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Stor

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Stor
Stor (2013)
Stor (2013)
Background information
Birth nameUlises Infante Azocar
Born (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)
Huddinge, Sweden
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer

Ulises Infante Azocar (born 8 April 1987), better known as Stor, is a Swedish rapper. Azocar grew up in Huddinge outside of Stockholm with his mother and siblings. His parents are Chilean who fled to Sweden in 1976.[1] his father is the Chilean poet Sergio Infante and his grandfather is the poet Rubén Azocar.[2] Azocar is a member of the hiphop music collective AYLA which consists of Azocar Carlito, Mohammed Ali and their producer Mack Beats.[3][4]

Career

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Azocar released his debut music album in 2009 called Nya skolans ledare, which he got awarded a P3 Guld award for in the category Hiphop/soul of the Year.[5] On the album he collaborates with rapper Petter, Dan Jah, Promoe and Adam Tensta.[6] Azocar collaborates with Petter on his album En räddare i nöden (2010), where he and Petter performs on the single Vem är Stor?.[7]

Besides Nya skolans ledare Azocar has also released the mixtape called Dikter ifrån bikten, amongst other there are the song Där ni ser mig.[8] Azocar has released the song 2 Lurar with the music group Teddybears (2009).[9] On 30 November 2010, the song Stationen was released by Ison & Fille where Azocar participates.[10] On 9 November 2018 he released the music single Rom & Kush with rapper Linda Pira. On 3 May 2013, Azocar released the album Shere Khan XIII where Linda Pira, Aki and Dani M also collaborates.[11]

On 28 May 2015, he released the song Swish along with Linda Pira, Gee Dixon & Bamma B.[12]

On 19 May 2016, the musicvideo to the song Svartskallar was put on YouTube.[13] The video makes references to historical slave roles were the actors Helena af Sandeberg and Jonas Malmsjö plays the roles of slaves and where Linda Pira, Cherrie, Fanny Jernström, Ali Sabriye and Teddy Vidal plays upper-class people.[14][15] On 18 November 2016, he and Seinabo Sey released the song Vägen hem together.[16]

On 9 June 2017, he released his third music album called Under broarna, an album influenced by his experiences with the city of Stockholm and the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.[17] In 2018, he participated in the show Så mycket bättre along with several other Swedish singers, the show is broadcast on TV4.[18]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Över Broarna (2023) – No. 7 Sweden[19]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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"Säga mig"
(featuring Jireel) 		2018 4 Non-album singles
"Elden"
(featuring Dizzy and Manny Flaco) 		2021 64
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"Stora blå"
(with Thomas Stenström and Ison & Fille) 		2023 31
[22] 		Över Broarna

References

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  1. ^ "LLförlaget" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ Intervju i Morgonpasset. 2018-10-19.
  3. ^ "Visättra i vårt hjärta - DN.SE" (in Swedish). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ Radio, Sveriges. 1 juni: Hiphopkollektivet Ayla i Session igen - Musikguiden i P3. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Rapparen Stor vann över staden - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ Lindgren, Martin (29 April 2009). "Ladda hem STOR – "Nya skolans ledare"!". Whoa. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  7. ^ "Petter: En räddare i nöden" (in Swedish). 9 April 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Dikter ifrån Bikten broder". ayla-klick.blogspot.se. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  9. ^ Lindgren, Martin (5 December 2018). "Video: STOR & Teddybears Sthlm – Två lurar". Whoa. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  10. ^ "Spotify". play.spotify.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Stor hiphop med både själ & hjärta på Shere Khan XIII". 3 May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. ^ Radio, Sveriges. PREMIÄR: Stor - Swish ft. Linda Pira, Gee Dixon, Bamma B - Musikguiden i P3. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  13. ^ "STOR signar med Sony Music och släpper "Svartskallar"" (in Swedish). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  14. ^ "VIDEO: Stor – Svartskallar" (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  15. ^ StorVEVO (19 May 2016). STOR - Svartskallar. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Stor släpper singeln "Vägen hem" tillsammans med Seinabo Sey" (in Swedish). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Rapparen Stor går mot strömmen". 7 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Här är artisterna i "Så mycket bättre" 2018". Expressen. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 40". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 22, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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