Starflam is a

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group from Liège in the French-speaking southern part of

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. The group started out in the early 1990s under the name ''H-Posse'' with members DJ Mig One, Fred'alabas, Seg and Balo (AKA Baloji). A few years later, after

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-born Akro and Mista R. joined the group, the name was changed to ''Malfrats Linguistiques'' (linguistic gangsters). Mista R. later left the group when he emigrated to

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, and was replaced by Kaer and Pavé, 2 rappers from Liège. The group changed names again, now to ''Starflam'' (the reverse

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of Malfrats). They now consist of 5

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player and a DJ. In 2005, Balo left the group to start a solo career. 10 years after their last album together, the group made a comeback in 2015 with 2 new single : "Plus que jamais" (January 2015) and "A l'ancienne" (April 2015).

Discography

* ''Corde Raide'' (12", Discipline Records, 1997) * '' Starflam'' (Discipline Records / Rough Trade, 1998) * ''Bled Runner'' (12", Warner, 2000) * '' Live & Direct'' (Warner, 2000) * ''

Survivant ''Survivant'' (French word for ''Survivor'') is the first album by Belgian hip hop group Starflam to be released by EMI. It achieved platinum disk status in Belgium, with more than 60,000 copies sold. In 2004, Starflam gave some concerts in ...

'' (EMI, 2001) * ''Donne Moi de l'Amour'' (EMI, 2003) * ''Donne Moi de l'Amour : Deluxe edition'' (EMI, 2004) * ''Faites du bruit'' by EMI 2005) * ''L'encre, La Sueur Et le Sang'' (Akro Solo) 2006 * ''Au Crunk'' (Akro Solo) 2007 * ''Bleu électrique'' (Akro Solo) 2011

DVD

* ''Faites du Bruit'' (EMI, 2005)

External links

* Official : *
Official Website
(French) *
Official forums
* Other : *

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Studio where Starflam record most of their songs
Starflam Musicians from Liège {{Belgium-band-stub