Nucci (rapper)
Igor Panić, better known as Nucci, is a Serbian rapper. He rose to prominence in 2020 with the single "BeBo" and has since had numerous commercially successful singles, including six Croatia Songs-topping songs. His debut album Zamena za bol was released in 2024.
Early life
Igor Panić was born on 10 August 1996 in Smederevo, FR Yugoslavia. He began writing songs during elementary school. His main childhood music influences were Serbian hip-hop artists Marčelo, Bad Copy, Wikluh Sky. Panić stated that he was also influenced Amy Winehouse, AC/DC, Iggy Pop, 50 Cent, Rihanna, Cypress Hill, and Zvonko Bogdan through his father who took him to their live shows. The stage name 'Nucci' comes from a high school nickname.Career
Nucci made his recording debut in 2011. He gained more significant popularity upon the release of the single "Bebo" in June 2020 through Generacija Zed. Following a series of successful singles in 2020 and 2021, Nucci began performing for Serbian diaspora across Europe and also embarked on a short tour in the United States in November 2021 along with rappers Voyage, Corona, and Rimski.In August 2022, together with Voyage, Nucci headlined his first Music Week Festival in Ušće, Belgrade. He made a cameo appearance in U klinču on Radio Television of Serbia later that October. He and Voyage performed at the 2023 New Year's Eve concert in front of the House of the National Assembly in Belgrade. On 6 October 2023, the duo held their first major concert at the Port of Belgrade, entitled Beograd daje sve. Recognised for his fashion style, Nucci became the first man to be featured on the cover of the Serbian Harper's Bazaar in December 2023.
On 24 October 2024, Nucci released his debut album Zamena za bol through Generacija Zed. It peaked at number eight in Austria and number twenty in Switzerland. In addition, seven tracks form the album charted in Croatia. The following June, he released EP Trilogy, which spawned a chart-topping song "Hilton Hotel Barça".