Johnny Hooker is considered to be one of the most promising artists of the new generation, and with only 19 years old, and five of musical career has earned several awards and breakthrough reviews from the specialized critics, that has praised him as "an artist of the future" and "the most curious and emblematic figure of the 00s in Brazilian music". He was for two times finalist of the Microfonia contest, a festival which intention is to find the best in new contemporary music