Netherlands
Dio
ESNS: 2012
Dio is omnipresent in Dutch hiphop. From the biggest hits to the deepest underground, Diorno is there. Even though he is performing since 2004 on a high level, it is in 2007 that the Netherlands really get to know the rapper from Amsterdam after the song Dom, Lomp en Famous. A year later you could hear him in the song , again a hit record. Everyone wanted to hear his debut album. The album Rock & Roll is released in 2008 containing hits like , en . It works like a sort of turbocharger for Dio who only gets more active. He tours with beat band The Madd, performs on Lowlands, Parkpop and the TMF Awards and does a lot of guest performances, from a mixtape by Kempi to an album by Turk. The call for a sophomore album is increasing, but first everyone wants to hear his contribution to the popular TV-show Ali B op volle toeren where he will cover a song by George Baker.  
www.diomusic.nl
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