Ledeni


Damijan Kovačič better known by his stage name Ledeni, also known as Denile, is a music artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The name Ledeni translates to "Icey" in all south Slavic languages.

Career

Ledeni started recording demo songs as a teenager and in 2008 released his first mixtape Fixtape vol 1.
In 2009 he was featured on the Spacedout compilation with other Slovene artist and had the first trap song in the Slovene language, this song was his breakthrough on radio and television. Radio Val 202 labeled him as the future of Slovenian hip hop.
In 2010, he released another demo or mixtape Fixtape vol.2, where he experimented with new sounds and rapping styles.
In 2012, he was signed to Menart Records and released a few pop singles on that label.
In 2013/2014 while trap music was still mostly unknown or unpopular in Slovenia, he released videos "Peit dol niži", "Feder", "Jcvd", and "Hejterji na kiti" on Youtube. The single "Jcvd" was featured on Radio Študent 2013 Overall best music of the year. He also appeared on many television and radio programs and started performing in night clubs all over Slovenia.
In 2015 he experimented with making music in English and his music videos like "Spvceship" were featured on globally known underground music Youtube channels.
In 2016 he took a break from music, with the exception of live performances. In 2017 he is filming videos, performing live, and working on his first album.