Patrik Vrbovský (born 3 January 1977), better known by his stage name Rytmus, is a Slovak rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality.
Born in
Kroměříž
Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...
of
Romani descent, raised in
Pieštany, Rytmus co-founded the Slovak hip-hop group
Kontrafakt. In the 1990s, Rytmus was formerly known as "Pa3k Metamorpholord". His first solo album, ''Bengoro'', was released in 2006, followed by ''Král'' (''King'') in 2009, ''Fenomén'' (''Phenomenon'') in 2011 and ''Krstný Otec'' (''Godfather'') in 2016. The single "Technotronic Flow", produced by
DJ Mad Skill featuring Rytmus, reached #1 in the Slovak music charts, as did the single ''Daj mi ešte jednu šancu'' (''Give me one more chance'') from the album ''Král'' (''King''), and ''Príbeh'' (''Story''), a feature track from
Tina's 2009 album ''Veci sa Menia'' (''Things are Changing''), which also reached #1 in the Czech charts.
His mass popularity largely results from his appearances as a judge on the talent shows ''
Česko Slovenská Superstar
''SuperStar'' (previously known as ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'') is a joint Czech- Slovak version of the Idol series' ''Pop Idol''. It was merged from '' Česko hledá SuperStar'' and '' SuperStar Search Slovakia'', which previously had three ...
'' and ''
Hlas Česko Slovenska Hlas (meaning "Voice" in Czech and Slovak) may refer to:
* Voice – Social Democracy
Voice – Social Democracy ( sk, Hlas – sociálna demokracia, HLAS–SD) is a social-democratic political party in Slovakia. The party was founded in June 202 ...
''.
In 2006, Rytmus started his own record label, ''Tvoj Tatko Records.
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Discography
Studio albums
Solo
*''Bengoro'' (2006)
*''Král'' (2009)
*''Fenomén'' (2011)
*''Jediný čo hreší'' (2012)
*''Krstný otec'' (2016)
With Kontrafakt
*''E.R.A.'' (2004)
*''Bozk na rozlúčku'' (2007)
*''Navždy'' (2013)
*''Real Newz'' (2019)
*''KF ako Rolls'' (2021)
Compilation albums
* ''Si zabil'' (2008)
* ''Jediný čo hreší (2012)''
* ''Skap (2018)''
Filmography
References
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Slovak rappers
Slovak hip hop musicians
1977 births
People from Kroměříž
Living people
Slovak Romani people
Romani rappers