ProfJam

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ProfJam

Birth name| Mário Cotrim
Born|  (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 34)
Lisbon, Portugal
Genres| Hip hop tuga
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Years active| 2008–present
Labels| Think Music, Universal Music Portugal
Website| http://www.profjam.pt/

Musical artist

Mário Cotrim, mostly known by his stage name ProfJam (born 6 June 1991[1]), is a Portuguese rapper and hip hop singer.[2][3][4]

## Career

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ProfJam started his career in 2008. His first exposition to the Hip Hop audience occurred when he participated in the Portuguese competition "Liga Knockout", where rappers had to make their own rhymes in order to defeat their opponent in a 1v1 punchlines battle.[5]

Later on[when?], after dropping out from a Computer Science and Information Systems class at Instituto Superior Técnico, he went to London to pursue a degree in audio production, in the SAE Institute.

In 2016, he created his own record label, Think Music Records. Think Music Records has signed Portuguese artists such as Yuzi, SippinPurpp, Mike El Nite, Lon3r Johny, among others.[6]

In January 2019, it was announced that ProfJam would perform on the main stage of Super Bock Super Rock 2019, on 20 July.[7] In 2018, he performed at the same music festival but on the secondary stage.[8]

After he released his album #FFFFFF in February 2019, almost every song on the album got to the top 100 of Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa singles charts. The song "Tou Bem" featuring Lhast, got to the number 1 spot on the Portuguese charts and on the main social media streaming services, like YouTube or Spotify. The records, "Água de Coco" and "Tou Bem" reached the platinum certification as they got over 20,000 sales registered by AFP. The album reached the number 1 spot on the Portuguese charts in March 2019.[9][10]

## Personal life

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On 10 October 2019, he was hospitalized after suffering from a psychosis due to drug abuse while he was writing his new song "'Anjos e Demónios'".[11]

## Discography

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### Mixtapes

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Title  | Details

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The Bing Banger Theory |

* Released: 6 June 2014 (POR)
* Label: ASTROrecords

Mixtakes |

* Released: 30 March 2016 (POR)
* Label: Think Music Records

### Albums

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#### Studio albums

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Title  | Details  | Certifications | Peak chart positions

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POR
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#FFFFFF |

* Released: 23 February 2019 (POR)
* Labels: Think Music Records, Sony Music
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| AFP: Gold  | 1
#000000 |

* 12 February 2020 (POR)
* Label: Think Music Records
* Formats: Audiovisual

| —  | —
MDID |

* 5 May 2023 (POR)
* Label: Virgin Music Portugal
* Formats: Digital download, streaming

| AFP: Gold  | 51

#### Collaborative albums

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Title  | Details  | Certifications | Peak chart positions

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POR
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System (with Benji Price) |

* 25 June 2020 (POR)
* Label: Think Music Records, Sony Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| —  | —

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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POR

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"Xamã"  | 2016  | —  |  | Non-album single(s)
"Mortalhas"  | 2017  | —  |
"Yabba"  | 2018  | —  |
"Gwapo"
(featuring Yuzi) | —
"Água de Côco"  | 8  | AFP: 2× Platinum  | #FFFFFF
"Tou Bem"
(with Lhast) | 1  | AFP: 3× Platinum
"À Palavra"  | 2019  | 15  |
"À Vontade"
(feat Fínix MG) | 4  | AFP: Platinum
"Caveira"  | 47  |
"Interlúdio"  | 65  |
"Malibu"  | 14  | AFP: Platinum
"Minha"  | 20  |
"Na Zona"  | 38  |
"O Hino"  | 36  |
"Se Calhar"  | 50  |
"Badman Ting"
(with Benji Price) | —  |  | Non-album single(s)
"Hei"  | 2020  | 7  |  | L.S.D. "Love Songs Die"
"Sistema"
(with Benji Price) | 27  |  | System
"Tribunal"
(with Benji Price) | 13  |
"Finais"
(with Benji Price) | 36  |
"Xpidi"
(with Benji Price) | 50  |
"Lutei"
(with Benji Price) | 62  |
"#24"
(with Benji Price) | 55  |
"Perfection"
(with Benji Price) | 56  |
"Crânio"
(with Benji Price) | 70  |
"Origami"
(with Benji Price) | 81  |
"Sempre"
(with Benji Price) | 78  |
"Imortais"
(with Benji Price) | 80  |
"Alguém Como Tu"
(with Agir) | 2021  | 16  |  | Non-album single(s)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

#### As featured artist

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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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"Pensa Bem"
(D.A.M.A featuring ProfJam) | 2017  | 68  | AFP: Platinum  | Lado a Lado
"Havana"
(SippinPurpp featuring ProfJam) | 2019  | 68  | —  | 3880
"Damn / Sky"
(Lon3r Johny featuring ProfJam) | 2020  | 18  | —  | Non-album single(s)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## Awards

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Year  | Award  | Nominee  | Category  | Result

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2019  | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | "Água de Côco" | Best Videoclip[13] | Nominated
Vodafone Best Song[14] | Nominated
2019 | MTV Europe Music Award | ProfJam  | Best Portuguese Act | Nominated
2020  | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | #FFFFFF | Best Album  | Nominated
"Hear From You" (featuring) | Best Videoclip  | Won
Fornova Melhores do Ano Awards  | "Tou Bem (feat. Lhast)" | Best National Single  | Nominated
2021  | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | "Tribunal" | Vodafone Best Song  | Nominated

## See also

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* Think Music Records
* List of number-one singles of 2019 (Portugal)
* List of number-one albums of 2019 (Portugal)

## External links

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* YouTube
* Spotify
* Apple Music
* Google Play
* Tidal
* Deezer
* Instagram
* Twitter
* Facebook

## References

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1. ^ "ProfJam on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
2. ^ "ProfJam". Genius. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
3. ^ "ProfJam - Site Oficial". Profjam - Palavras Ritmadas Ouvidas Finitamente (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-22.
4. ^ "ProfJam". PortuCult. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
5. ^ "Entrevista Oficial ProfJam". 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
6. ^ "Arquivo de think music • Hip Hop Rádio". Hip Hop Rádio (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
7. ^ "SIC Notícias | ProfJam e Masego atuam no Super Bock Super Rock a 20 de julho". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-31.
8. ^ "ProfJam e Isaura entre as novas confirmações do Super Bock Super Rock 2018". Rimas e Batidas (in European Portuguese). 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
9. ^ "ProfJam: #1 lugar do TOP Nacional de Vendas com o #FFFFFF". Sony Music Entertainment Portugal. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
10. ^ "ProfJam: #FFFFFF em primeiro lugar na tabela de discos mais vendidos em Portugal e concerto esgotado em Lisboa". Rimas e Batidas (in European Portuguese). 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
11. ^ "Anjos e Demónios levam ProfJam ao inferno". www.cmjornal.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-11.
12. ^ a b c d Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
13. ^ "Play Prémios da Música Portuguesa – Melhor Videoclipe". Play - Prémios da Música Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-01.
14. ^ "Play Prémios da Música Portuguesa – Vodafone Melhor Canção". Play - Prémios da Música Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-01.