Nucci

Nucci, born Igor Panić on 10 August 1996 in Smederevo, is a Serbian rapper, singer and songwriter who makes trap and pop. He went to primary school in the blocks of New Belgrade and finished the Fourth Belgrade Gymnasium, and his stage name is an old school nickname. He released his first single at about fifteen and records for the label Generacija Zed.

He grew up on Serbian hip-hop, Marčelo, Bad Copy and Wikluh Sky, as well as Amy Winehouse, AC/DC and Iggy Pop, and on the concerts of Zvonko Bogdan that his father took him to. His breakthrough came in June 2020 with "Bebo", followed by "Uđi na WA", "Hawanae", "Vroom", "Bibi" and "Localo".

He often works with Voyage: they toured the United States together in 2021, headlined Belgrade Music Week at Ušće in 2022, played the New Year's Eve concert in front of the National Assembly and gave their first big concert, Beograd daje sve, at the Port of Belgrade in October 2023. Their song "Gad" won collaboration of the year at the 2023 Music Awards Ceremony, and "Automatti" was the hit song of 2023 at Belgrade Music Week.

Nucci has had six number ones on the Croatia Songs chart: "Crno oko", "Gad", "Đerdan" with Sanja Vučić, "Automatti", "Hi hi – ha ha" with Biba and Devito, and "Hilton Hotel Barça". Other hits include "Rajske kiše", "Ruzmarin", "Zovite doktore" and "OMB" with Relja, "Frauen" with Zera and "Metak" with Severina.

His debut album Zamena za bol (2024) reached number 8 in Austria and 20 in Switzerland, and the EP Trilogy followed in 2025. The second album, Dve barbike, came out on 19 May 2026 and includes "Sudar svetova" with Emina Jahović. In December 2023 Nucci became the first man on the cover of the Serbian Harper's Bazaar.