI. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – AronChupa – I'm An Albatraoz". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  31. ↑ "Fired Cuz I Was Late". iTunes. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "AronChupa - Copacabana". Spotify. January 2014.
  33. ↑ "AronChupa - Heaven On Earth". Beat Bay. January 2014.

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