Bruno Lopes (, ; born 9 February 1966), better known as Kool Shen, is a French rapper, actor and producer, with

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and

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origins. He is also a break dancer and a

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artist. He is a co-founder of

Suprême NTM Suprême NTM (), or simply NTM, is a French hip hop band formed in 1989 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The band comprises rappers JoeyStarr and Kool Shen. Their 6 albums were released by Sony Music Entertainment. The group takes its name from the Fr ...

and one of the major figures of

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. He was featured on Enhancer's album ''Electrochoc'' in the song "Hot".

Olympique Lyonnais shirt

On 2 November 2009, it was announced by French

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club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), in collaboration with

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and

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, that Kool Shen's name would feature on the team's shirt in a match against league rivals

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(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 : "United we stand" (feat Toy). Directed by J.G Biggs * 2002 : "Are You Ready?" (feat Toy). Directed by J.G Biggs * 2004 : "Qui suis-je?" (actors:

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). Directed by J.G Biggs. * 2004 : "II shoot IV my people" (feat

Big Ali Ali Fitzgerald Moore (born February 25, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Ali and formerly Breakingz and Grimer, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter and DJ born in New York. He has been based in Paris, France, since 2001. He is sig ...

) Directed by J.G Biggs. * 2004 : "Un ange dans le ciel". Directed by J.G Biggs. * 2005 : "L'avenir est à nous" (feat

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 ...

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 2 ...

). (actor:

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) Directed by J.G Biggs. * 2005 : "That's my people (live)" (feat

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 hi ...

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 ...

) Directed by J.G Biggs. * 2006 : "HOT" (with Enhancer &

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) Directed by HK corp. * 2009 : "J'reviens" (feat JoeyStarr) (Actor :

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 ''Ha ...

) * 2009 : "C'est bouillant" (with Salif)

Filmography

References

External links

Official Site
* 1967 births Living people French rappers French people of Breton descent French people of Portuguese descent People from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis French poker players French male film actors 21st-century French male actors {{hiphop-bio-stub