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 enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's campaign: "Try life in another language". He is a follower of
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
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