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{{Short description|Swedish rapper}}
{{for-multi|the river|Stör|other uses|STOR (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Stor
| image =Rapparen Stor i Kärrtorp 2013-2.jpg
| caption = Stor (2013)
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Ulises Infante Azocar
| alias = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Huddinge]], Sweden
| origin = 
| instrument = 
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupations = {{hlist|Rapper|singer}}
| years_active = 
| label = 
| associated_acts = 
| website = 
}}

'''Ulises Infante Azocar''' (born 8 April 1987), better known as '''Stor''', is a Swedish rapper. Azocar grew up in Huddinge outside of Stockholm with his mother and siblings. His parents are Chilean who fled to Sweden in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=LLförlaget|url=http://www.ll-forlaget.se/forfattare/ulises-infante--azocar/10645|accessdate=5 December 2016|language=sv-SE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161618/http://www.ll-forlaget.se/forfattare/ulises-infante--azocar/10645|archive-date=21 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> his father is the Chilean poet [[Sergio Infante]] and his grandfather is the poet [[Rubén Azócar]].<ref>Intervju i Morgonpasset. 2018-10-19.</ref> Azocar is a member of the hiphop music collective AYLA which consists of Azocar  Carlito, [[Mohammed Ali]] and their producer [[Mack Beats]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Visättra i vårt hjärta - DN.SE|url=https://www.dn.se/sthlm/visattra-i-vart-hjarta/|date=16 January 2015|access-date=5 December 2018|language=sv-se}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|title=1 juni: Hiphopkollektivet Ayla i Session igen - Musikguiden i P3|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=4067&artikel=4380582|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Azocar released his debut music album in 2009 called ''Nya skolans ledare'', for which he was awarded a P3 Guld award in the category Hiphop/soul of the Year.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Rapparen Stor vann över staden - DN.SE|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/rapparen-stor-vann-over-staden/|work= Dagens Nyheter|date=4 June 2017|access-date=5 December 2018|language=sv-se}}</ref> On the album he collaborates with rapper Petter, Dan Jah, [[Promoe]] and [[Adam Tensta]].<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2017-06-09 |date=29 April 2009 |first=Martin |last=Lindgren |title=Ladda hem STOR – "Nya skolans ledare"! |url=http://blog.whoa.nu/2009/04/29/ladda-hem-stor-nya-skolans-ledare/ |work=Whoa}}</ref> Azocar collaborates with Petter on his album ''En räddare i nöden'' (2010), where he and [[Petter (rapper)|Petter]] performs on the single ''Vem är Stor?''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Petter: En räddare i nöden|date=9 April 2010 |url=https://www.hd.se/2010-04-09/petter-en-raddare-i-noden|accessdate=5 December 2018|language=sv-SE}}</ref>

Besides ''Nya skolans ledare'' Azocar has also released the mixtape called ''Dikter ifrån bikten'', amongst other there are the song ''Där ni ser mig''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dikter ifrån Bikten broder|url=http://ayla-klick.blogspot.se/2009/07/dikter-ifran-bikten-broder.html?m=0|work=ayla-klick.blogspot.se|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref> Azocar has released the song ''2 Lurar'' with the music group [[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]] (2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=Video: STOR & Teddybears Sthlm – Två lurar|url=http://blog.whoa.nu/2010/05/29/video-stor-teddybears-sthlm-tva-lurar/|last=Lindgren|first=Martin|work=Whoa|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=2017-06-09}}</ref> On 30 November 2010, the song ''Stationen'' was released by [[Ison & Fille]] where Azocar participates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spotify|url=https://play.spotify.com/user/11161377000/playlist/3Uzq3WC1VgFZyRwOsexTWw?play=true|work=play.spotify.com|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref> On 9 November 2018 he released the music single  ''Rom & Kush'' with rapper [[Linda Pira]]. On 3 May 2013, Azocar released the album ''Shere Khan XIII'' where Linda Pira, Aki and [[Dani M]] also collaborates.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stor hiphop med både själ & hjärta på Shere Khan XIII|date=3 May 2013 |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article16710464.ab|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>

On 28 May 2015, he released the song  ''Swish'' along with  Linda Pira, [[Gee Dixon]] & Bamma B.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=PREMIÄR: Stor - Swish ft. Linda Pira, Gee Dixon, Bamma B - Musikguiden i P3|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=4067&artikel=5873908|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>

On 19 May 2016, the musicvideo to the song ''Svartskallar'' was put on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|title=STOR signar med Sony Music och släpper "Svartskallar"|date=19 May 2016 |url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/pressreleases/stor-signar-med-sony-music-och-slaepper-svartskallar-1410445|accessdate=5 December 2018|language=sv}}</ref> The video makes references to historical slave roles were the actors [[Helena af Sandeberg]] and [[Jonas Malmsjö]] plays the roles of slaves and where Linda Pira, [[Cherrie]], Fanny Jernström, Ali Sabriye and Teddy Vidal plays upper-class people.<ref>{{cite web|title=VIDEO: Stor – Svartskallar|url=http://ng.se/artiklar/video-stor-svartskallar|accessdate=5 December 2018|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite youtube|title=STOR - Svartskallar|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZRziALIx9c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/wZRziALIx9c |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|last=StorVEVO| website=[[YouTube]] |date=19 May 2016|accessdate=5 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 18 November 2016, he and  [[Seinabo Sey]] released the song ''Vägen hem'' together.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stor släpper singeln "Vägen hem" tillsammans med Seinabo Sey|date=18 November 2016 |url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/pressreleases/stor-slaepper-singeln-vaegen-hem-tillsammans-med-seinabo-sey-1656669|accessdate=5 December 2018|language=sv}}</ref>

On 9 June 2017, he released his third music album called ''Under broarna'', an album influenced by his experiences with the city of Stockholm and the Chilean poet [[Pablo Neruda]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapparen Stor går mot strömmen|url=http://unt.se/kultur-noje/rapparen-stor-gar-mot-strommen-4673023.aspx|date=7 June 2017|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref> In 2018, he participated in the show ''[[Så mycket bättre]]'' along with several other Swedish singers, the show is broadcast on [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Här är artisterna i "Så mycket bättre" 2018|date=14 October 2018 |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/har-ar-artisterna-i-sa-mycket-battre-2018/|publisher=Expressen|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''Över Broarna'' (2023) – No. 7 Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2023&dspp=22|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 22|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Säga mig"<br />{{small|(featuring [[Jireel]])}}
| 2018
| 4
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Elden"<br />{{small|(featuring Dizzy and Manny Flaco)}}
| 2021
| 64<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=40|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 40|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Stora blå"<br />{{small|(with [[Thomas Stenström]] and [[Ison & Fille]])}}
| 2023
| 31<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2023&dspp=22|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 22, 2023|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>
| ''Över Broarna''
|}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Stockholm]]
[[Category:21st-century Swedish singers]]
[[Category:Swedish male rappers]]