Ken Samaras (, ; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the bands

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and

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. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in

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duels around

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Early life and career

Samaras was born in La Trinité, a

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within the

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, to a father of

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descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to the

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. After two

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s with 1995 (''Aurélie'' in 2011 and ''Anais'' in 2012), as well as the

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''Paris Sud Minute'' in 2013, Nekfeu released his debut studio album '' Feu'' on 8 June 2015, for which he won Best Urban Music Album at the

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in February 2016, as well as ''Destins Liés'' with $-Crew in June 2016. In 2015, he also wrote and performed a song for the French version of the film ''

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''. In 2016, he released his second album entitled ''Cyborg''. In 2017, he made his acting debut in the film ''Tout nous sépare'', opposite

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.Nekfeu et Catherine Deneuve réunis au cinéma, le premier teaser dévoilé
''

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'', 13 August 2017 In 2019, he released his third album “les étoiles vagabondes”. The album premiered in cinemas, as a movie accompanied the album. The movie premiered 2h before the album was made available on streaming platforms. The album was extremely well received. It Included a song featuring mainstream Belgian rapper Damso (Tricheur), and many other songs entered the top 20 in the French charts.

Personal life

Nekfeu is a follower of

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, based in the city where he grew up, and his hometown club

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Discography

Albums, mixtapes and EPs

As part of 1995 *2011: ''La Source'' (EP) *2012: ''La Suite'' (EP) *2013: ''Paris Sud Minute'' (Album) With Alpha Wann (member of 1995 & L'Entourage) *2011: ''En Sous-Marin'' (EP) As part of $-Crew *2010: ''Même Signature'' (Mixtape) *2012: ''Métamorphose'' (Mixtape) *2013: ''Seine Zoo 仙豆'' (Album) *2016: ''Destins Liés'' (Album) *2022: ''SZR2001'' (Album) As part of L'Entourage *2014: ''Jeunes Entrepreneurs'' (Album) As part of 5 Majeur *2011: ''5 Majeur'' (EP) *2013: ''Variations'' (Album) Solo Nekfeu

Singles

Featured in

Other charted songs

Filmography

Film

* 2017 : '' Tout nous sépare'', directed by Thierry Klifa * 2019 : ''L'Échappée'', directed by Mathias Pardo

Television

* 2015 : ''Casting(s)'' (Television series, one episode : guest appearance as himself) * 2019 : ''

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'' (Dubbing the character ''All for One'' in the French version)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nekfeu 1990 births Living people French rappers French people of Greek descent French people of Scottish descent People from Alpes-Maritimes Rappers from Paris