L-Gante

{{Short description|Argentine singer and songwriter (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = L-Gante | image = File:L-Gante Conferencia de prensa (51861017602).jpg | caption = L-Gante in 2022 | birth_name = Elian Ángel Valenzuela<ref name=nacion>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/quien-es-l-gante-el-musico-que-bate-records-en-spotify-y-youtube-junto-a-damas-gratis-nid21042021/|work=[[La Nación]]|title=Quién es L-Gante, el músico que bate récords en Spotify y YouTube junto a Damas Gratis|date=21 April 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[General Rodríguez]], [[Buenos Aires Province]], Argentina | genre = [[Argentine cumbia|Cumbia]] | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 2017–present<ref name=infobae>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2021/07/01/quien-es-l-gante-el-trapero-que-elogio-cristina-kirchner-y-cual-es-su-tema-mas-famoso/|work=[[Infobae]]|title=Quién es L-Gante, el trapero que elogió Cristina Kirchner, y cuál es su tema más famoso|date=1 July 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> | label = Kriterio Music | associated_acts = {{hlist|DT.Bilardo|[[Bizarrap]]|[[Damas Gratis]]|[[Dillom]]}} | website = }} '''Elian Ángel Valenzuela''' (born 5 April 2000), better known as '''L-Gante''', is an Argentine rapper, singer, and songwriter.

He rose to fame in 2021 following the release of his collaboration with Papu DJ, "L-Gante Rkt", and later gained mainstream popularity with the release of "[[L-Gante: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38|Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38]]", in collaboration with producer [[Bizarrap]], which topped the Argentine [[Argentina Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.

==Background== Valenzuela was born on 5 April 2000 in [[General Rodríguez]], in the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] metropolitan area.<ref name=nacion/> He was raised by a single mother; he doesn't have any relationship with his father.<ref name=filonews>{{cite web|url=https://www.filo.news/actualidad/L-Gante-Me-arriesgue-y-renuncie-a-mi-trabajo-para-dedicarme-a-la-musica-20210318-0056.html|work=Filo.news|title=L-Gante: "Me arriesgué y renuncié a mi trabajo para dedicarme a la música"|date=18 March 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> He began to produce music at 15. His first songs were co-produced with close collaborator DT. Bilardo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rosarioplus.com/flama/musica/dt-bilardo--el-productor-que-la-rompe-junto-a-l-gante--paso-por-si-98-9_a60942e0ff0027166ac16fe02|work=Rosario Plus|title=DT Bilardo, el productor que la rompe junto a L-Gante, pasó por Sí 98.9|date=6 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref>

Before reaching success, Valenzuela worked at a plastic factory.<ref name=filonews/><ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/billboard-argentina-mayo-2021-l-gante/|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Billboard Argentina Mayo 2021: L-Gante|date=20 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref>

==Musical career== ===Beginnings=== Valenzuela's first release was uploaded to [[YouTube]] in 2017, but he wouldn't find much success until the following year, when his single "Uno más uno" attained over 2 million streams on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/cristina-fernandez-kirchner/quienes-son-l-gante-wos-y-trueno-los-raperos-que-nombro-cristina-kirchner-n5212255|work=[[Ámbito Financiero|Ámbito]]|title=Quiénes son L-Gante, Wos y Trueno, los raperos que nombró Cristina Kirchner|date=1 July 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> In December 2020, his collaboration with producer Papu DJ, "L-Gante RKT", debuted at 52 in the Argentine ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaked at second place in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-argentina-hot-100-karol-g-migrantes-feat-alico/|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Karol G Tops Argentina Hot 100 With ‘Bichota,’ Migrantes & Alico at No. 2 With ‘Si Me Tomo Una Cerveza’|date=23 December 2020|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/si-me-tomo-una-cerveza-remix-es-el-nuevo-numero-uno-del-hot-100-argentina/|title="Si Me Tomo Una Cerveza Remix" es el nuevo número uno del Hot 100 Argentina|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=20 January 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> The song is a mix of [[Argentine cumbia]] and [[reggaeton]], and its lyrics detail clandestine parties in working-class ''barrios'' in times of [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina|COVID-19 restrictions]].<ref name=infobae/><ref name=filonews/>

In November 2020, he released "Pistola" alongside El Más Ladrón, produced by DT. Bilardo.

===''BZRP Music Session'' and widespread success=== In early March 2021, producer [[Bizarrap]] announced L-Gante would be the next featured artist in his ''Music Sessions'' series. The release of the session was scheduled for 9 March, but in the early hours of that day, Valenzuela was detained in [[Rawson Department, San Juan|Rawson]], [[San Juan Province, Argentina|San Juan Province]] under charges of causing public disturbances, and the release was delayed until Valenzuela could be cleared and released from custody.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ellitoral.com/escenarios-sociedad/cantante-l-gante-termino-detenido-san-juan_0_RymPpQKwFX.html|work=[[El Litoral]]|title=El cantante "L-Gante" terminó detenido en San Juan|date=9 March 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/san-juan-la-frenetica-gira-del-cantante-de-l-gante-que-termino-en-la-carcel-nid09032021/|work=[[La Nación]]|title=San Juan: la frenética gira del cantante de ‘L-Gante’ que terminó en la cárcel|date=10 March 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> "[[L-Gante: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38]]" was released on Bizarrap's YouTube channel the following day, garnering over 3 million views in under 24 hours and trending at number 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elestilolibre.com/bizarrap-music-session-38-lgante/|work=El Estilo Libre|title=BIZARRAP Y L-GANTE LANZARON LA ‘VILLARRAP’ MUSIC SESSION|last=Varela|first=Macarena|date=12 March 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> The collaboration topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained at number 1 for seven consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/duki-realiza-un-tripe-debut-en-el-billboard-argentina-hot-100/|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Duki realiza un tripe debut en el Billboard Argentina Hot 100|date=4 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> On 30 March, L-Gante and La Joaqui released the single "Lassie".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lickweb.com/l-gante-y-la-joaqui-lassie/|work=Lickweb|title=L-Gante y la Joaqui se unen en "Lassie": cumbia, Rkt y murga|last=Pereyra|first=Natanael|date=5 April 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525154057/https://lickweb.com/l-gante-y-la-joaqui-lassie/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2021, Valenzuela released a remix of "Pistola" featuring cumbia band [[Damas Gratis]].<ref name=destape>{{cite web|url=https://www.eldestapeweb.com/cultura/pablo-lescano/pistola-remix-como-ver-la-colaboracion-entre-pablo-lescano-y-l-gante-202142015140|work=El Destape|title=Pistola Remix: cómo ver la colaboración entre Pablo Lescano y L-Gante|date=20 April 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> In May, he released two further singles: "Visionario" and "Internacional Love 420", featuring reggae singer [[Fidel Nadal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themedizine.com/p/l-gante-dt-bilardo-visionario|work=The Medizine|title=L-Gante y DT.Bilardo siguen su ascenso a lo más alto con ‘Visionario’|last=Caamaño|first=Claudia|date=5 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/j-balvin-y-maria-becerra-llegan-al-1o-del-billboard-argentina-hot-100-con-que-mas-pues/|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=J Balvin y Maria Becerra llegan al 1º del Billboard Argentina Hot 100 con "¿Qué más Pues?"|date=29 June 2021|access-date=1 May 2021|language=es}}</ref> The same month, L-Gante was named "Artist of the Month" by ''Billboard Argentina'', starring in the cover of the magazine's digital and physical editions.<ref name=billboard/>

In 2021, he collaborated with [[Dillom]] in his single "Tinty Nasty", and later featured in Dillom's debut album, ''[[Post Mortem (Dillom album)|Post Mortem]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cronica.com.ar/sociedad/L-Gante-y-Dillom-hablaron-de-Cronica-en-su-ultima-cancion-Que-dijeron-20211205-0045.html|work=Crónica|title=L-Gante y Dillom hablaron de Crónica en su última canción: ¿Qué dijeron?|date=5 December 2021|access-date=21 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>

==Style and influences== Valenzuela has stated that he considers himself primarily a [[Argentine cumbia|cumbia]] artist, with his particular style and brand being "Cumbia 420"; a mixture of cumbia and [[reggaeton]], with [[marihuana]] playing a prominent role in the music's lyrics and themes.<ref name=destape/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2021/05/27/cumbia-420-the-super-viral-weed-infused-musical-phenomenon-bringing-ghetto-back-to-the-mainstream/?sh=6820c82d493c|work=[[Forbes]]|title=Cumbia 420: The Super Viral, Weed-Infused Musical Phenomenon Bringing Ghetto Back To The Mainstream|last=Hasse|first=Javier|date=27 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> According to Valenzuela himself, his early incursions in music were motivated by his desire to make music in a style that was "more [Argentine]" and less influenced by foreign genres and trends.<ref name=filonews/> His music is also influenced by [[Latin trap]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/espectaculos/l-gante-el-trapero-que-enfrento-los-insultos-clasistas-fue-reivindicado-por-cristina-y-la-rompe-en-espana/|work=Tiempo Argentino|title=L-Gante, el trapero que enfrentó los insultos clasistas, fue reivindicado por Cristina y la rompe en España|date=1 July 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|language=es}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2022, Valenzuela became engaged to his girlfriend, Tamara Báez. In 2021, Valenzuela and Báez had a daughter, whom they named Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/09/13/nacio-jamaica-la-hija-de-l-gante-la-presento-en-las-redes-con-una-tierna-foto/|title=Nació Jamaica, la hija de L-Gante: la presentó en las redes con una tierna foto|access-date=19 May 2022|date=13 September 2021|work=[[Infobae]]|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2022/05/18/el-tierno-video-de-la-hija-de-l-gante-diciendole-papa-por-primera-vez/|title=El tierno video de la hija de L-Gante diciéndole "papá" por primera vez|access-date=19 May 2022|date=18 May 2022|work=[[Infobae]]|language=es}}</ref>

From 2024 to 2025, Valenzuela was in a relationship with [[Wanda Nara]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2025-04-21 |title=L-Gante confirmed his separation from Wanda Nara with a direct message on social media. |url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/us/argentina/l-gante-confirmed-his-separation-wanda-nara-with-direct-message-social-media |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=La Derechadiario US |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Wanda Nara confirms new romance, photographed kissing rapper L-Gante |url=https://telegrafi.com/en/wanda-nara-confirms-new-romance-is-photographed-kissing-rapper-l-gante/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Telegrafi |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;" | Title ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Argentina Hot 100|ARG]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/billboard-argentina-hot-100-con-9-canciones-l-gante-es-el-artista-con-mas-titulos-dentro-del-chart/ |title=Billboard Argentina Hot 100: con 9 canciones, L-Gante es el artista con más títulos dentro del chart|date=26 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Argentina]]|language=es}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2021/18 |title=Top 100 Canciones Semanal: del 30 de mayo al 8 de mayo de 2021|date=30 May 2021|access-date=1 July 2021|work=[[Productores de Música de España]]|language=es}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Global 200|US]] <ref name="WW Excl US">{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-excl-us/2021-03-27 |title=2021-03-27 |access-date=1 July 2021|work=[[Billboard Global 200|Billboard Global 200 Excl US]]}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 2018 | align="left" | "Uno más uno" | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Gucci" {{small|(featuring DT. Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Uno más uno (Remix)" {{small|(featuring Seba TC and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- |- | align="left" | "Pinto el calor" {{small|(featuring Luam)}} | — || — || — |- | rowspan="9" | 2019 | align="left" | "Tik tok" {{small|(featuring El Amante and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Choke choke" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo, Perro Primo and Seba TC)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Mary (Remix)" {{small|(featuring Zato DJ, Perro Primo, DT.Bilardo, Zurdo and Luchiboy)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Que lo wa (Remix)" {{small|(featuring Ray Menace)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Que choque el culo" {{small|(featuring Ale Oviedo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pal piso" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Alerta alarma" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo, El Amante and Ale Oviedo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Whisky cola" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Perro Primo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Rich" {{small|(featuring Perro Primo and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | rowspan="13" | 2020 | align="left" | "Aleteo 420" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pitbull terrier biry" {{small|(featuring Perro Primo and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Tik tok (Remix)" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo, El Amante, Perro Primo and Nio García)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Aleteo 420 - Remix" {{small|(featuring DJ Barott)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "L-Gante RKT" {{small|(featuring Papu DJ)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "R.a.M" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Perro Primo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pistola" {{small|(featuring El Más Ladrón and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Enrolo y quemo" {{small|(featuring El Más Berrako and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Malianteo 420" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Malianteo 420 - Remix" {{small|(featuring DJ Alex)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "El barrio" {{small|(featuring Perro Primo, El Mas Berrako and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Vino y pomelo" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pompa pa tra - Remix" {{small|(featuring Kaleb Di Masi, DT.Bilardo and Bruno LC)}} | — || — || — |- | rowspan="33" | 2021 | align="left" | "Pandillero" {{small|(featuring Blunted Vato and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Clandestina 420" {{small|(featuring DJ Alex and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Dentro del Party" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pistola (Remix)" {{small|(featuring DJ Pirata, DT.Bilardo, El Kaio and Maxi Gen)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Titubeo" {{small|(featuring Homer El Mero Mero and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pasame el blunt" {{small|(featuring El Mas Ladrón and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Chapa y carbón" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Malandro)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Combi nueva" {{small|(featuring Papichamp, Blunted Vato and Ecko)}} | 96 || — || — |- | align="left" | "#XDTRA" {{small|(featuring Roman El Original and Perro Primo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Mi banda encendida" {{small|(featuring Frijo and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Barra libre" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Gonzalo Nawel)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Detrás del hit" {{small|(featuring Franklin West and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "PPT (Patita pa tra)" {{small|(featuring Perro Primo and DT.Bilardo)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Tinty nasty" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo, Omar Varela and [[Dillom]])}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "[[L-Gante: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38]]" {{small|(featuring [[Bizarrap]])}} | 1 || 43 || — |- | align="left" | "Lassie" {{small|(featuring La Joaqui)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Pistola (Remix)" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and El Más Ladrón)}} | 2 || — || — |- | align="left" | "Lassie (DJ Alex Remix)» {{small|(featuring DJ Alex and La Joaqui)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | "Visionario" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | 56 || — || — |- | align="left" | "Internacional Love 420" {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and [[Fidel Nadal]])}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | «Donde Están Los Guachos» {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Me Dicen Fideo)}} | 63 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Remake» {{small|(featuring [[John C]], [[Néstor en Bloque]], Perro Primo and [[Papichamp]])}} | 44 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Vivimos Como Capos» {{small|(featuring Homer El Mero Mero and Yubeili)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | «TU REO» {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | 42 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Turrosmánticos» {{small|(featuring Frijo and DT.Bilardo)}} | 97 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Alta Data» {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo and Eric Santana)}} | 76 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Por Tu Lengua (Remix)» {{small|(featuring Bulin 47, El Experimento, Kevvo, Ceky, Viciny, El Mayor Quimico and Ultramega)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | «LOGI» {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo, Perro Primo and Homer El Mero Mero)}} | 57 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Cucurucho» {{small|(featuring Lérica)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | «Malianteo 420 (Volumen 2)» {{small|(featuring DT.Bilardo)}} | 10 || — || — |- | align="left" | «Las Guaguas Van» {{small|(featuring [[Miky Woodz]], [[Alemán (rapper)|Alemán]], Omy de Oro, [[Neutro Shorty]], Chucky73, Nino Freestyle, Hozwal, Totoy El Frío and Pablo Chill-E)}} | — || — || — |- | align="left" | «C Piko La Clandestina» {{small|(featuring [[Damas Gratis]] and Marita)}} | — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "[[Bar (song)|Bar]]" {{small|(with [[Tini (singer)|Tini]])}} | 1 || 78 <ref name="Top 100 Canciones: Semana 3">{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2022/3|title=Top 100 Canciones: Semana 3|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> || — |- | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | "—" denotes a record that did not chart or was not released in that country. |} ===Studio albums=== * ''Celda 4'' (2024)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Instagram|lgante_keloke}} * {{TikTok|lgante_keloke}} * {{YouTube|channel=UCy_U5d2G-BeJMwOmVKwpAkw}}

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