Ektor

Who is Ektor?

Ektor is a Prague rapper. His first name is Marko, which he used as the title of his 2019 album. In 2021 BBaRáK called him the most successful Czech rapper over the long term. He made his debut album Airon Meidan with producer Enemy and released his first solo album Topství in 2011. He played The Culture three times: in Liberec in 2023 and 2024 and in České Budějovice in 2024.

Then came the Detektor series: Detektor (2015), Detektor II (2016) and Detektor III (2023), which entered the album chart at no. 2 and stayed at no. 2 for five weeks. Alfa from December 2017 peaked at no. 2 and by late October 2026 had spent more than 430 weeks on the album chart. Original from June 2020 entered at no. 2 and then spent two weeks at no. 1. In June 2021 he received 21 platinum records at once, including quadruple platinum for Detektor. He also runs the clothing brand Detektor Gear.

He launched Detektor III in March 2023 at a sold-out Forum Karlín in Prague. On 25 October 2024 he sold out Prague's O2 arena, according to BBaRáK the first Czech solo rapper ever to do so, and announced the album SATIVA on stage. It came out in November 2024 and entered the chart at no. 2. He reached no. 1 on the Czech digital chart with Se změnili (2022), King Kong (2023), Pro štěstí (2024), PTSD and Dilema (both 2025).

What are Ektor's best-known songs?

His biggest hits on the Czech IFPI digital chart include:

• King Kong (2023, 2 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Pro štěstí (2024, no. 1, Platinum single)
• PTSD (2025, no. 1, Platinum single)
• Dilema (2025, no. 1, Platinum single)
• Se změnili (2022, no. 1, Gold single)
• KSN (PINTLICH REMIX) (Yzomandias and PTK with Robin Zoot, Nik Tendo, Ektor and PINTLICH, 2025, 4 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Rest In Piss (Dollar Prync with Ektor, 2024, no. 2, Platinum single)
• To neni hra (2022, no. 2, Platinum single)
• Kouř (Sergei Barracuda with Ektor, album Medusa II, 2020, no. 3)
• Upgrade (2023, no. 6, Platinum single)

According to Refresher, the video for Jak jinak from Detektor was his most-watched video in 2019.

What albums has Ektor released?

His releases include:

• SATIVA (2024)
• Detektor III (2023)
• Original (2020)
• Marko (2019)
• Alfa (2017)
• Detektor II (2016)
• Detektor (2015)
• Topství (2011)
• Airon Meidan (debut with producer Enemy)

The expanded Original (Deluxe) came out in March 2021 with five extra tracks featuring Yzomandias and Sergei Barracuda.

Who has Ektor worked with?

Guests on his albums include Rytmus, Ego, James Cole, Separ, Marpo, Strapo, Sergei Barracuda, Smack One, Rest, Pil C, Yzomandias, Robin Zoot, Calin and Dollar Prync. With Separ he made Hladovej and Dobrou chuť, among others, and with Strapo 21g and 365. With Sergei Barracuda he made Kouř and Nedává to smysl, with Dollar Prync Rest In Piss and Pull up. He guested on Kontrafakt's V mojom svete, AK's Cizí tváře and Calin's No Time.