What is Europe listening to? This rapper is the only Spaniard who enters the top 5 of the most listened to

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Morad is positioned as one of the references in the world of rap and the Spanish urban scene. The Moroccan-Catalan has been this year the only rapper to enter the list of the 5 most listened to European artists on the continent according to data from Spotify's Wrapped.

It has been just this musical genre, together with the electronicsthe one that marks the sound heard in Europe. The famous French DJ David Guetta is the most listened to, followed by the also French rapper Jul, Moradthe Dutch DJ Pot and the Italian rapper Geolier.

Likewise, they have reported that the most played albums have been Unreal unearth: unheard de Hozier (Ireland); ICONby Tony Effe (Italy); GIVE IT KNOWby Geolier; All stand togetherby Lost Frequencies (Belgium); and Vera Baddieby ANNA (Italy).

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As for the most listened to songs of European artists in Europe this year, the list is headed by the theme Too sweetby Hozier; Overdrivefrom Ofenbach (France); I don't wanna waitby David Guetta; Peterby Jaxomy (Germany); and Thank you (not so bad)by Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike (Belgium/Greece).

Furthermore, they have revealed that there is a 12.6 percent increase in streams by European artists this year, with Luxembourg having the highest growth, with an increase of 88 percent compared to the previous year.

However, there is a ranking in which Spain undoubtedly leads, that of the Radar artists (which aims to promote new emerging talents), in which Quevedo takes first place, Morad the second, Saiko the third and Beny Jr. the fourth The fifth position goes to the German Ski Aggu.

Morad, a youth icon

Morad has brought about a revolution in young people's music. The idol of MDLR He has managed to reach the highest from the lowest. with his neighborhood and his mother always in mind, Morad has managed to transform his life and that of many who feel reflected in his lyrics.

Thanks to songs like Dummy either Normalthe artist managed to not only stand out nationally but also internationally, collaborating with Dellafuente, Eladio Carrión, Duki or Bizarrap. Thus, with his unique and special stamp, the rapper has managed to close his first European tour with 14 dates in different cities abroad.

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