Georges Stanislas Malif Dinga-Pinto (; born 6 April 1994), better known by the
stage name
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Niska (), is a
French
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rapper from
Évry,
Essonne
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France and Barclay Records. He was initially in the rap group Negro Deep before going solo. Niska is a derivative of his nickname Stany
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(Nista), replacing the "t" with a "k". Niska has released four albums, ''Charo Life'' (2015), ''Zifukoro'' (2016), ''Commando'' (2017) and ''Mr Sal'' (2019), with the first two reaching number 3 on
SNEP, the official French Albums chart and the third and fourth topping the French chart.
Biography
Niska was born to
Congolese parents in
Évry,
Essonne
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. In 2010, he became a father at the age of 16.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charting songs
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
External links
Niska Twitter page
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French rappers
1994 births
Living people
French people of Republic of the Congo descent
Rappers from Essonne
Black French musicians