Filip Filipi Janković
Filip Filipi Janković | |
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| Native name | Филип Филипи Јанковић |
| Birth name | Filip Janković |
| Also known as | Filip Filipi (formerly Sin Filip) |
| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Maison Filipi |
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| Website | filipfilipi |
Filip Filipi Janković (born 1989) is a Serbian Canadian artist, humanitarian, philanthropist, singer-songwriter, rapper and producer.[1][2] He gained international recognition through his humanitarian and disaster relief efforts in the former Yugoslavia.
Early life[edit]
Filip Filipi Janković was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia to Orthodox parents. In 1993, he and his family escaped the breakup of Yugoslavia[3]and immigrated to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4] In 2012, Janković started a not-for-profit charity called 28. Jun which aimed to help deliver aid and other support for the less fortunate in the Balkan region most notably Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina (including Republika Srpska) and Serbia.[5]He was named one of five most inspiring high-profile philanthropists of 2020.[2] Janković is long-time friends with fellow musician DJ Smitty— DJ to Post Malone.[6] He has two sisters, Fedra and Filipa.[7]
Humanitarianism[edit]
In a 2020 interview with Complex regarding his recent album release, Janković stated he wrote his first song around the time he began the work which would later evolve into 28 Jun:
I started doing music first, but there was just kind of like a drive inside me to always want to do more. Do you remember Myspace? Back in the days of Myspace I had released like one song and maybe had 500 friends. So like, like no authority on nothing. And I remember there was a kid in Bosnia that had a brain tumor, his name was Victor. And I remember someone sent me that and was just like, OK, 500 people know who I am, let me get this story out to 500 people...I was hoping to give like $500, you know, just some symbolic gesture for some help, but it exploded and there was this big movement. It turned into the organization, 28 Jun, which I built.[8]
In 2015 he led a petition to the United Nations in the defense that Serbian heritage sites of Kosovo not being granted UNESCO status under Albanian rule. The petition’s main goal was to protect the historically significant locations from further destruction by ethnic Albanians in occupied Kosovo.[9]
Music Career[edit]
As a teenager, Filip Filipi began sampling beats and produced his first mixtape at 18. By his nineteenth birthday, he was producing with The Diplomats, placed a track on the finale of So You Think You Can Dance.[10] At age 24, he nearly abandoned his passion for music to devote all of his time to humanitarian work.[4] Filipi wrote a song for Ana Ivanović in 2010 titled “Hurricane Ana” featuring Ivanović in the opening of the track.[11] June 28, 2020, Janković released his latest album titled Nine Roses under the name "Filip Filipi" in which he collaborated with notable musician Gucci Mane.[8]
Controversies[edit]
In 2013 Filipi was attacked by Serbian nationalists because a container of medical supplies was delivered to a hospital used by both Serbs and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.[12]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Caricato, James (2020-07-05). "Musician-Humanitarian Filip Filipi is Collaborating With Nike to Build 1 of 1 Eco Basketball Court". Playmaker HQ. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Top 5 Most Inspiring High Profile Philanthropists Using Their Platform For Good. – Entrepreneur & Investor".
- ↑ Anđelković, Ivana. "Repuje i skuplja novac za Srbiju". Blic.rs (in српски / srpski). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Filip Filipi and Snezana Dimitrijevic (June 28): Leaving the birth country does not give us the right to renounce it!". December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Letter From Our Founder". 28. Jun | Engaging people worldwide in humanitarian, social and philanthropic projects to assist and empower underprivileged communities. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ Jun, 28. "Post Malone's DJ Helps Deliver $1M in Aid to Serbia". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ Caricato, James (2020-07-05). "Musician-Humanitarian Filip Filipi is Collaborating With Nike to Build 1 of 1 Eco Basketball Court". Playmaker HQ. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "BC Rapper-Humanitarian Filip Filipi on Linking With Gucci Mane and Serbia's President". Complex. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ "Unexpected victory for #NoKosovoUNESCO « Britić". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ "Humanitarian Day: Filip Filipi used hip-hop to change the world". HipHopCanada. August 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Filip Filipi makes a song about Ana Ivanovic called "Hurricane Ana" | Women's Tennis Blog". womenstennisblog.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ Barrett, William P. "The Great Serbian Charity Dispute". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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