Rytmus

Rytmus
Rytmus during appearance 2012 in Prague.
Background information
Birth name	Patrik Vrbovský
Born	January 3, 1977 Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Genres	Hip hop, pop, R&B, electro, dubstep
Occupation(s)	Rapper, reciter, television personality
Years active	1992–present
Associated acts	Kontrafakt, Ego, Tina, Dara Rolins, Igor Kmeťo, Anita Soul, DJ Mad Skill, H16
Website	www.rytmusfenomen.com https://www.instagram.com/rytmusking/

Patrik Vrbovský, better known by his stage name Rytmus (born 1977 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia^[1]), is a Slovak rapper, pop reciter, and founder of the group Kontrafakt. He is known as one of the most vulgar and cliched mainstream rappers in Slovakia, but also one of the most financially successful. His first solo album, Bengoro, was released in 2006, followed by Král in 2009 and Fenomén in 2011. The single "Technotronic Flow", produced by DJ Mad Skill featuring Rytmus, reached #1 in the Slovak music charts,^[2] as did the single Daj mi ešte jednu šancu from the album Král, and Príbeh, a feature track from Tina's 2009 album Veci sa Menia, which also reached #1 in the Czech charts. He married wife, Maxine Hudacekova, in 2016. Shortly after the marriage Maxine filed for divorce in late May and retracted her filing in June 2016. They are now legally separated as she now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

The mass popularity of Rytmus largely results from his appearances as a judge on the talent shows Česko Slovenská Superstar^[3] (2011) and Hlas Česko Slovenska (2012).^[4]

Discography

• Kontrafakt - E.R.A (2004)
• Bengoro (2006)
• Kontrafakt - Bozk na Rozlucku (2008)
• Si zabil (2008)
• Král (2009)
• Fenomén (2011)
• Jediný čo hreší (2012)
• Kontrafakt - Navždy (2013)
• Krstný Otec (2016)

References

1. Jarmila Balážová: Rytmus: Som Cigán, vyzerám dobre a robím, čo ma baví!
3. První rozhovor s Rytmusem!– superstar2011.nova.cz, 17. 12. 2010
4. http://hlascs.nova.cz/rubrika/o-show/rytmus