Wos

Biography

Valentín Oliva (born 23 January 1998), professionally known as Wos (stylized as WOS), is an Argentine singer, actor, and freestyler.
Starting as a freestyler, he won the Argentine competition of freestyle battle El Quinto Escalón on several occasions, achieving national recognition. He also won the FMS Argentina and the international tournament Red Bull Batalla de Gallos, both in 2018.
Following his success in freestyle battles, he decided to pursue a musical career. In 2018, he released his first single "Púrpura×Púrpura2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Púrpura3:14", while in 2019 he released his debut studio album Caravana×Caravana4 October 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracksA1Canguro3:16A2Fresco2:50A3Pantano2:30A4Melón vino2:56B1Luz delito2:35B2Okupa2:23B3No va a bajar3:22. He has won several Gardel Awards and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020.

Early life

Oliva's father, Alejandro Oliva, is a musician and founder of the group La Bomba de Tiempo, while his mother, Maia Mónaco, is a dancer and actress who was a part of the group El Diablo en la Boca. His parents' artistic influence led him to study piano and drums from a young age. He also studied acting at the Escuela Metropolitana de Arte Dramático in Buenos Aires. At 13, he was a part of the Argentine television channel Pakapaka appearing in various segments freestyling and playing the drums. During this time, he started to participate in freestyle battles, later inscribing himself in the competition El Quinto Escalón.

Career

At 15, he participated for the first time in the Argentine freestyler competition El Quinto Escalón. He won the competition in 2016 and was runner-up in 2017. In 2017, he competed for the first time in the Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos competition, winning the national competition but losing the international one in the final against Mexican rapper Aczino in Ciudad de México, the next year he won the international competition in Buenos Aires. In 2018, he also won the competition FMS Argentina.
After announcing his retirement from freestyle competitions, he released in 2018 his first single "Púrpura×Púrpura2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Púrpura3:14" followed by "Andrómeda×Andrómeda2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Andrómeda2:51", both under the label Agencia Picante with production from LOUTA and Nico Cotto. In March 2019, he performed at the music festival Lollapalooza in Argentina.
On 9 August 2019, he released "Canguro×Canguro9 August 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Canguro3:16" under the label Doguito Records, being the first single for his debut album. His album Caravana×Caravana4 October 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracksA1Canguro3:16A2Fresco2:50A3Pantano2:30A4Melón vino2:56B1Luz delito2:35B2Okupa2:23B3No va a bajar3:22 was released on 4 October 2019, consisting of seven songs it was premiered in two performances on 11 and 12 October at Groove, a venue in Buenos Aires. On 21 May 2020, he released the EP Tres puntos suspensivos×Tres puntos suspensivos21 May 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Ojeras negras2:582Alma dinamita2:543401:054Algo del vacío3:33, recorded during the quarantines due to the COVID-19 pandemic is composed of four songs including one with his brother, Manuel.
At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020, WOS received a nomination for Best New Artist. The same year, at the Gardel Awards, he won Song of the Year and Best Urban/Trap Song or Album for "Canguro" and Best New Artist for Caravana. Also in 2020, he made appearances in the comedy webseries Almost Happy and the music docuseries BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America, both from Netflix.
On 4 November 2020, he released "Mugre×Mugre2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mugre4:19" as the first single for his upcoming second studio album and on 17 December 2020, he released "Convoy Jarana×Convoy jarana17 December 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Convoy jarana2:38" as the album's second single. On 18 November 2021, he released his second studio album titled Oscuro éxtasis×Oscuro éxtasis18 November 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Introducción al éxtasis1:562Buitres3:093Culpa3:354Pared de cristal2:115Mirá mamá2:496Gato negro3:157Que se mejoren3:018Niño gordo flaco2:249Cambiando la piel2:3810Contando ovejas3:2311Convoy jarana2:3812Lleno de zafiros3:4013Mugre4:19.
In his album "DESCARTABLE×Descartable21 March 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Nuevas coordenadas4:542Descartable3:023⅞2:274Quemarás4:235Cabezas cromadas3:276Morfeo3:537Caída libre3:388Pausa0:509La cochería3:1310Melancolía3:4311Estímulo4:3512Ermitaño2:3513Que se haga tarde3:2914La niebla3:3115Sur2:3916Arrancármelo3:04" (2024), he collaborated with the emblematic Argentine rock singer Indio Solari, releasing the song “Quemarás×Quemarás20 March 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Quemarás4:23”, a deep, slow, and melancholic ballad with a classic rock undertone.

Studio albums

Caravana (2019)
Oscuro Éxtasis (2021)
DESCARTABLE (2024)