VillaBanks

VillaBanks
Birth nameVieri Igor Traxler
Born (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)
Ravenna, Italy
GenresHip hop, Reggaeton, Dirty rap
OccupationRapper
Years active2018–present
LabelsVirgin Records, Universal,

Vieri Igor Traxler (born 17 August 2000), known professionally as VillaBanks, is an Italian rapper.

Biography

Born in Ravenna, he spent his youth moving several times due to his father's work, between Switzerland, France, Florence (where he graduated at French high school "Victor Hugo") and Milan; for a short time he also lived in New York[disambiguation needed].[1][2] At the age of six he started playing the saxophone, an instrument which he abandoned when he became passionate about rap music at the age of fifteen.[3]

In 2019 he self-published his debut album Non lo so, certified gold in 2023. One of the tracks, Candy, went viral and marked his first entry into the Italian music charts, where it reached 79th place.[4] The song was certified platinum by the Italian Music Industry Federation with over 70,000 units sold nationwide. Thanks to the success achieved, in April 2020 the rapper signed his first recording contract with Virgin Records, part of the Universal Music Italia group, on which he re-released his second album Quanto manca.[5] El puto mundo, his third album, was released the following September and produced another platinum hit, Pasticche featuring Capo Plaza.

Throughout 2021 VillaBanks collaborated with various colleagues on tracks for their albums, including Madame (Mood), TY1 (Squali), Briga (Colpa dell'alcool) and Alfa (Sold Out). His fourth album, Filtri, was released in May of the same year and was reissued as Filtri + Nudo two months later. It reached number 8 on the FIMI Album Chart, becoming his first top ten,[6] and was certified gold with over 25,000 units sold. The following November he held his first concerts as a soloist in Milan and Rome.[7]

In 2022 he released the song Tête with DJ producer Ava and rapper Medy, which was certified three times platinum by FIMI.[8] On October 27, 2023, he released his fifth studio album, VillaBanks, featuring rappers such as Tony Effe, Shiva, Paky, Bello FiGo and Guè.[9] It reached position 4 in the Italian Album Charts, whereas the title Papaya, contained in it, reached the same position in the Singles Chart.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Non lo so (2019)
  • Quanto manca (2020)
  • El puto mundo (2020)
  • Filtri (2021)
  • Sex Festival (2022)
  • VillaBanks (2023)

EPs

  • La filosofia (2022)
  • Spingere sempre (2024)

References

  1. ^ Blumi Tripodi, Marta (29 September 2020). "Villabanks, il rapper che ha trovato la libertà su PornHub" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "VillaBanks: biografia, discografia e contatti ufficiali" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "VILLABANKS: 7 CURIOSITÀ SUL RAPPER". Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 24.01.2020 al 30.01.2020)" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "VILLABANKS entra in Virgin Records e ripubblica l'album "Quanto Manca"" (in Italian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 30 (dal 23.07.2021 al 29.07.2021)" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "VillaBanks sarà in concerto a Roma e Milano a novembre" (in Italian). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "AVA: "Tête" è il nuovo singolo del producer multiplatino con il feat. di Medy e VillaBanks" (in Italian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ^ Montanari, Luca (14 November 2024). "Il nuovo album "VILLABANKS" per farsi conoscere a 360°" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.