Calin

Who is Calin?

Calin, real name Călin Panfili, is a Czech R&B singer and rapper with Moldovan roots, born in 1997 and tied to Brno. On the track Switch he raps in the Brno dialect. He belongs to the Rychlí kluci collective and is a co-owner of the Mike Roft label with D.Kop and Radim Zbořil. He first drew attention around the turn of 2016 and 2017 with singles such as Paradise. He played The Culture in České Budějovice in 2025.

The 2022 album Popstar led the Czech album chart for 16 weeks and also reached number one in Slovakia. The hit Hannah Montana spent 32 weeks at the top of the Czech digital chart. For 2022 he won the Anděl for discovery of the year and the Discovery of the Year title in the Český slavík poll. He then won the hip hop and rap category of Český slavík in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Roadtrip with Viktor Sheen came out unannounced in February 2023 and finished as the best-selling album of the year in the IFPI overview. On Czech Spotify, Safír was the most streamed song of 2023 and Pistácie with Sofian Medjmedj the most played song of 2025. In December 2025 he marked ten years on the scene with two concerts at Prague's O2 arena, selling out the first in 24 hours. In 2026 he joined the SuperStar jury and played his first film role in Bojovník.

What are Calin's best-known songs?

His biggest hits on the Czech digital chart (IFPI) include:

• Safír (with Viktor Sheen, album Roadtrip, 2023, 26 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Hannah Montana (album Popstar, 2022, 32 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Pistácie (with Sofian Medjmedj, album Bieber Fever Tour Life, 2024, 20 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• SuperStar (with Dollar Prync, 2026, no. 1, Platinum single)
• Růže (with STEIN27, 2019, no. 1)
• Praha/Vídeň (2021, 4 weeks at no. 1)
• Nad ránem (album Popstar, 2022, no. 1)
• Vítej mezi náma (with STEIN27, 2024, Platinum single)
• Cikády (with Viktor Sheen, album Roadtrip, 2023, Platinum single)
• Dívej (with Viktor Sheen, album Roadtrip, 2023, Platinum single)

What albums has Calin released?

His releases include:

• Bieber Fever Tour Life (2024)
• Bieber Fever (2024)
• Roadtrip (with Viktor Sheen, 2023)
• Popstar (2022)
• Svědomí (2020)

As his alter ego Skippy McDippy he released an eight-track project of the same name in May 2025. Toxic Love followed in July 2026 with three tracks, including SuperStar.

Who has Calin worked with?

He works most often with Viktor Sheen (Roadtrip, Až na měsíc), and repeatedly with STEIN27 (Růže, Vítej mezi náma) and Kojo. He made Pistácie with Sofian Medjmedj, Děvče v první řadě and PRŠÍ, PRŠÍ with Ben Cristovao, Ať je klid with Ewa Farna, SuperStar with Dollar Prync and Balkan Paradise with CA$HANOVA BULHAR. Guests on his records include Yzomandias, Ego, Shimmi and Similivinlife.