# Costa Titch

Costantinos Tsobanoglou (25 January 1995 – 11 March 2023), better known by his stage name Costa Titch, was a South African Amapiano rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer.

## Biography

Costa Titch's father is Greek while his mother is South African. He was born in South Africa. Early on, Costa Titch had a passion for entertainment and became a dancer. In 2014, he relocated to Johannesburg, where he continued his career as a rapper.
In 2020, Costa Titch released his debut album titled Made In Africa, which features collaborations with various South African artists such as AKA, Riky Rick, and Boity. The album received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, cementing Costa Titch's position as one of the rising stars in South African music. He went on to earn 3 nominations to South African Hip Hop Awards 2020 and won the best collaboration for "Nkalakatha Remix" featuring AKA and Riky Rick for the remake of Nkalakatha originally by Mandoza.
His track "Ayeye" was particularly well received, due to its uplifting message about staying positive despite life's difficulties. Another one of his tracks, "Big Flexa", broke the record for the most viewed Amapiano music video on YouTube with 125 million views with over 17 million on spotify solidifying costa titchs legacy with a strong fan base in December 2024. In the same year, he earned joint most nominations 7 to the All Africa Music Awards 2022. In 2025 on what would have been costa titchs birthday a new hit song title hayi ft 2wshort and it gained massive buzz
Costa Titch also collaborated with Senegalese-American singer Akon for a remix of the song "Big Flexa", featuring contributions from fellow Amapiano musician Alfa Kat and producer Ma Gang.
In 2022, Titch collaborated with Nigerian, afrobeats singer O.L.A. for their amapiano-single, "Data".
Costa Titch and Champuru Makhenzo released their joint project EP 'Trapiano Vol.1'.

## Death

On 11 March 2023, Costa Titch collapsed while performing at the Ultra South Africa music festival in Johannesburg. He quickly regained his footing and continued performing, but collapsed again and died at age 28. According to the postmortem investigation that his family and pathologists conducted, the superstar's death was caused by a combination of factors, including an undisclosed strain on his heart, chronic stress, and exhaustion.
The official statement issued by his family states that the pressure on his heart and chronic stress probably caused an abnormal heartbeat, which in turn caused the seizure that killed him while he was performing.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Made In Africa (2020)
* Mr. Big Flexa (2022)

### Collaborative albums

* You're Welcome (2021) feat. AKA

### Extended plays

* For Real Trappers Only (2018)
* Wonderland (2018)
* Trapiano Vol. 1 (2022)
* OMWTFYB
* Gqom Land
* Fallen Kings

## Awards and nominations
### Soundcity MVP Awards Festival

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Viewers' Choice | Won | |
| 2023 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Video of the Year | Nominated | |

### All Africa Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2022 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Best African Collaboration | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Best Artiste/Duo/Group in African Dance/Choreography | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Best Artiste/Duo/Group in African Electro | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Best African Video | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Big Flexa" (featuring C'Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Ma Gang" (featuring Phantom Steeze, ManT, Sdida, C'Buda M & Champuru Makhenzo) | Breakout Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Moyo" Mbosso (featuring Costa Titch & Phantom Steeze) | Best African Collaboration | Nominated |

### South African Hip Hop Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2020 | "Nkalakatha Remix" (featuring AKA & Riky Rick) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | "Nkalakatha Remix" (featuring AKA & Riky Rick) | Best Collaboration | Won |
| 2020 | "Nkalakatha Remix" (featuring AKA & Riky Rick) | Best Remix | Nominated |