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Rising to popularity among Argentina's buzzing early-2020s rap scene, Monte Grande-born Tiago PZK built his rap skills in his country's dominant freestyle circuit before committing to writing material of his own. After breaking out with "Sola," Tiago found international fame using his vocal versatility to capture the global spotlight with hits like "Además de Mí (Remix)," "No Me Conocen (Remix)," and "Entre Nosotros." The latter cut appeared on his 2022 long-player Portales. After major hits with Tini and the supergroup Los del Espacio, he returned with a 2024 follow-up, Gotti A.

Having first discovered hip-hop through Eminem's legendary rap battles in the film 8 Mile, Argentina's Tiago PZK began to hone his own talents at the age of 13, competing in freestyle competitions across his home country. After several years in these proving grounds, the rapper began to write and release original material. He made a viral debut with the trap anthem "Andamo en la Cima" at just 15, and continued that buzz with subsequent tracks "Bandolero" and "Bendiceme." Further showings at competitions like El Quinto Escalón and Batalla de Maestros built his reputation in rap circles, while Tiago developed his catalog with the Valor de la Calle EP and singles like "Finde" and "Te Fuiste." But it was 2019's "Sola" that marked his breakout moment; a candid reflection on his father's domestic violence, the song soon racked up millions of streams online and was used by the United Nations in a campaign against domestic abuse.

Through the early 2020s, the vocalist continued to build his name with a relentless string of singles, including "En la Oscuridad" and "Viento." The "Cerca de Tí (Remix)" proved a compelling showcase for Argentina's new wave of rappers: With appearances from LIT Killah, Seven Kayne, Rusherking, Bhavi, and Tobi, Tiago's track soon garnered over 100 million streams. In 2021, a period of intense collaboration in the Argentinian music scene, the rapper enjoyed a spell of international dominance. An appearance on Rusherking's "Además de Mí (Remix)" -- another showcase of Argentina's young talents -- gave Tiago his first number one-charting single that March, and the track soon garnered over 300 million streams online. A second number one hit arrived in July's "No Me Conocen (Remix)," with the rapper appearing alongside BANDIDO, Duki, and Rei. Tiago soon supplanted the track's two-week run at the top with his own "Entre Nosotros," a duet with LIT Killah that racked up over a million streams and spent seven weeks at the number one spot on Argentina's charts. Further collaborations with Argentinian artists -- among them FMK's "Yo Se Que Tu" and "Prende la Cámara," as well as María Becerra's "Cazame" -- continued to build Tiago's profile as one of his country's most renowned new voices. In 2022, he issued the full-length Portales, which included the hit single "Sex & Love." Later that year he hit the Top Ten with the Tini collaboration, "El Último Beso" from her album Cupido. Tiago's next chart-topper, "Los del Espacio" came in June 2023 as part of an Argentine supergroup of the same name. Among its ranks were Lit Killah, María Becerra, and Duki. He and Tini returned to the Top Ten shortly afterward with "Me Enteré." Tiago's follow-up album, Gotti A, appeared in July 2024. ~ David Crone

A singer/actress/model with billions of streams to her name, Tini is a highly popular artist in her native Argentina and around the world. Starting with 2016's Tini, she quickly established a reputation as an in-demand pop star that she built on with albums such as 2018's Quiero volver and Tini Tini Tini from 2020 (the same year she was named Billboard Argentina's Artist of the Year), singles including 2019's "22," 2021's "Miénteme," and 2022's "La Triple T," and collaborations with artists ranging from Sebastián Yatra to Alesso. Tini's fourth LP, Cupido, appeared in 2023, showcasing a genre-crossing blend of cumbia, reggaeton, and Latin pop. It hit the Top 50 of Billboard's Latin Albums chart. The deeply personal and equally stylistically adventurous Un Mechón de Pelo arrived in 2024.

Born Martina Stoessel, Tini found international stardom as Violetta Castillo on the Disney Channel teen telenovela Violetta in the 2010s. A native of Buenos Aires, she's the daughter of Brazilian television director Alejandro Stoessel and was immersed in the performance arts from a young age. A student of voice, piano, dance, and acting, she made her television debut as a guest on the kids' comedy series Patito Feo at the age of 11.

In 2011, Stoessel was booked to record a song for the Disney Princess: Fairy Tale Songs collection. She later performed it on Disney Channel Latin America's televised New Year's Eve special, Celebratón. The following year, at the age of 15, she won the lead role of Violetta Castillo in the popular Disney telenovela Violetta. The show was about a teenage musician who returns home to Buenos Aires after living in Europe. During its three-season run, she was featured on several music releases associated with the series, including 2012's Violetta [Original Soundtrack] and 2014's Violetta: En Vivo. In May 2014, Stoessel published an autobiography called Simplemente Tini about her childhood and transition to life in the international spotlight. The final episode of Violetta aired in February 2015 and was followed by a show tour that sold over a million tickets across four continents.

The year 2016 would bring even greater career landmarks for Stoessel with the release of Tini: The Movie (Tini: El Gran Cambio de Violetta) in theaters and her first solo album, both arriving in various countries between April and July. Issued as a double CD by the Hollywood label, her Tini debut, Tini (Martina Stoessel), included 12 pop tunes by the singer as well as a nine-track soundtrack from the movie. It landed on several European countries' charts and debuted at number one in her native Argentina. In April 2018, Tini released the single "Princesa," which featured Karol G. The track was included in her sophomore album, Quiero volver, which was issued that October and featured additional guest spots from Morat, Sebastián Yatra, and Cali & El Dandee.

In 2019, in addition to her position as a judge on the talent show Pequeños Gigantes Argentina, Tini dueted with Greeicy on "22," which became her first Top Ten single on the Argentina Hot 100 singles chart. That year, she also featured Lalo Ebratt on her hit song "Fresa," her first Top Five single on the chart, and scored another Top Five hit with the Yatra duet "Oye." In 2020, she appeared in the two-part documentary Tini Quiero Volver Tour and served as a coach on the seventh season of La Voz Spain. More high-placing singles, including the John C collaboration "Duele" and "Un Beso en Madrid" featuring Alejandro Sanz, preceded December 2020's full-length Tini Tini Tini, which Stoessel co-wrote with Latin Grammy-winning producers Andres Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. The week of the album's release, Stoessel performed the livestream concert Tini Tini Tini Live.

In 2021, she worked with Maria Becerra on the single "Miénteme," which hit number one in Argentina. Stoessel kicked off 2022 with the singles "La Triple T" and "La Loto." Both tracks appeared on her fourth long-player, Cupido. Released in 2023, the album added elements of cumbia and reggaeton to her cosmopolitan Latin dance-pop sound. A top five album in Argentina, it also cracked the Top 50 of Bilboard's Latin Albums chart.

While on her Tini Tour in 2022 and 2023, Stoessel began work on her fifth album. Titled Un Mechón de Pelo (or, a lock of hair) the album arrived in April 2024 and found the singer again working with producers Andres Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, as well as Felipe Contreras and Zecca. Another genre-crossing and deeply personal album, it included the singles, "Pa," an emotional ballad about almost losing her father, the electronic, R&B-infused anthem "Posta," and the acoustic guitar-accented ballad "Buenos Aires." ~ Marcy Donelson & Heather Phares