Hakim Sid (born 2 July 1975), better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French

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n origin. Hakim Sid was born Choisy-le-Roi,

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a p ...

of an Algerian father and a French mother started rapping at a very young age. He was friends with M.S. (Mansa Konaté). He is a founding member of

Intouchable Intouchable is a French rap band from Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, founded in 1992 by rappers Dry and Demon One. They are also part of the rap/urban collective Mafia K-1 Fry. Besides important collaborations with the collective, the band rele ...

alongside Dry (real name Landry Delica). Demon One made his first appearance with Dry, M.S. in 1994. In 1996, Intouchable became part of the rap collective

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. In 1997, Mamad joined Intouchable. Demon One appeared with some solo work in the second album of Ideal J ''Le combat continue'' in 1998 with the track "L'amour". In 2000, Intouchable released their debut album ''Les points sur les I'' and started a tour with rap band

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. Demon One also released solo tracks on various Mafia K-1 Fry projects. In 2005, Intouchable released their second studio album ''La vie de rêve''. Thanks to the track "La gagne" with

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, Intouchable gained a lot of fame. In 2007, Demon One launched "Votez pour moi" (meaning vote for me). In June 2007, he released his solo street album ''Mon rap'' with many unpublished tracks most notably "Monsieur le Maire" addressed to mayor of Choisy-le-Roi. In January 2008, he returned with a full studio album ''Démons et merveilles''. In November 2011, he announced his withdrawal from the Mafia K'1 Fry collective. Demon One's biggest hit in France was the 2008 single "J'étais comme eux" featuring

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Discography

Albums, Mixtapes

;Solo - Demon One ;As Intouchable *2000 : ''Les points sur les I'' *2001 : ''I Have a Dream'' (maxi) *2004 : ''Original Mix-Tape'' (mixtape) *2005 : ''La vie de rêve'' ;In collective Mafia K'1 Fry *1997 : ''Les liens sacrés'' *1999 : ''Légendaire'' *2003 : ''La cerise sur le ghetto'' *2007 : ''Jusqu'à la mort''

Singles

Appearances

;Main *2001: Demon One - "Une histoire" in compilation ''Vitry club'' *2003: Demon One feat OGB - "Freestyle" in the mixtape ''Pur son ghetto Vol. 2'' *2004: Demon One - "La rue c'est moi" in the compilation ''Talents fâchés 2'' *2005:

feat Demon One - "C'est même pas la peine" in the 113 album ''113 degrés'' *2005: Demon One - "Le feu dans le ghetto" in the compilation ''Police partout justice nulle part'' *2006: Demon One - "La rage" in the compilation ''Phonographe'' *2009: Demon One feat L.I.M, Selim du 9.4 & Boulox Force - "La danse des lears-dea" in the compilation ''Street lourd 2 hall stars'' ;Featured in *2005: Sté Strausz feat Demon One & Alibi Montana - "Pour l'argent" in the Sté Strausz album ''Fidèle à moi-même'' *2007: Al K-Pote feat Demon One - "Banlieues chaudes" in the Street CD of Al K-Pote, ''Sucez-moi avant l'album''

References

External links

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{{Mafia K-1 Fry French rappers 1975 births Living people French people of Algerian descent Rappers from Val-de-Marne