Weld El 15, real name Ala Edine Yacoubi, is a
Tunisian rapper. Ala is born in 1988 in Tunis. At the age of 15, he started to write his first texts under the pseudonym "Weld El 15".
Controversies
In June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentence for insulting the police with his song 'Boulicia Kleb' (Cops are Dogs).
In September 2014 he was nominated by
European United Left–Nordic Green Left for the
Sakharov Prize
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientis ...
, along with the Moroccan rapper
L7a9d
Mouad Belaghouat ( ar, معاذ بلغوات; born in 1988), better known as L7a9d or El Haqed (), is a Moroccan rapper and human rights activist who rose to prominence when he was imprisoned for criticising Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mohammed VI, ...
and the Egyptian blogger
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Alaa Ahmed Seif Abd-El Fattah ( ar, علاء أحمد سيف الإسلام عبد الفتاح, ; born 18 November 1981), known professionally as Alaa Abd El-Fattah ( ar, علاء عبد الفتاح), is an Egyptian-British blogger, software d ...
. The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of
Israel's bombing of Gaza.
In May 2018, Weld was expelled from France for misbehaving and having drugs at home. He was kept on parole followed by expulsion on May 31.
Discography
* Boulicia Kleb (2012)
* Khalli Elberah Wrak (2018)
* Boy (2019)
* Vampire (2019)
* Snitch (2019)
* G.G.5ra (2019)
* Maria (2019)
* Very Nice (2020)
* Fi Houmti 2020
* Salamet ft A.L.A (2020)
*Pyramide (2020)
*Balawi (2021)
*Beha N3ich - بيها نعيش .ft Si Lemhaf (2021)
*King West (2021)
Movies
* Tunisia Clash (2015)
* Eclipses (2016)
*Road to El Kef (2021)
*Cali Serie (2021)
References
External links
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Tunisian musicians
Tunisian rappers
Tunisian democracy activists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people