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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 "", in collaboration with producer Bizarrap, which topped the Argentine Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Before reaching success, Valenzuela worked at a plastic factory.
In November 2020, he released "Pistola" alongside El Más Ladrón, produced by DT. Bilardo.
In April 2021, Valenzuela released a remix of "Pistola" featuring cumbia band Damas Gratis. In May, he released two further singles: "Visionario" and "Internacional Love 420", featuring reggae singer Fidel Nadal. 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.
In 2021, he collaborated with Dillom in his single "Tinty Nasty", and later featured in Dillom's debut album, Post Mortem.
From 2024 to 2025, Valenzuela was in a relationship with Wanda Nara.
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. 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. 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 restrictions.
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, San Juan Province under charges of causing public disturbances, and the release was delayed until Valenzuela could be cleared and released from custody. "" was released on Bizarrap's YouTube channel the following day, garnering over 3 million views in under 24 hours and trending at number 2. The collaboration topped the Billboard Hot 100, and remained at number 1 for seven consecutive weeks. On 30 March, L-Gante and La Joaqui released the single "Lassie".
Style and influences
Valenzuela has stated that he considers himself primarily a Argentine 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. 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. His music is also influenced by Latin trap.
Personal life
In 2022, Valenzuela became engaged to his girlfriend, Tamara Báez. In 2021, Valenzuela and Báez had a daughter, whom they named Jamaica.
Discography
Singles
+ List of singles with selected chart positions
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;" Title
! scope="col" colspan="3" Peak chart positions 2018 "Uno más uno" — "Gucci" — "Uno más uno (Remix)" — "Pinto el calor" — 2019 "Tik tok" — "Choke choke" — "Mary (Remix)" — "Que lo wa (Remix)" — "Que choque el culo" — "Pal piso" — "Alerta alarma" — "Whisky cola" — "Rich" — 2020 "Aleteo 420" — "Pitbull terrier biry" — "Tik tok (Remix)" — "Aleteo 420 - Remix" — "L-Gante RKT" — "R.a.M" — "Pistola" — "Enrolo y quemo" — "Malianteo 420" — "Malianteo 420 - Remix" — "El barrio" — "Vino y pomelo" — "Pompa pa tra - Remix" — 2021 "Pandillero" — "Clandestina 420" — "Dentro del Party" — "Pistola (Remix)" — "Titubeo" — "Pasame el blunt" — "Chapa y carbón" — "Combi nueva" — "#XDTRA" — "Mi banda encendida" — "Barra libre" — "Detrás del hit" — "PPT (Patita pa tra)" — "Tinty nasty" — "" — "Lassie" — "Pistola (Remix)" — "Lassie (DJ Alex Remix)» — "Visionario" — "Internacional Love 420" — «Donde Están Los Guachos» — «Remake» — «Vivimos Como Capos» — «TU REO» — «Turrosmánticos» — «Alta Data» — «Por Tu Lengua (Remix)» — «LOGI» — «Cucurucho» — «Malianteo 420 (Volumen 2)» — «Las Guaguas Van» — «C Piko La Clandestina» — "—" denotes a record that did not chart or was not released in that country.
Studio albums
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