Trueno (rapper)

Argentine rapper

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Palacios and the second or maternal family name is  Corazzina.

Trueno

Trueno in 2021

Background information
Birth name| Mateo Palacios Corazzina
Born|  (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 23)
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres|

* Latin hip hop
* Latin trap
* freestyle rap
* Latin R&B
* reggaeton

Occupations|

* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2017–present
Labels| Sony Latin

Musical artist

Mateo Palacios Corazzina (born 25 March 2002), better known by the stage name Trueno, is an Argentine rapper, singer and songwriter.[1][2] He is best known for his appearance in the freestyle session "BZRP Freestyle Sessions # 6" in collaboration with Bizarrap, which managed to exceed 250,000,000 views on YouTube and currently holds the record for being the most viewed freestyle video on that site.[3][4][5]

## Early years

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Mateo was born on 25 March 2002 in the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From a very young age he showed his love for rap, one of his great influences would be the American rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg.[1] He is the son of Uruguayan-born rapper MC Peligro, who is recognized for having won multiple freestyle competitions, who is also a great reference for Trueno to dedicate himself to freestyle since he stated that he wanted to be a soccer player.[2][6] His paternal grandfather was Yamandú Palacios, an Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist of folklore music, who played alongside artists such as Alfredo Zitarrosa, Joaquín Sabina or Joan Manuel Serrat. [7]

## Career

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At age 14, he was crowned champion in the ACDP Zoo Juniors tournament.[2] In 2017, Trueno became champion of the Crossing of Champions competition. In 2018, he participated in the FMS Argentina competition, where he finished in last place.[8] On 21 October 2019, Trueno was crowned national champion of Red Bull's Batalla de los Gallos Argentina freestyle competition.[9][10][11] At the end of that year, Trueno managed to finish in the first position of the FMS Argentina competition.[8] On 23 July 2020, he released his debut album called Atrevido. The song "Mamichula", in collaboration with Nicki Nicole and Bizarrap, was positioned in the first place of the Argentina Hot 100 list of Billboard.[12][13] In just over a month, the official video for the song surpassed 100,000,000 views on YouTube.

He worked alongside various artists, such as Planet Hemp, Nicki Nicole, Nathy Peluso, Underdann, Bizarrap, Bhavi, Halpe, Wos, XOVOX, C. Terrible, Shaolin Monkeys, El Alfa, Noriel, J Balvin, Tiago PZK among others.

## Discography

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### Albums

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#### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with details of album and selected chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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ARG
[14] | SPA
[15]
Atrevido |

* Released: 23 July 2020
* Label: Sur Capital Records
* Formats: Digital download, streaming

| — | 4  |

* CAPIF: 4× Platinum[16]

Bien o Mal |

* Released: 12 May 2022
* Label: Sur Capital Records
* Formats: Digital download, streaming

| — | 23  |
El Último Baile |

* Released: 23 May 2024
* Label: Sony Music Latin
* Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

| 1 | 6  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

#### Live albums

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List of live albums with details  Title  | Album details

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Atrevido en Vivo |

* Released: 27 June 2021
* Label: NEUEN, Sony Music Latin
* Format: Digital download, streaming

### Singles

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#### As a lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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ARG
[17] | MEX
Pop
[18] | PAR
[19] | SPA
[20] | URU
[21] | WW
[22]
"K.I.N.G"  | 2017  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
"En La Ola"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"4AM"  | 2018  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Rain"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Neón"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"La Salamandra"
(with Underdann) | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Boom"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Broke"
(with Tano B) | 2019  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Trueno: Bzrp Freestyle Sessions Vol. 6"
(with Bizarrap) | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Trueno: Brzp Music Sessions Vol. 16"
(with Bizarrap) | 13 | — | — | 99 | — | —  |
"Trueno: Dolly Freestyle Sessions #01"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"My Dog Is"
(with C. Terrible and Shaolin Monkey) | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Atrevido"  | 2020  | 31 | — | — | — | — | —  |

* CAPIF: Platinum[23]
* AMPROFON: Gold[23]
* PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]

| Atrevido
"Azul y Oro Freestyle"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Mamichula"
(with Nicki Nicole and Bizarrap) | 1 | — | 79 | 1 | — | 100  |

* CAPIF: 3× Platinum[23]
* AMPROFON: 2× Platinum[23]
* CUD: 2× Platinum[23]
* PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum[23]

"Jugador del Año"
(with Bizarrap and Acru) | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album single
"Background"  | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Atrevido
"Ñeri"  | 44 | — | — | — | — | —  |

* CAPIF: Gold[23]
* CUD: Gold[23]
* PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]

"Rain II"  | 2021  | 76 | — | — | 95 | — | —  |
"Panamá"
(with Duki) | 16 | — | — | 43 | — | —  |

* CAPIF: Gold[23]
* CUD: Gold[23]
* PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]

| Bien o Mal
"Solo Por Vos"  | 29 | — | 93 | — | — | —  |

* CAPIF: Gold[24]
* CUD: Gold[24]

"Feel Me??"  | 25 | — | — | 43 | 20 | —  |

* CAPIF: Platinum[24]
* CUD: Platinum[24]
* PROMUSICAE: Platinum[24]

"Salimo de Noche"
(with Tiago PZK) | 1 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 136  |

* PROMUSICAE: Gold[20]
* RIAA: Gold (Latin)[25]

"Dance Crip"  | 2 | — | 32 | 8 | 15 | 169  |

* CAPIF: Platinum[26]
* AMPROFON: Gold[24]
* CUD: Platinum[24]
* PROMUSICAE: Platinum[24]

"Tierra Zanta"
(with Victor Heredia) | 2022  | 45 | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Un Paso"
(with J Balvin) | 33 | — | — | 100 | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
"Dubai"
(with Beny Jr) | 2023  | — | — | — | 56 | — | —  |
"Real Gangsta Love"  | 2024  | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 22  |  | El Último Baile
"Cuando Te Vi"[a]
(Big One with María Becerra) | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
"Angelito"
(with Bad Gyal) | 2025  | 51 | — | — | 7 | — | —  |
"Cruz"
(with Feid) | 35 | — | — | 42 | — | —  |
"Fale Então"
(with Marshmello) | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

#### As a featuring artist

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List of singles as a featuring artist, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Album

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"C90 (Remix)"
(John C, Neo Pistea and Bhavi featuring Trueno) | 2019  | Non-album singles
"Los Aparatos"
(El Alfa featuring Noriel and Trueno) | 2022

### Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name  Title  | Year  | Peaks  | Certifications  | Album

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ARG
[17] | SPA
[15]
"Sangría"
(with Wos) | 2020  | 12 | 37  |

* CAPIF: Platinum[23]
* CUD: Gold[23]
* PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]

| Atrevido
"Argentina"
(with Nathy Peluso) | 2022  | 48 | —  |  | Bien o Mal
"No Cap"  | 2024  | 98 | —  |  | El Último Baile
"The Roof Is on Fire"  | 94 | —  |
"Pull Up!"  | 97 | —  |
"Rain III"  | 95 | —  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## Personal life

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Trueno has shown his great love of football, his favorite team is Boca Juniors, one of Argentina's biggest and most important sports clubs and the main club in his home neighbourhood. Even the music video for the song "Ñeri" was recorded at the La Bombonera stadium, where Boca Juniors plays.[27]

## Awards and nominations

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Award  | Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref.

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Heat Latin Music Awards | 2023  | Best Artist Southern Region  | Trueno  | Nominated  | [28]
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Best Latin America South Act | Nominated  | [29]
MTV Millennial Awards | 2022 | Argentine Artist  | Nominated  | [29]
Premios Gardel | 2021 | Best New Artist  | Atrevido | Won  | [30]
Best Urban/Trap Song or Album  | "Mamichula" (with Nicki Nicole & Bizarrap) | Won
Best Urban/Trap Collaboratio  | Nominated
2022  | Song of the Year  | "Dance Crip"  | Nominated  | [31]
Record of the Year  | Nominated
Best Music Video  | Won
Best Urban Song  | Won
"Salimo de Noche" (with Tiago PZK) | Nominated
Best Urban Collaboration  | Nominated
Best Live Album  | Atrevido en vivo | Won
2023 | Album of the Year  | Bien o mal | Won  | [32]
Best Urban Music Album  | Won
Song of the Year  | "Tierra Zanta"  | Nominated
"Argentina" (with Nathy Peluso) | Nominated
Record of the Year  | Won
Best Urban Song  | Nominated
"Sudaka" (with Dante Spinetta) | Nominated
Best Urban Collaboration  | Won
2024 | Song of the Year  | "Tranky Funky"  | Nominated  | [33]
[34]
Record of the Year  | Nominated
Best Urban Song  | Nominated
Best Urban Collaboration  | "Fuck el Police (Remix)" (with Cypress Hill) | Nominated
Best Music Video  | Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards | 2023 | Best Rap/Hio Hop Song | "Dance Crip"  | Nominated  | [35]
2024 | Best Urban Fusion/Performance | "Tranky Funky"  | Won  | [36]
Best Urban Music Album | El Último Baile | Nominated
Premios Juventud | 2022 | Best Song by a Couple  | "Mamichula" (with Nicki Nicole & Bizarrap) | Nominated  | [37]
2023 | The New Generation – Male  | Trueno  | Nominated  | [38]
Rolling Stone en Español Awards | 2023 | Promising Artist of the Year  | Trueno  | Nominated  | [39]
Song of the Year  | "Dance Crip"  | Nominated
"Sudaka" (with Dante Spinetta) | Nominated
Video of the Year  | Nominated
Premios Quiero  | 2020  | Best Rap/Trap/Hip Hop Video  | "C90 Remix" ( with Jhon C, Bhavi & Neo Pistea) | Nominated  | [40]
"Mamichula" (with Nicki Nicole) | Won
Video of the Year  | Nominated

## Notes

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1. ^ Subtitled "Crossover #5".

## References

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1. ^ a b "Trueno". cmtv.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
2. ^ a b c "MC Peligro y MC Trueno, la historia de un padre y su hijo unidos por el rap" (in Spanish). Clarín. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. ^ "Video de Trueno supera en reproducciones al de Eminem y se vuelve el más escuchado en YouTube" (in Spanish). La República. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. ^ "TRUENO II BZRP Freestyle Sessions #6". YouTube (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
5. ^ "Trueno: "Sé lo que quiero reflejar en los wachines"". Página/12 (in Spanish). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. ^ "Trueno: de su pasado futbolista jugando de 7 al 'yo quería ser Mouche'" (in Spanish). Olé. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
7. ^ Tabárez, Nicolás. "Murió el cantautor Yamandú Palacios, figura del canto popular". El Observador. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
8. ^ a b "Clasificación FMS Argentina" (in Spanish). Mundo Freestyle. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
9. ^ "Trueno ganó la Batalla de los Gallos 2019". Página/12. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
10. ^ "Batalla de los Gallos 2019: Trueno, el nuevo campeón nacional de freestyle". Infobae (in Spanish). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
11. ^ Centenera, Mar (21 October 2019). "Trueno se corona campeón de la Batalla de los gallos de Argentina con 17 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
12. ^ "Trueno lanza su primer álbum "Atrevido"" (in Spanish). Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
13. ^ "Trueno arrasó con Atrevido" (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
14. ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Argentina:
* El Último Baile: "Los discos más vendidos de la semana". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
15. ^ a b "Search: Trueno (albums)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
16. ^ "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 571\. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. April 2021. p. 26. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
17. ^ a b "Trueno Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
18. ^ "Trueno Chart History (Mexico Espanol Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
19. ^ Peak positions in Paraguay:
* "Mamichula": "Octubre - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
* "Solo Por Vos", "Salimo de Noche" and "Dance Crip" "Diciembre - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
20. ^ a b "Búsqueda: Trueno (songs)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
21. ^ Peak positions in Uruguay:
* "Feel Me?" and "Salimo de Noche": "Ranking Mensual: Noviembre 2021" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya del Disco. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
* "Dance Crip" "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 17 al 23 de Enero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
22. ^ "Trueno Chart History (Billboard Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 578\. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. October 2021. p. 24. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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25. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Trueno". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
26. ^ "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 583\. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. March 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
27. ^ "Trueno en La Bombonera y, ¿nuevo hit con video Xeneize?" (in Spanish). Olé. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
28. ^ Roiz, Jessica (13 April 2023). "Karol G y Feid lideran nominaciones a Premios Heat 2023: Lista completa". Billboard. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
29. ^ a b "MTV MIAW 2022: Conoce a los nominados". MIAW Latam. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
30. ^ "Premios Gardel | CAPIF | GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2021". Premios Gardel. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
31. ^ "Premios Gardel | CAPIF | GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2022". Premios Gardel. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
32. ^ "Premios Gardel | CAPIF | GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2025". Premios Gardel. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
33. ^ "Nominados 2024" (in Spanish). Premios Gardel. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
34. ^ "Premios Gardel 2024: Lista completa de ganadores". Billboard (in Spanish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
35. ^ Flores, Griselda (20 September 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: todos los nominados". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
36. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (17 September 2024). "Latin Grammy 2024: Lista completa de nominados". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
37. ^ "Nominados a Premios Juventud 2022: lista completa de artistas". Univision. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
38. ^ Flores, Griselda (13 June 2023). "2023 Premios Juventud Nominations: See the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
39. ^ Monroy, Pablo (10 August 2023). "Se anuncian nominados a los Premios Rolling Stone en Español". Rolling Stone en Español. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
40. ^ "Quiero Música - PREMIOS QUIERO". Q Música. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.