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Kool Shen
Bruno Lopes (, ; born 9 February 1966), better known as Kool Shen, is a French rapper, actor and producer, with Portuguese and Breton origins. He is also a break dancer and a graffiti artist. He is a co-founder of Suprême NTM and one of the major figures of French rap. He was featured on Enhancer's album ''Electrochoc'' in the song "Hot". Olympique Lyonnais shirt On 2 November 2009, it was announced by French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), in collaboration with Betclic and Universal Music, that Kool Shen's name would feature on the team's shirt in a match against league rivals Olympique de Marseille (OM) the following week. It was the first time that a musical artist's album was promoted on a football shirt. OL and OM went on to play out a memorable 5–5 draw in the match. Discography * ''Dernier round'' (2005) * ''Kool Shen – Live'' (2005) * ''Crise de conscience'' (2009) * ''Sur le fil du rasoir'' (2016) Music videos * 1998 : "That's my people". * 2000 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis (, ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis had a population of 112,091 as of 2018. It is a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, being the seat of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of the Basilica of Saint-Denis and was also the location of the associated abbey. It is also home to France's national football and rugby stadium, the Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Saint-Denis is a formerly industrial suburb currently changing its economic base. Inhabitants of Saint-Denis are called ''Dionysiens''. Name Until the 3rd century, Saint-Denis was a small settlement called ''Catolacus'' or ''Catulliacum'', probably meaning "estate of Catullius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. About 250 AD, the first bishop of Paris, Saint Denis, was martyred on Montmartre hill and buried in ''Catolacus''. Shortly aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympique De Marseille
Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football. The club has won ten Ligue 1 titles, ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue. In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Milan 1–0 in the final, the first under the UEFA Champions League branding of the tournament. In 2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps. Marseille's home ground is the 67,394-capacity Stade Vélodrome in the southern part of the city, where they have played since 1937. The club has a large fan-base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abuse Of Weakness
''Abuse of Weakness'' (french: Abus de faiblesse) is a 2013 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Catherine Breillat. The film had its world premiere on 6 September 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the United States, the film was acquired by Strand Releasing and given a release in December 2014. Plot Maud Shainberg suffers a cerebral hemorrhage that leaves her paralysed on one half of her body. After a year of intense therapy Maud, a director, begins to work on a new project. After seeing an interview with a con-man, Vilko Piran, she immediately asks him to star as the lead in her film, about a lower-class man who falls in love with a famous actress, eventually beating her to death. Vilko accepts but insists that he see Maud as much as possible before filming begins. Cast * Isabelle Huppert as Maud Schoenberg * Kool Shen as Vilko Piran * Laurence Ursino as Andy * Christophe Sermet as Ezzé * Ronald Leclercq as Gino * Fred Lebelge as TV p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salif (rapper)
Salif Fofana better known by the mononym Salif (born Salif Wonka in 1982), is a French rapper based in Boulogne-Billancourt of Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...an and Guadeloupean origin. His musical career began at the age of thirteen when he and EXS formed the rap duo Nysay in 1995. Salif released his first solo album, ''Tous Ensemble – Chacun Pour Soi'', in 2001. To date he has released four studio albums, all of which have entered the Top 75 of the French albums chart. His most commercially successful album so far was ''Curriculum Vital'', which reached a peak position of #9 in the French chart in October 2009. Discography Albums Singles *2009: "Boomerang" *2010: "Jean Slim" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salif French rappers 1982 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Nahon
Philippe Nahon (; 24 December 1938 – 19 April 2020) was a French actor. Best known films Nahon was best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including '' I Stand Alone'', '' Humains'', '' Calvaire'', ''The Pack'' and ''Haute Tension,'' and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé – ''Carne'', '' I Stand Alone,'' and ''Irréversible'' (cameo). He died from an illness made worse by COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ... on 19 April 2020. Theater Filmography References External links * * 1938 births 2020 deaths French male film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male stage actors French male television actors Deaths fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Banner
Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he was raised. Banner graduated from Southern University with a bachelor's degree, then attended University of Maryland Eastern Shore to pursue a master's. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz, before going solo in 2000 with the release titled '' Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1''. In 2003, Banner signed to Universal Records, where he released four albums: '' Mississippi: The Album'' (2003), '' MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water'' (2003), ''Certified'' (2005), and ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (2008). Banner is also a noted producer, having produced music for himself, Trick Daddy, T.I., Lil Boosie and Lil Wayne among others. Early life Lavell William Crump was born in Brookhaven and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the elder so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kery James
Alix Mathurin (; born 28 December 1977) better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer from Orly, who was born in Guadeloupe to Haitian parents. Prior to his solo career, he was in Idéal J where he was known as Daddy Kery. He is also part of French hip hop and rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry. Biography Personal life Kery James arrived in continental France at the age of seven. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. He started at a young age to rap, dance, and write his own texts. The famous MC Solaar noticed him when he was only 10 years old in a cité (suburban housing estate) of Paris. He described the setting as "A place where the Islamic faith was omnipresent", then he added Ali to his name. After his conversion to Islam, it has been declared that James is a follower of the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP), known as Al-Ahbash. The media has labelled him "the rapper repented through Islam". Kery Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinik
Thomas Gérard Idir (; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik, is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain, L'assassin and S.I.N.I.K.. His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label ''Six o Nine'' (6-0-9). Collaborations / Feuds His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as ''brother and sister''. ''Le Toit du Monde'', released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, James Blunt. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik. He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden Discography Albums Street albums Other releases Mixtapes *1999: ''Ul'Team At Home 1er Volet'' (Mixtape Ul'Team Atom) *2011: ''Immortel'' (Best of de Sinik ) ''Maxis *2000: ''Malsain'' *2002: ''Artiste triste'' Singles See also * Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo (; born 4 October 1953) is a French actor and musician of Turkish origin. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. His performance in the 1982 film ''La Balance'', saw him nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His film credits include '' La Femme Nikita'', ''Vincent and Me'', ''Nostradamus'', ''Crying Freeman'', '' Bad Boys'', ''GoldenEye'', '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'', '' The Patriot'' and ''Kiss of the Dragon''. His television roles include Dr. Willy Rozenbaum in the HBO film ''And the Band Played On'', Georges Méliès in the HBO miniseries ''From the Earth to the Moon'', and French detective Julien Baptiste in the BBC crime drama '' The Missing'', and its spin-off series '' Baptiste'' (2019-2021). Early life He was named Baruch Djaki Karyo at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadoo
Mamadou Diouma Daniel Camara (born 1974, in Toulouse, France), better known as Dadoo (), is a French rapper and also a member of rap band . He has performed several duets with singer Vitaa. Dadoo is competing in his second Lavaman Triathlon in 2015 to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Biography Beginnings with KDD He started in 1994 with the group and quickly became its leader. The group was made of five members (Dadoo otherwise known as Dadppda, Diesel, H2O, Lindsay and Robert) who signed a contract with Columbia. Their first album ''Opte pour le K'' came out in 1996; next came the album ''Résurrection'' in 1998 and ''Une Couleur de plus au Drapeau'' in 2000, both considered as original classics of French rap. Later the group separated after selling more than 200,000 albums. A new path was ahead for him. After KDD Dadoo quickly changed to a solo career. He initiated many musical projects and collaborations with: Akhenaton, Kool Shen, Rohff, Oxmo Puccino, Vit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohff
Housni M'Kouboi (; born 15 December 1977), better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f, is a French rapper. Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, to a family of Comoran origin, he immigrated in 1985 to France living in Vitry-sur-Seine, in south suburbs of Paris.Salmon, CasparRohff Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-17 His stage name Rohff () stands for "Rimeur Original Hardcore Flow Fluide". Rohff began rapping around 1990 and in 1994, he participated in the production of the album ''Première Classe'' (''First Class''), working on the track "On fait les choses" alongside Neg'Marrons, Mystik, and Pit Baccardi, and started becoming known to a larger audience. He is a member of the Mafia K'1 Fry, a group of rappers from Val-de-Marne composed. The group released the album ''Légendaire'' (''Legendary'') in 1999. The same year, Rohff began to write his first solo album to be released in 1999 under the title ''Le Code de l'Honneur'' (''The Code of Honor''). Tracks include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
