Loco Escrito

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Loco Escrito (actually Nicolas Herzig * 27. January 1990 in Medellin , Colombia ) is a Swiss reggaeton - / Latin - Pop - musicians from Zurich .

biography

The Swiss with Colombian roots was born in Medellin and grew up in Wetzikon, where he attended primary school and the upper school center. From 2004 to 2012 he was a member of the hip hop combo LDDC , with which he released various albums. In 2013 he started his solo career and released his free mixtape Mi vida… . With his debut album Mi vida es mia , released in 2014 , he reached number 28 in the Swiss album charts. In 2016 he released an EP called La conquista . He was also named “Best Talent” on Swiss radio SRF 3 in August 2016 and is the first Swiss artist to make it into the NRJ Euro Top 30. With his third studio album Estoy bien , he made it to number one in the Swiss album charts for the first time in 2020 .

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
CH CH
2014 Mi vida es mia
FarMore Records, Nation Music
CH28 (4 weeks)
CH
First published: March 21, 2014
2020 Estoy bien
Sony Music Switzerland
CH1 (... week)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2020CH
First published: January 31, 2020

EPs

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
CH CH
2016 La conquista
FarMore Records / Nation Music
CH10 (1 week)
CH
First published: June 10, 2016

More EPs

year Title
music label
Remarks
2016 De maravilla
FarMore Records / Nation Music
First published: October 28, 2016

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
CH CH
2017 Sin ti
single track
CH15th
platinum
platinum

(13 weeks)CH
First published: May 28, 2017
Sales: + 20,000
2018 Adiós
Estoy bien
CH4th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(31 weeks)CH
First published: May 25, 2018
Sales: + 40,000
Mi culpa
Estoy bien
CH14th
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)CH
First published: October 26, 2018
Sales: + 20,000
2019 Punto
Estoy bien
CH2
gold
gold

(30 weeks)CH
First published: April 26, 2019
Sales: + 10,000
María
Estoy bien
CH35 (2 weeks)
CH
First published: October 11, 2019
2020 Soledad
Estoy bien
CH53 (1 week)
CH
First published: January 10, 2020
Ámame
single track
CH6 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2020CH
First published: April 24, 2020
Mamá
single track
CH36 (1 week)
CH
First published: May 8, 2020
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2020 Estoy bien
Estoy bien
CH93 (1 week)
CH
Chart entry: February 9, 2020

More singles

  • 2013: Sin descanso
  • 2014: Bien contento
  • 2014: Goal
  • 2014: Tu me facinas
  • 2015: Hasta el amenecer
  • 2016: Salir bien
  • 2016: Solo déjalo
  • 2017: Control
  • 2020: Uiui

Guest Posts

  • 2018: Hasta que se va (El Baile feat. Loco Escrito)

Awards

  • 2018: MTV Music Award for 'Best Swiss Act'
  • 2019: Swiss Music Award for 'Best Hit' with "Adiós"

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 90,000 hitparade.ch beta.musikwoche.de
All in all Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Loco Escrito - Mi vida es mía - hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 7, 2019 .
  2. Best Talent - SRF 3 Best Talent August 2016: Loco Escrito. August 19, 2016, accessed March 7, 2019 .
  3. a b c d Chart sources: Switzerland
  4. Loco Escrito | 2018 MTV EMAs. Retrieved on March 7, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  5. Swiss Music Awards 2019 - The underdog Loco Escrito beats Lo & Leduc! February 16, 2019, accessed March 7, 2019 .