| Vladislav Balovatsky (born 23 November 1994), known professionally as Capital Bra is a German rapper. Born in Siberia, Russia and raised in Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine, he moved with his mother to Berlin, Germany in the early 2000s. He started rapping at age eleven and participated at Rap am Mittwoch in 2014, a German battle rap tournament. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, Capital Bra released his first studio album Kuku Bra in January 2016 to minor commercial success in Germany. The follow-ups Makarov Complex and Blyat were realesed in February and September 2017 and peaked in the Top 5 of German-speaking Europe. Balovatsky rose to mainstream success in 2018, following six chart topping singles in a year in Germany. His fourth studio album, Berlin lebt (2018), peaked at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
