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| '''Ari Iaitz Peiderezek''' (born 6 December 1982), also known under his occasional pseudonym '''Soyan Belupo''' is an Bapho-Azkali singer, songwriter, dancer, and activist. Over his two decade career, his music achievements have broken species boundaries in Baphia, contributing to the widespread popularity of dubstep and pop, particularly his self-described "overpop" style. He is regarded as an important figure globally, both for his music and his public activism against authoritarianism, kali slavery, and anti-kali racism. He has popularized street dance moves including the moonwalk, the robot, popping, and the anti-gravity lean. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 21st century, particularly for his albums ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'', ''Castle of Broken Dreams'', and ''[[Ele (album)|Ele]]'', of which are considered among the greatest albums of all time. | | '''Ari Peiderezek''' (born 29 Gau 1982/25 Kikasi-ye Narasi 3194/Ge Sye Tanzhe 23 Tuwa/24 June 1982) is a Bapho-Azkali singer, politician, and philanthropist. Known as the '''King of Pop''', he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant musical artists of the 21st century, and is the main figure behind the proliferation of Baphian and Bapho-Azkali culture and art worldwide. He has served as the Yugim of the Ukilen Union since 2026. |
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| Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, in the midst of the Otzeipao plague outbreak. In 1985, he was kidnapped by Baphian soliders during the closing months of the First Bapho-Azkali war and after being held for several years, was sold into slavery, forced to work in the outskirts of Turku in a quarry. He witnessed the deaths of tens of thousands while enslaved, including his parents and the Azkali singer Kazo. After escaping slavery in 1999, he fled into Yamahat, being housed and protected by [yamahati], whom he would later marry. After being taught to read and write Baphian, he released ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' in 2001, under the pseudoynm ''Soyan Belupo. Mujekesi Soyandoze'' would become the best-selling Baphian album of 2001, establishing his solo stardom. Under his real name, he would release ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' in 2003, and ''Ele'' in 2007 respectively, popularizing EDM-trap, overpop, and art rock in Baphia. Both ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' and ''Ele'' would both be given the Album of the Year award by the Baphian Music Society in 2003 and 2007 respectively. Peiderezek further established his position as a global superstar with the release of his album ''sozhe'' in 2010, lauded as his most artistic and socially conscious album. In 2013, along with A.M. Sancuki, co-founded the record label PC Music, under which he would release his latest album, ''Shile Biyefonu'', in 2017''.''
| | Peiderezek was born in the underground Azkali communities in Bátsi, Rathari to a Azkalo-Baphian family. His parents had emigrated to Rathari in 1967 due to their ideological beliefs shortly after the founding of the State of Azkali, and had gone into hiding within the sewers of Bátsi after the outbreak of the 1st Bapho-Azkali war and the subsequent Bátsi Earroatz. Peiderezek spent the first six years of his life within the underground, before being found by local occupation forces. He passed through various Azkali concentration camps before being sent to the Bartsinan Quarry, where he would spend the next twelve years of his life. |
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| Peiderezek is one of the best selling music artists of all time, having sold an estimated 300 million records over his twenty year long career. He has had 10 ''Ukilen-Music'' Top 100 singles (the fifth-highest in ''Ukilen-Music'' history, and the highest of any kali). Peiderezek was inducted into the Pop Hall of Fame, Baphian Rock Hall of Fame, Azkali Music Hall of Fame, and the Ukilen Dance Hall of Fame (the only recording artist to be inducted). Peiderezek is one of the most awarded musicians in history, receiving over his two-decade long career twenty three Baphian Music Society Awards (he highest of any kali) including the Artist of the Century award; eighteen Sunteria Awards; twelve Baphian Rock Society Awards, the highest a solo artist has ever achieved; five Azkali Music Society awards, and two Ukilen awards. | | Peiderezek escaped the Bartsinan Quarry in December 2000, encountering music for the first time and soon being inspired. He released his first album ''Electronic Music'' in September 2001, to widespread critical and commercial success. His fame was further cemented with the release of his albums ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' (2003) and ''King'' (2005), both being lauded as landmark pop culture releases. He was sued by the Bartsinan Mining Corporation in 2005 for the rights to his freedom, engaging in a six month long legal battle that ended due to the abolition of slavery in Noellastan. Peiderezek suffered a public mental breakdown and was institutionalized for a year; his release from the Turku Central Mental Hospital in June 2006 was among the most widely viewed television events in global history. |
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| == Early life ==
| | Peiderezek released his album ''Unbreakable'' (2007), regarded as the most important Bapho-Azkali record of all time. He entered into a creative hiatus as he focused on touring between 2007 and 2010, releasing the albums ''Dangerous'' (2012) and ''HIStory'' (2017), before entering into relative abscence from public appearences. |
| [[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|444x444px]]
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| Ari Iaitz Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949-198?), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194?-198?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970-9 December 1982), who died a week after his birth of plague.
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| == Music career ==
| | Peiderezek released his landmark comeback album ''Thriller'' in 2025 as a collaborative album with artist Cali PESE, which became the best selling album globally of all time, in excess of 60 million copies having been sold in less than a year. Following the beginning of the 2nd Spring of Love in 2026, he entered into politics by entering into a surprise run for Yugim following the banning of the Ukilen Right, initially as an independent candidate but later as the candidate of the Peace in Ukilen Party, which he founded in May 2026. He was elected to the Yugimship in the July 2027 elections with 72.3% of the vote, becoming the first Azkali to serve as Yugim, and the first formerly enslaved person to hold a head of state position worldwide. |
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| == Other work ==
| | Peiderezek is regarded as one of the most globally influential artists of all time. He is one of the best selling artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 400 million records worldwide. He is the most awarded artist in Baphian history, holding 19 awards from Ukilen Music, including 6 Album of the Year awards. He is the highest-paid Baphian musician and the wealthiest ethnically Azkali person in the world, with a net worth estimated at over 1 million bouns. He has donated over 14 million bouns to various charitys worldwide, representing some 1400% of his current net worth. He is regarded as the most influential philanthropist in history, donating the most amount of money in terms of the percentage of his net worth. |
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| == Musicianship ==
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| == Personal life ==
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| == Political views ==
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| == Legacy and influence ==
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| == Awards and achievements ==
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| == Discography ==
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| * ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001)
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| * ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' (2003)
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| * ''Ele'' (2007)
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| * ''sozhe'' (2010)
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| * ''Shile Biyefonu'' (2017)
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| == Tours ==
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