Angelo Acosta (born December 15, 2001) is a Filipino rapper, singer-songwriter and television personality.
He has an older sibling; their father, who was a cop in Manila was shot and killed on duty when they were kids and their mother had to raise them on her own.
[5] In 2022, his track "Don't Mess With My Christmas" was selected by Randy Jackson, Mike Posner and Joel Madden as one of the seven finalists among thousands of entries in the international songwriting competition, "MerryModz $100K XMas Song Contest".
[6] On a radio interview, Acosta said that he "grew up listening" to Bruno Mars and Gloc-9 as an eight-year-old[2] before discovering Frank Ocean, Daniel Caesar and Mac Miller.
Other artists Acosta has said that inspired his work include Drake, and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas, who mentored him.