Gaël Faye (born 6 August 1982) is a Rwandan-

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singer, rapper, and writer.

Personal life

Faye was born in

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of a French father and Rwandan mother. He immigrated to France at the age of 13, escaping from the

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. He studied economics and finance. He is married and has two daughters.

Book

Faye wrote a novel inspired by his teenage-years' experience of the war in Burundi. '' Small Country'' (''Petit Pays'') was first published in France in August 2016 by Grasset. It won five literary prizes. It has been translated into 36 languages and made into a movie, released in 2020.

Music

In 2010, Faye and Edgar Sekloka released a

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and hip-hop album entitled ''Milk Coffee and Sugar'' (also the name of their group). Faye then released three solo albums and one EP: ''Pili Pili sur un Croissant au Beurre'' (2013),Des fleurs EP (2014) ''Lundi Méchant'' (2020) and ''Mauve Jacaranda'' (2022). Lundi Méchant went gold in 2022.

References

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