Who is Federico Farías, aka “The Big Apple”, the most famous participant of Big Brother

Federico Farías, known in the world of social media and music as “Apple” or “Big Apple”he was the first of the 20 participants who have already joined the new edition of Big Brother Argentina (Telefe) and he is the “famous” one in the house, since each of the little brothers who entered recognized him.

But, Who is the Big Apple?

The 24-year-old originally from Tucumán initially conquered the territory of world 2.0 thanks to his streaming. Then, the twists and turns of life and destiny crossed him with a music producer who saw his talent and helped him become RKT cumbia singer.

And it didn’t go badly for him as he made it big in the music world.

A year and a half ago he promoted his first song “What happens”, which quickly became a hit on YouTube, where it happened more than 37 million views.

He then made the remix of that same song with Damas Gratis, Homer el Mero Mero, Kaleb Di Masi and producer Omar Varela, giving his work even more visibility.

Federico is very famous on Twitch and Tik Tok and before entering the house he already had it 700 thousand followers on their networks.

Additionally, he has more than 300,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, where he has released seven songs, all with a large number of views.

“Manzana”, in his early days, gained great popularity by making videos from his home and with his personality he became the protagonist of very funny clips, becoming one of the most relevant figures and a reference among the new generations.

That’s why the vast majority of GH participants who entered after him recognized him immediately.

“You’re Apple. I know you,” Zoe, the second to participate in the reality show, told her.

Then, many of his classmates had the same chain reaction, especially the younger contestants, who They were very clear about who he was.

“I don’t want to call myself famous, but people say that Apple is blocked,” said the “Big Apple” in his presentation, before being received by Santiago del Moro in the Telefe studios.

However, on his social networks, he is followed by people like La Joaqui, DJ Fer Palacio and Papu Gómez and has photos on Instagram with Coscu, L-Gante and other celebrities.

The first scandal to come to light after “Apple” joined Big Brother

In the networks, after the entry of Federico in Big Brother It didn’t take long to revive an old controversy that had seen him as the protagonist.

In June 2022, Farías was linked to controversy due to an alleged violent reaction he allegedly had with Tucumán influencer Danelikstar. On Twitter, several users of the social network accused the singer of being “transphobic” and a group of people began calling for the immediate expulsion of the participant.

“Let’s not forget Manzana’s transphobia, he must be the first eliminated from Big Brother,” wrote a young woman on X. Meanwhile, another user uploaded a video in which the young man can be heard speaking against the influencer.

As reported on Mundo 2.0, it all started in January last year when Danelik said a friend of “Manzana” ignored her at a bowling alley when she asked for a photo.

At that moment the RKT singer got angry with the young trans and told her everything on streaming.

After that denunciation, the “Big Apple” would have regretted its statements and would have publicly apologized for its comments on Danelik. “I apologized for my words and for publicly disrespecting Danelik during the stream. I made a mistake, I spoke badly and I regret what I said. But I was defending my friend Bruno,” the young man expressed for his transphobic statements towards the woman from Tucumán.