Artist Johnyboy: poster of concerts
Johnyboy
Denis Vasilenko was born on November 30, 1991 in Latvia. Mom raised the boy herself, and it was her merit that her son's craving for rap became. Denis often listened in the car with Eminem's mother, and for a long time considered him his idol. As a child, as a boy, the singer loved to kick the ball playing football. But at the age of 15, the guy had the opportunity to go to study in England, but Denis decided to stay at home, as he was afraid that he would lose the opportunity to study music and would not be able to return to this business. At the age of 16, he tried to record his first tracks in a school studio, having his own experience.
After graduating from high school, Denis had to work at a metallurgical plant, and he spent the first money he earned on a computer in order to be able to participate in Internet battles of rappers. It took two whole years to realize that it was time to leave the Internet and onto the real scene. This was prompted by victories at the largest hip-hop battle InDaBattle 2. On the same Internet Johnyboy meets the Latvian rapper Sifo, in whose studio he recorded his first track.
In 2010, Jonboy's first video for the song “Summer in Moscow” was released, thanks to the company of the music video maker Moshkanov Films. Having signed a contract with them, he shot a number of videos, one of them “The Unborn”. Denis collaborated with Moshkanov until 2015.
2011 - the year of the release of Johnyboy's full-length album entitled "Cold". Denis has repeatedly stated that all the songs tell about his life, they were written from him. In songs, the artist reveals his soul to the listener, he is as frank as possible and does not dissemble. Perhaps with such texts Joniboy captivated the audience, because his stories are so similar and echo the lives of many young people. The rapper's first album sold 5, 000 copies. To support the release of the album, the artist went on a tour of the Baltic States, it covered 30 cities and was called "Baltic Storm". Also, clips were shot for four songs that were included in the album.
In the Breakthrough of the Year nomination, Johnyboy wins the Stadium RUMA 2012 award. This time the voting was conducted on the Internet, and Denis was chosen by the majority of votes, although this caused discontent among experienced rappers.
The rapper continues to actively work on his songs, preparing new albums for the release. In parallel with these, he continues to participate in battles. One of the most famous is Versus Battle. Here Johnyboy competed with rappers CD, Jubilee. After several such battles, the guy decides to challenge Oksimiron to a duel. But audacity and courage gave way to experience, and Joniboy lost this battle.
After the loss, the rapper gradually fades into the shadows, rarely performs on stage and gives concerts less often. Although the guy claims that he is not going to leave the music, but just wants to take a break, tired of constant travel, interviews, photo shoots and more.
The singer's discography is quite impressive, as at his young age: "Boy'ing Demolishing Towers" - 2009, "Count to Ten" - 2010, "Cold" - 2011, "Whiskey, Money, Two Barrels" - 2011, “Past the Shadows” - 2012, “My Book of Sins” - 2014, “Allin EP” - 2015, “Out of Time” - 2018.
After two years of silence, Johnyboy returns to the stage, presenting his new album “Out of Time”. This album blew up the Internet, made a splash. The fans are cheering. In a short time, the album was downloaded more than a million times. He is constantly commented on, downloaded, listened to and rejoiced at such a sudden and spectacular return of the idol. Many consider Denis a friend for his sincerity in their texts, and they still warmly welcome and support him as in the past years of glory.