Sérigne M'Baye Gueye (; born 28 March 1978), better known by his stage name Disiz, (pronounced "This is", formerly Disiz la Peste and Disiz Peter Punk), is a French rapper and actor. Born to a
Senegalese
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
father and Belgian mother, he grew up listening to hip hop.
He was a great fan of the French rap groups
NTM and
IAM
IAM may refer to:
Concepts
* Identity and access management, a concept that combines business processes, policies and technologies
* Indo-Aryan migration, the theory that speakers of Indo-Aryan languages migrated into the Indian subcontinent dur ...
. He was discovered by
JoeyStarr, one of the members of the famous rap group
NTM after listening to a sample tape named ''"Bête de bombe"''.
Disiz has gained interest from the UK after his appearance on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
's campaign: "Try life in another language". He is a follower of
Islam and described his religion as his "greatest wealth" ("L'Islam est ma plus grande richesse").
[MCM News: Muslim Rappers React: 28 September 2001]
Discography
Albums
Singles
Acting career
Actor
* "Petits meurtres en famille" .... Éloi (4 episodes, 2006)
... aka A Family Murder Party (International: English title)
* Dans tes rêves (2005) (as Sérigne M'Baye) .... Ixe
... aka In Your Dreams (Australia: TV title)
*Chepor, La (2004) (as Sérigne Gueye) .... Franck
TV appearances
*"Salut les Terriens" (1 episode, 2006)
*Noirs (2006) (TV)
*"Tout le monde en parle" (3 episodes, 2005)
*Live 8 (2005) (TV)
*Chanson de l'année, La (2005) (TV)
*Tout le monde ELA (2005) (TV)
*"Taratata" (2 episodes, 2005)
*Podium (2005) (TV)
*"Matinale, La" (1 episode, 2005)
*"Comme au cinéma" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Comme au cinéma: l'émission (France: long new title)
*"20h10 pétantes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
Radio Show
*"
Planète Rap
Planète Rap is a French radio programme broadcast on Skyrock, hosted by Fred Musa.
Background
Planète Rap presents Rap and R'n'B artists, with live performances, freestyles, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, as well as mixes performed a ...
" on Skyrock (1 week, 2006)
*"Planète Rap" on Skyrock (1 week, 2009)
*"Planète Rap" on Skyrock (2 weeks, 2012)
*"Planète Rap" on Skyrock (1 week, 2013)
*"Planète Rap" on Skyrock (1 week, 2014)
External links
* http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t4/advertorial/try-life-in-another-language/hiphop.html
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1305070/
* http://www.disiz.fr
References
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1978 births
Living people
French rappers
French people of Senegalese descent
French Muslims
French people of Belgian descent