Hooligan Hefs

Simeona Silapa
Birth nameSimeona Silapa
Born (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OriginDoonside, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • production
Years active2016–present
Labels

Simeona Silapa (born 31 July 1997[citation needed]), known professionally as Hooligan Hefs, is an Australian hip-hop and EDM musician from Doonside, New South Wales.

Career

2017–present: Career beginnings

Hooligan Hefs appeared as a featured artist on Pistol Pete and Enzo's track "Ten Toes" where he was confirmed to be 4'11 in stature due to lyrics in the song.[3]

In February 2019, Hooligan Hefs released "The Party"[4] and in May 2019, "No Effect",[5] which was certified platinum in Australia in 2020.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7] 		NZ
[8]
Living in Sin 9 39
Sinning Winning Living
  • Released: 6 October 2023
  • Label: BIORDI Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 — —

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[7] 		NZ
[10] 		NZ
Hot
[11]
"The Party"[4] 2019 — — — Non-album singles
"No Effect"[5] — — —
"IYKYK (They Know Who)"
(with Hooligan Skinny)[12] 		— — —
"Who's Real"
(with Masi Rooc)[13] 		— — —
"Tell 'Em I'm Doing Eetswa"[14] — — —
"F.A.M.E"
(featuring Hooks, Hooligan Skinny & Masi Rooc)[15] 		2020 88 — 17
"Off Guard"[16] — — —
"Paper Route"[17] — — 17
"Party With Gang"
(featuring Hooligan Skinny)[18] 		— — — Living in Sin
"Send It!"[19] 37 — 9
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[20]
 Non-album singles
"Don't Cross the Line"
(with Manu Crooks)[21] 		2021 — — —
"Take Off"
(with Scndl and Sunset Bros)[22] 		—[A] — 36
"Hoodstar"
(featuring Day1)[24] 		— — 34
"Handle It"[25] 2022 — — —
"Ruthless"
(featuring Celina Sharma)[26] 		2023 — — 24
"Rolling Loud"
(with Youngn Lipz)[27] 		— — 13
"And We"[28] 58 31 5 Sinning Winning Living
"More Life"[29] — — —
"Proper"
(with NASA Nova and Masi Rooc) 		— — 36
"Get This Money" 2024 — — 7 Non-album single
"Like a Dawg" — — —
"VVS"
(with Proper) 		— — —
List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[30]
"Ten Toes"
(Piztol Pete and Enzo featuring Hooligan Hefs)[3] 		2017 — Non-album singles
"Party Effect"
(Mntymvdemusik featuring Hooligan Hefs)[31] 		2019 —
"Taste (Make It Shake) (Remix)"
(Aitch featuring Nerve and Hooligan Hefs)[32] 		—
"Lifestyle"
(DJ Discretion featuring Youngn Lipz and Hooligan Hefs)[33] 		2020 —
"Rover (Remix)"
(S1mba featuring Youngn Lipz, Hooks, and Hooligan Hefs) 		38
"Riot"
(Open Till L8 featuring Hooligan Hefs)[34] 		2021 18
"Magic"
(Day1 featuring Hooligan Hefs)[35] 		31
"We Run the Night"
(Havana Brown featuring Hooligan Hefs) 		—
"On Me"
(Amarni featuring Hooligan Hefs)[36] 		2023 —
"Let It Spray"
(Ay Huncho featuring wewantwraiths & Hooligan Hefs) 		—

Notes

  1. ^ "Take Off" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number thirteen on the Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart.[23]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 "Send It!" Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work Nominated [37]
2024 "And We" Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work Nominated [38]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 "Send It!" Song of the Year Nominated [39]

References

  1. ^ "Hooligan Hefs". TheZoo. 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Hooligan Hefs – Melbourne". The Brag. 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ten Toes (feat. Hooligan Hefs) – Single by Piztol Pete and Enzo on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The Party – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "No Effect – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Hooligan Hefs". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
    • "F.A.M.E": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 March 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1567. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 March 2020.
    • "And We": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 7 August 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1744. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 August 2023. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Living In Sin – EP by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ^ Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
  12. ^ "IYKYK – Single by Hooligan Hefs & Hooligan Skinny on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Who's Real – Single by Hooligan Hefs & Masi Rooc on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Tell 'Em I'm Doing Eetswa – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  15. ^ "F.A.M.E (featuring Hooks, Hooligan Skinny & Masi Rooc) – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Off Guard – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Paper Route – Single by Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  18. ^ Gallagher, Alex (31 July 2020). "Hooligan Hefs links up with Hooligan Skinny on 'Party With Gang'". NME Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  19. ^ Langford, Jackson (20 November 2020). "Hooligan Hefs wants you ready for summer with new track 'Send It!'". NME Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  20. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Don't Cross the Line – Single by Manu Crooks & Hooligan Hefs on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Take Off – Single by Hooligan Hefs, SCNDL and Sunset Bros on Apple Music". Apple Music. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart for week of 22 March 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Hoodstar – Single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Handle It". YouTube. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  26. ^ "RUTHLESS by Hooligan Hefs & Celina Sharma from Australia". Popnable. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Rolling Loud - Single". Apple Music. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  28. ^ "And We by Hooligan Hefs". popnable. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  29. ^ "More Life by Hooligan Hefs". Popnable. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  30. ^ Peaks of singles as a featured artist on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
  31. ^ "Party Effect (feat. Hooligan Hefs) – Single by Mntymvdemusik on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Taste (Make It Shake) Remix (feat. Hooligan Hefs & Nerve) – Single by Aitch on Apple Music". Apple Music. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  33. ^ "Lifestyle (feat. Hooligan Hefs & Youngn Lipz) – Single by DJ Discretion on Apple Music". Apple Music. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  34. ^ "Riot (feat. Hooligan Hefs) – Single by Open Till L8 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  35. ^ "Magic (feat. Hooligan Hefs) – Single by Day1 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  36. ^ "AMARNI - ON ME ft. Hooligan Hefs [Official Music Video]". YouTube. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  37. ^ "Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards". The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  38. ^ "2024 APRA Music Awards nominees announced: Paul Kelly, Troye Sivan, Tex Perkins, and more". Mumbrella. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  39. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.