Ilya Semyonovich Lapidus[1] (Ukrainian: Ілля Семенович Лапідус, Russian: Илья Семёнович Лапидус; born March 7, 1998) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, rap and hip hop artist, better known as ZippO.[2][3][1]

ZippO
Birth nameIlya Semyonovich Lapidus
Born (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26)
Nikolaev, Ukraine
OriginUkrainian
Genres
Occupation(s)singer, singer-songwriter, rap artist, hip-hop artist
Years active2013–present

Biography

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Ilya was born on March 7, 1998, in the Ukrainian city of Nikolaev. After the family moved to Kyiv, where he still lives. Ilya began to engage in creativity from childhood. He wrote his first song at the age of 10.[4][5][1]

At the age of 14, while still a schoolboy, he took the pseudonym ZippO (after the name of the famous brand of lighters) and releases a new song that has become popular on the Internet.[6][7]

In 2013, when Ilya was 15 years old, he released his first album, called "Unforgettable".[8][9][10]

Discography

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  • 2013 — «Незабываемо» (Unforgettably)
  • 2014 — «Фитиль» (Wick)
  • 2021 — «Фитиль-2» (Wick-2)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ZippO". 24SMI (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ^ "Звездные резиденты: PokerMatch пополнил свои ряды тремя новобранцами". 24 Канал (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ^ "Новости Хабаровска". www.dvnovosti.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. ^ "Рэпер Илья Лапидус ZippO: "Люди должны понимать, что ты хочешь до них донести" - 53 Новости". 53news.ru (in Russian). 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ^ "ZippO – рэп-исполнитель, о котором говорят - Информация от компаний Саратова". go164.ru - Сайт города Саратова (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. ^ "ZippO". 0512.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ^ ""Босяцкое прошлое" украинского рэпера ZIPPO" (in Russian). 2015-12-19. Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ^ "Николаевский рэпер Zippo, который сбил патрульного, задержан полицией | СВІДОК.info" (in Russian). 2022-02-25. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ^ "Николаевский рэпер пожаловался суду, что ему якобы нанесли травмы патрульные – ГБР проверит действия полиции" (in Russian). 2019-08-19. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ^ "николаевский рэпер прокомментировал конфликт с полицией". 0512.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2023-03-01.