Blanco (UK)

Name: Blanco (Joshua Emmanuel Pinto João Eduardo)
Date of Birth: March 8, 1999
City: Kennington, South London
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: UK Rap, Drill, Contemporary Rap
Band/Group Members: Solo artist
Roles: Rapper, singer

Bio:
Growing up in Kennington's tight-knit streets, son of Angolan refugees who carried their stories across borders, Blanco found his voice amid the hum of South London's grit—a blend of drill's sharp edges and rap's raw pulse that feels like home turf reclaimed. Born Joshua Eduardo in '99, he started dropping tracks as a teen, honing that introspective flow over beats that echo the weight of family histories and quiet survivals. His 2021 debut *City of God* hit like a revelation, weaving vulnerability into hooks that stuck, from the haunting "Fallen Angel" to collabs that pulled in Central Cee and Dave, turning heads in a scene hungry for real talk.

By 2023's *ReBourne*, he was leaning harder into melody, letting Portuguese nods and soulful layers slip in, like whispers from his roots cutting through the noise. Fast-forward to now, and at 26, Blanco's back with "Regime," this October gut-punch of a single—sparse keys and lyrics that trace the slow burn of loss, the kind that reshapes you without breaking the surface. It's the lead into his EP *Paradise on a Lifeboat*, dropping November 21, a six-track exhale on finding light in the drift. Fans are already carving out space for it online, sharing how his words land like old friends in the dark. In a world that rushes past the ache, Blanco's music pauses it, turns it into something you can hold—play it low when the day's edges fray, and let it remind you healing's got its own rhythm.