Tiago Uriel Pacheco Lezcano (born August 3, 2001), better known by his stage name Tiago PZK,[1] is an Argentine rapper and singer, mostly related with R&B, reggaeton and rap. His hit-singles are "Sola", "Además de Mí", "Entre Nosotros", "Salimo de Noche", and "Cerca de Ti".
Career
The artist, whose real name is Tiago Uriel Pacheco Lezcano, uses the suffix PZK in honor of his freestyle crew in Argentina. Tiago began gaining notoriety around 2016 with his participation in local rap battles in Argentina and his self-released track, "Andamo en la Cima". In 2019, he signed to indie SyP Recors in Argentina, eventually catching the eye of concert promoter Phil Rodriguez, the CEO of Move Concerts, one of Latin America's biggest indie promoters. Rodriguez signed Tiago to management and to his new Grand Move Records label. In 2022, the artist signed a record deal with Warner Music Latina.[2]
The release of Tiago's first album Portales met with controversy over lyrics that were characterised as racist; the track "Sabor a Miel" includes the line "he smokes and his eyes look like BTS." The singer later apologized on Twitter to the "people who were offended."[4]
Influences and style
Tiago's music "defies categorization, often shifting from R&B and even pop to rap. And instead of resorting to the sexually explicit lyrics that define so many reggaetón hits today, Tiago’s themes lean more toward love and loss and his own journey from the housing projects of Buenos Aires to nascent fame."[2] Tiago has listed Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderón and Justin Bieber as music influences. Today, Yankee's street music and Bieber's pop essence reflect in Tiago's diverse sound, which he says is "limitless": "I am not pigeonholed into a single genre. If I have to, I'll do reggaeton, rock, dancehall, and R&B."[5]
^Tiago PZK is credited as a co-lead artist on the original version of "Además de Mí"[18] but as a featured artist on the remix version of the song.[19]
^Uses combined chart entries for "Entre Nosotros" and "Entre Nosotros" (remix).
Notes for peak chart positions
^"Yo Se Que Tu" (remix) did not enter the Monitor Latino Top 20 Uruguay airplay chart, but peaked at number eight on the Uruguayan Chamber of Disc's monthly digital singles chart.[21]
^"Salimo de Noche" did not enter the Monitor Latino Top 20 Uruguay airplay chart, but peaked at number one on the Uruguayan Chamber of Disc's monthly digital singles chart.[25]
^"Tiago PZK: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 48" did not enter the Monitor Latino Top 20 Uruguay airplay chart, but peaked at number one on the Uruguayan Chamber of Disc's monthly digital singles chart.[27]
^"Entre Nosotros" (remix) did not enter the Monitor Latino Top 20 Uruguay airplay chart, but peaked at number seven on the Uruguayan Chamber of Disc's monthly digital singles chart.[27]
"Además de Mi" (remix): "Junio - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
"Salimo de Noche": "Enero - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ ab"Prensario Música – Edición Impresa"(PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 583. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. March 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ ab"Prensario Música – Edición Impresa"(PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 581. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. January 2022. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
