The Spectre is a British

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, born in the French region of

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in 1986. He is best known for his fast paced lyrics and rhythms. Having been born out of a

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father and a French mother, the Spectre is

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. He lives between London and Paris and raps in both languages. He has won for four weeks in a row the weekly television contest ''Vous Avez du Talent'' on the French cable television channel IDF1 where he performed a version of "

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" by

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. His first album ''Buy One Get None Free'', recorded with the British studio 9side Records, was released for free on the Internet in May 2011.

Discography

;Albums * ''Buy One Get None Free'' (2011) ;Singles * "Love Me" (2009) * "I Love You" (2011)

Trivia

The music video for "I Love You" from his album ''Buy One Get None Free'' features French model Camila Aouatefe.Camila Aouatefe
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, Retrieved December 17th, 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spectre, The 1986 births Living people British male rappers