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Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in
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), is a
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singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He rose to fame as a member of the
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group
Sexion d'Assaut Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ), was a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which is under exclusive licen ...
. He pursued an individual career under the name Maître Gims in 2013. He previously released an
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in 2006, titled ''
Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts ''Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts'' (''Those who sleep with their eyes open'') is an extended play by Congolese-French rapper Gims, which was released on 7 December 2006. It was also Gims's first solo project produced by Wati B. He also partici ...
''. During his career he has worked with several international artists such as Sia,
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, and others. He has sold over 5 million records, including 3 million albums since the start of his career. He started his solo career in 2013 with the release of his first album, ''Subliminal'' in May on
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and
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, which sold over a million copies and peaked at number two in the French album charts. In December he released a reissue titled ''Subliminal la face cachée''. The album contained songs such as " J'me tire", "
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" and "
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". From its first week of operation, the album certified platinum and would end up being double diamond disc for over 1 million in sales. The album was a great success, charting high in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. In August 2015, Gims released his second album, ''
Mon cœur avait raison ''Mon cœur avait raison'' (; ) is a 2015 double album by Congolese–French singer and rapper Maître Gims. Released on 28 August 2015, the album is divided into ''Pilule bleue'' ("blue pill"), containing 15 tracks and ''Pilule rouge'' ("red pil ...
''. The album was divided into two parts: the red pill, which contains rap songs, and the blue pill, which contains pop-urban songs. The idea came from the movie ''
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''. A year later he released a re-release titled ''À contrecœur''. The album contained some of the best songs in his career, such as: " Est-ce que tu m'aimes?", " Laissez passer", " Brisé", " Sapés comme jamais", " Tu vas me manquer", "
Je te pardonne "Je te pardonne" (English: I Forgive You) is a song by Congolese singer and rapper Maître Gims featuring Australian singer Sia (for the remix), from the album ''Mon cœur avait raison'', released in 2015. The song was released on 18 March 2016 ...
", " Ma beauté" and " Tout donner". The album was well received and after having sold nearly 85,800 records in its first week, it was certified platinum. At the end of 2018, more than 700,000 units had been sold in France and 581,000 units had been sold internationally. He released his third album in March 2018, titled ''
Ceinture noire ''Ceinture noire'' (English: ''Black Belt'') is the third studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, released on 23 March 2018 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. The album has been reissued several times: the full version was rel ...
'' on the
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and Play Two labels. The album has been reissued several times: ''Transcendence'' reissue was released in April 2019 and an other reissue ''Décennie'' with 4 new titles was released in December 2019. The album entered pole position in Wallonia. 1st place remains for 7 consecutive weeks before dropping to 2nd place. The following week, he climbs back to first place. He entered Flanders 28th. The album contained songs such as "
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", "
Hola Señorita "Hola Señorita" is a song by Congolese singer and rapper Maître Gims. It was released as a single from the reissue of his album "Ceinture noire", "Transcendance". The song is partly in Spanish and features vocals from Colombian singer Maluma ...
", "
Reste "Reste" (Stay) is a song performed by Congolese singer and rapper Gims with the participation of British singer Sting, released on 23 August 2019. The song is taken from ''Transcendance'' (reissue of the ''Ceinture noire ''Ceinture noire'' (Engli ...
", " 10/10" and "
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". His song "
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" was the most played in France in 2018 and it helped Gims become the most played artist of 2018 on French television and radio, as well as the seventh most performed artist in the world on
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. During the
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confinement, Gims announces on a live
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a 100% rap album for the month of October 2020. According to some publications on his Instagram, Gims reveals that his album would be an 80% rap album contrary to what had been announced. On 4 December 2020, he released his fourth album titled ''
Le fléau ''Le fléau'' (English: ''The Plague'' or ''The Scourge'') is the fourth studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, released on 4 December 2020 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. A reissue entitled ''Les vestiges du fléau'' (Engl ...
''. In November 2020, In 2020, he won the International Artist of the Year in Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards after his featuring in Mohamed Ramadan's song "Ya Habibi". On 17 September 2020,
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released a documentary about the last ten years of his career titled '' Gims: On the Record''. A reissue entitled ''Les vestiges du fléau'' was published on 28 May 2021. A second reissue titled ''L'Empire de Méroé'' was released on 3 December 2021. The album contained songs such as " Yolo", " Immortel", "
Jusqu'ici tout va bien "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (So far all is well) is a song by Congolese singer and rapper Gims, released on 6 November 2020. The song is the fifth single from the album ''Le Fléau''. It also serves as the credits for ''Ici tout commence'' series. ...
", " Belle" and " Only You". On 5 October 2022, Gims revealed the new album's title, its release date and its cover. At the same time, the pre-order of the record was made available, accompanied by three tickets, gold, platinum and diamond to be won. In December 2022, he released his fifth album, '' Les dernières volontés de Mozart'' or ''LDVM (Symphony)''. The album is certified gold with more than 50,000 copies sold in June 2023. In July 2024, the album reached 100,000 copies sold and was certified platinum. The album will have finally had its small success, although it has sold less than his previous projects. In August 2022, he played the song "Arhbo" for the '' 2022 FIFA World Cup Official Soundtrack'' along with
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, which they also performed during the closing ceremony. He has topped the French singles chart five times, including once as a featured artist, most recently in 2024 with "Spider", featuring
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. On 13 September 2024, Gims released a second EP and his first since 2006, titled ''
Le Nord se souvient ''Le Nord se souvient'' (English: ''The North remembers'') is the second extended play by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, which was released on 13 September 2024, which was released on 2 December 2022 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. ...
'' containing the tracks "Spider", "Sois pas timide", "Terminal 2F" and "Vent du Nord" as well as three new tracks.


Early life

Gandhi Djuna was born on 6 May 1986 in
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(now the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1997). He comes from a family of musicians: his father Djanana Djuna is the singer of
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's
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troupe. His parents, who were undocumented immigrants, moved to France in 1988 when he was two years old. Because of his parents hiding, he explains having had a difficult childhood. He was placed with foster families, before living in squats until he was 18 years old. This passage from his life is mentioned in his book ''Vise le soleil''. He is part of a family of fourteen children. He is the brother of
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, member of the group
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, of Bedjik, Afi (formerly Xgangs), and Djelass, all three of them rappers. On his first album ''Subliminal'' (2013), they participate in the song "Outsider". Gims grew up in the
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. His family then moved to the 9th arrondissement and finally to the
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. Gims studied graphic design and communication. He takes the nickname "Gims" in reference to Asian cinema and the world of martial arts.


Career


2002–2012: Sexion d'Assaut

In 2002, Gims formed with the rappers JR O Crom and Makan the trio Prototype 3015. The name of the group was chosen in reference to a film, mainly for its "combative" meaning. The name
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also includes a reference to the
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(SA), in French "Section d'Assaut", a famous
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paramilitary unit, which the group learned of by chance during a concert for the City of Paris. In 2005, the trio merged with Assonance, another group from the Sexion d'Assaut collective. The group was then called 3rd Prototype. After a few pieces produced independently, Sexion d'Assault meets their agent, Dawala, in the cellars of Châtelet-Les Halles in Paris. With Dawala, the 3rd Prototype released its first mixtape, ''La Terre du Milieu'', on 13 May 2006. Gims designed the CD cover. In 2007, they released the album ''Le Renouveau'', which contained the well-known piece "Anti Tectonick".Through Prototype 3015 first, then Prototype 3, Gims was part of the
Sexion d'Assaut Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ), was a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which is under exclusive licen ...
supergroup. Sexion d'Assaut released their first songs between 2002 and 2003. Among them, we find "Gang yaba Gang," "Coup 2 pression" and "Frères de rue." With Sexion d'Assault, Gims participated twice in the ''12 Inch'All Star'', a famous rap competition in the Parisian underground which takes place at the Batofar. He came in second place and gained notoriety, now known as one of the best kickers (freestylers) in France. In 2008, the group presented monthly freestyles called Les Chroniques du mois: each month, at least two freestyle songs were released via audio or video. In January 2009, Sexion d'Assaut published a net-tape renamed ''
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'', a compilation also containing previously unreleased tracks, including the solo piece "À 30%" by Gims. Sexion d'Assaut's second street album, ''
L'Écrasement de tête L'Écrasement de tête (Head Crush) is the first street album by the Sexion d'Assaut collective (not taking into account the discography of the 3rd Prototype, the internal group of the Sexion d'Assaut). La Sexion d'Assaut was made up of the 3rd ...
'', was released in May 2009 on label Because Music. The last sub-entity of the supergroup, 3rd Prototype, disappeared completely. ''LÉcrasement de tête'' acquired a certain notoriety with the general public thanks to titles and music videos, including "T'es bête ou quoi?" and "Wati Bon Son" (in collaboration with Dry). Sexion d'Assaut went on tour, notably opening for
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and
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. The album sold more than 50,000 copies. Following the release of ''LÉcrasement de tête'', the group left Because Music due to misunderstandings and signed with
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Entertainment. In 2010, Sexion d'Assaut released the studio album ''
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''. Gims is credited there as a singer-songwriter. He composed the instrumental tracks of several pieces, including ''"Ils appellent ça 'Casquette à l'envers'"''. Other beatmakers also participated in the album, such as SoulChildren with ''"La drogue te donne des ailes"''. The album met with great success with the general public, selling over 400,000 copies. The group opened for
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at the Parc des Princes and performed at the
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. In April 2011, a controversy broke out over the group's openly homophobic claims. In reaction to criticism,
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decided to release a mixtape entitled '' En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75'', which despite everything met with success with titles like "Paris va bien" and "Qui t'a dit". The project contains a DVD including a video of one of the songs, as well as a documentary retracing the group's journey. In March 2012, they released their second album, ''
L'Apogée ''L’Apogée'' is the third official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Gims, Maître Gims, Lefa (rapper), Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska (rapper), Maska, JR O Crom, Black M, Doomams, and L.I.O. Petrodollars. This album was released ...
'', which was more successful than the first. The album sold over 700,000 copies. The same year, Gims published an online comic entitled ''Au cœur du vortex''. In parallel with his career with Sexion d'Assaut, Gims tried his hand at musical composition. At the end of 2006, he released his first solo project, an
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entitled ''
Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts ''Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts'' (''Those who sleep with their eyes open'') is an extended play by Congolese-French rapper Gims, which was released on 7 December 2006. It was also Gims's first solo project produced by Wati B. He also partici ...
''. The EP is produced by ATK's Fredy K and Noko. With a very limited pressing, the disc aimed to make Gims known to the general public. The record features tracks with
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,
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rapper Koma and a singer named Carole.


2012–2015: ''Subliminal''

On 29 January 2013, in the video ''Welcome to the Wa Part. 4: La Consecration'', Gims announced the release of his first solo studio album, ''Subliminal'', for 20 May 2013. On 1 March Gims published "Meurtre par strangulation". On 15 March he unveiled " J'me tire", his second single which remained at number 1 on the French charts for four consecutive weeks, the music video being released on 10 April 2013. In an interview on the Rapelite.com site, Gims confirmed the presence of rapper
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on a track entitled "Pas touché". His three brothers, Bedjik,
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and X-Gang, from the group MM Solja, reunited on the track "Outsider". On May 4, he published "
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". On 13 May "VQ2PQ" was broadcast exclusively on Skyrock. The song "It Works," was aired on May 14, similarly exclusively, in collaboration with
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. The album ''Subliminal'' was released on 20 May. To promote it, Gims unveiled previously unreleased tracks, not part of the album, in the form of a series of music videos (clips in French) entitled ''This is not a clip''. On the commercial side, the album was certified double diamond disc with more than 1 million sales. On 31 May 2013, he performed his first solo concert at the Olympia. He featured on the album ''
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'' of
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on the song "AVF" featuring with
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. After the last date of the
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tour, 28 September 2013 at the
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for Urban Peace, which also brings together IAM,
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,
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and
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, Gims announced that he wanted to take a break. He also intends to take care of his marriage and his children, whom he says he has seen too little because of his career (the oldest of his four children was born around 2008 and the youngest in 2013). The new
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album is then scheduled for November 2015. In September 2013, he collaborated with singer
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on the single "
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". The song topped the singles charts in France. On 22 November 2013, Gims unveils his new clip "Changer", which ranks 17th for the week of 1 December 2013. With this ballad, Gims hopes to reach a new, wider audience. In February 2014, Gims was nominated in the Urban Music category at the Victoires de la Musique, but the prize went to the rap group
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. His solo career was nonetheless a success. According to the magazine ''Challenges'', the singer was the second highest paid French artist of 2013, behind
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but just ahead of
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.


2015–2016: ''Mon cœur avait raison''

In parallel with the announcement of his ''Warano Tour'', Gims published videos via social networks with extracts of songs that turned out to be those of his future album. In addition, he announced the release on 20 February 2016 of the seventh video of ''This is not a clip'' with Fuck Ramses which could not take place. Although announced for the month of March, the release of the album's first single, " Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" took place on 28 April on Skyrock. He also used the occasion to announce that the album will be divided into two parts: the Blue Pill, which was made up of urban pop songs, and the Red Pill, which is oriented towards
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. This concept was inspired by the movie ''
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''. "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" was part of the Blue Pill; the first single from The Red Pill, "Melynda Gates," was released later. Then, Gims unveiled the second extract of the Blue Pill called " Laissez passer", the music video of which brings together his family, his father and his brothers. At the end of July, Gims continues with "Longue vie" (Red Pill) with Lefa which marks his return to the music scene, the music video reunited all the members of
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. The tracklist and the release date of the album were announced by Gims on social media: the album will be released on 28 August. At the end of August, a new single: " Brisé", is available. Subsequently, he released 4 other singles from his double album (" Tu vas me manquer", "
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", "ABCD" as well as " Sapés comme jamais"). Then he announced the reissue of his album which will be released on 26 August 2016. ''Mon cœur avait raison'' runs out to 700,000 copies. On 23 April 2016, Gims gave a concert before the football match between
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and
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for the
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. He performed excerpts from three of his hits " Est-ce que tu m'aimes?", "
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" and " Sapés comme jamais". Unfortunately, applause was overtaken by booing and hissing by the spectators upon his arrival on the pitch. When the rapper shouted to the audience "Shall we continue?", the spectators shouted "No!" Interviewed about the incident later on, Gims revealed that he did not hear the whistles when he sang but that this negative response did not shock him. He pointed out that many of the football fans were already drunk, and some of them were for Lille, while Gims is Parisian. He even has a lyric in " Sapés comme jamais" about how "Paris is magic." The rapper acknowledged that there are a lot of people who do not like his music but said he would still do it all again, for his fans.


2016–2019: ''Ceinture noire''

Gims announced his third solo album, ''Ceinture noire,'' on 9 November 2016. Having left the
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label in December 2016, the album is released on
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under the Play Two label. On 7 May 2017, shortly after his official announcement, Gims published an extract on
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entitled "Marabout". The title accompanied by a video was officially released on Gims' new YouTube channel on 12 May 2017. On 10 November 2017, Gims broadcast the first official clip of ''Ceinture noire'', titled "
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," on streaming platforms. On 12 December he posted the music video on his YouTube channel. Within 2 weeks, the video received 10 million views. ''Ceinture noire'' the full album was released on 23 March 2018, with 31 tracks and 3 bonus tracks. Gims subsequently reissued the album with 4 bonus tracks in August 2018, then again in March 2019 with 13 bonus tracks. This last reissue was titled ''Transcendance'' and featured performances by South American superstar
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and
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as well as
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, Gims' brother
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,
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and
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. The duet with Sting was called "
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", and the video for it was shot in the metro system of Lyon, the TCL or
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. ''Ceinture noire'' is currently certified by th
SNEP
as a double diamond disc with over 1,000,000 sales. On 28 September 2019, Gims officially became the first French-speaking rapper to fill the
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with more than 72,000 spectators.


2020–2021: ''Le fléau'' and ''Gims: On the Record''

In 2020, Gims announced his plan to release an entirely rap album. ''
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'' was released on 6 November 2020. On 27 March 2020, during a live
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with
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, Gims announced the album ''Le Retour des Rois'' for release that year. "Here we are in the negotiations, of who, or, the album will be released, with whom it will be distributed. You know, the things a little technical." On 30 March 2020 in this recording, Gims listened to several songs from the
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album ''Le Retour des Rois'' while driving in his car. On 2 May 2020, during a live return to Instagram with
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,
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and
Gradur Wanani Gradi Mariadi (born November 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Gradur (), is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey. He started as ...
, Gims formalized his 100% rap album for the start of the 2020 school year at the latest, and ''Le Retour des Rois'' for the end of 2020, or even the beginning of 2021. After the end of the first confinement on 11 May 2020, Gims announces the return of the Sexion d'Assaut with the new album ''Le Retour des Rois'', scheduled for the fall. The Sexion d'Assaut made its comeback in concert at
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on 25 September 2021, a date officially set for January but postponed due to the raging
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. On 28 August 2020,
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and Gims unveiled their title "Dernier Métro", produced as a duo. The same day, he released the first single, " Yolo", from his upcoming album ''
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''. On 17 September 2020, on
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, a documentary was released retracing the last ten years of his career titled '' Gims: On the Record''. On 25 September 2020, he released the second single from ''Le Fléau,'' entitled " Immortel", a purely rap song reminiscent of Gims's early freestyles with Sexion d'Assault.On 2 December 2020, Gims unveiled the tracklist of ''Le Fléau'' with 17 tracks, including features from Vald,
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,
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,
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, Bosh and Gazo. The album was certified platinum a month and a half after its release. On 17 March 2021, Gims published a new freestyle named "Pyongyang" in collaboration with l'nsolent. On 5 April 2021, he published on streaming platforms a new track called "GJS" in collaboration with Jul and SCH, as well as the track " Belle", in collaboration with
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and
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. He appears in a video supporting right-wing candidate Valérie Pecresse in the run-up to the 2021 regional elections in
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. On 28 April 2021, Gims announced the reissue of the album entitled ''Les Vestiges du Fléau'' which will be released on 28 May 2021. On 19 May 2021, he published the list of titles composed of 10 tracks including 8 collaborations and two solos . Among the guests of the reissue, in addition to Jul, SCH,
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and
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, participate, in particular, international singers such as the Egyptian Mohamed Ramadan, the Tanzanian
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as well as the German-Albanian singer
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. On 28 May 2021, the same day as the release of the reissue, Gims released the clip for " Only You" in collaboration with Dhurata Dora. On 8 October 2021, he released a new single in collaboration with Vitaa named "Prends ma main". In November 2021, he participated in the collective project ''Le Classico organisé'', on Jul's initiative, bringing together more than 150 rappers from Bouches-du-Rhône and Île-de-France.


2022–2024: ''Les dernières volontés de Mozart''

On 28 September 2022, Gims unveiled a date on social networks, 09/30. On 30 September 2022, Gims released the single "Maintenant". On 5 October 2022, Gims revealed the album's title, its release date and its cover. On 10 November 2022, he unveils "Thémistocle" and announces the release of the clip the next day, 11 November at 1:00 p.m. On 14 November 2022, he unveiled part of the album's tracklist containing 14 titles and three collaborations with
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,
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and
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. In reality, the album contains a total of 18 tracks but only 14 have been revealed so far. On 25 November 2022, two titles are revealed "Après-vous madame" featuring
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and "Demain" with Carla Bruni. The album was released on 2 December 2022, containing 18 tracks and three features with Soolking, Carla Bruni and Tayc. On 2 May 2023, the title "Horizon" was released as a single and its music video was unveiled on 4 July 2023. On 13 April 2023, after a controversy about the pyramids of Egypt, he revealed the title "Hernan Cortes". On 15 September 2023, he released the title "Si te llamo" in collaboration with
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, accompanied by its music video. On 6 October 2023, he unveiled "Seya" featuring Morad and SativaMusic. He subsequently reveals several tracks which, like these first two, are not part of the album.


2024–present: ''Le Nord se souvient''

In early 2024, Gims released several singles such as "Loco" featuring Lossa (certified platinum single), "Ma douce" with
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, "Sin Ti" with Maria Becerra and
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in collaboration with Inso le Véritable not part of any album. In May 2024, he released "Spider" featuring
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which ranked number 1 in France for 7 consecutive weeks and was certified diamond single. Then, in July, two tracks "Mamacita" with
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and "Sois pas timide" were released which ranked number 1 for 3 weeks and was certified gold single. At the end of August, he released "Terminal 2F" featuring
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then at the beginning of September the track "Vent du Nord" was released. On 13 September 2024, his second EP ''
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'' was released containing the tracks "Spider", "Sois pas timide", "Terminal 2F" and "Vent du Nord" as well as 3 new tracks "Carbo", "Avec tes mains" et "San Goku". In February 2025, after receiving the Male Artist Award at the Victoires de la Musique, he suggested he wanted to end his tours. On 22 April, Gims, in collaboration with co-headliners
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and
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, spearheaded a philanthropic, sold-out concert titled ''Solidarité Congo'' at the
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. The event, which featured thirty prominent musical acts—including leading figures from the French rap scene as well as internationally acclaimed and Congolese artists—was organized to raise funds for child victims affected by the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The proceeds were allocated to
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's Give Back Charity. Initially scheduled for 7 April, the concert was postponed in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.


Personal life

Gandhi Djuna is extremely private about his personal life. Most sources report that he has 6 children: two from his first relationship with a French-Moroccan woman, and four from his current marriage with Demdem (original name Adja-Damba Dante), a French woman of Malian origin. They met in 2004 and were married in a private ceremony in 2005, and they now split their time between France and Morocco. Gims frequently laments that he is unable to spend more time with his children. In keeping with Gims' determination to protect his children's privacy, most of their names are not known widely, and they are almost never photographed. However, he has featured DemDem in the music videos for "Caméléon" and "Tout Donner." In March 2018, he indicated that he had applied for
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and that it was refused. According to ''Closer'' magazine, this decision is because of his “
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”, which is not authorized in
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or
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. However, Maître Gims disputes this version of the facts. In an interview with ''
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'', in 2022, to the question: “We lend you a second wife in Morocco. Are you
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?", he replied: "That's completely false. I live with Demdem and the children. I was married only once." He specified that "the refusal
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is linked to an offense that I committed when I was a minor. But my record is clean.” According to an investigation by the newspaper ''
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'', his first application for nationality was blocked for failure to pay fines for traffic offenses, and due to his inability to establish the center of his material interests in France, the interpreter and his family would live too much in Morocco and not enough in France to be considered French. In early 2022, he relaunched the procedure for obtaining French nationality. The
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,
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, estimated on 25 January 2022 on ''
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'' that the rapper's recent comments on the New Year did not demonstrate "good proof of assimilation into French society", going to against article 21-24 of the
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. However, the minister assures that his request would be, like all the others, re-examined by his services. He has a Congolese diplomatic passport obtained in 2022. Gims converted to
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in 2004. Originally a Catholic, he said in 2016 that conversations with
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, his friend from the group
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, convinced him to convert to Islam, as well as an interview with an imam. In 2005, he joined the revivalist movement of the
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, which he then left and now considers a cult. He says in a documentary dedicated to him on
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: "There were people who ended up dead, committed suicide in Iraq. People who were close to me, and that freaked me out. I don't know where I could have ended up." Gims also is an anime enjoyer; having multiple anime references in his music. One example is in his hit song "SPIDER," where it references Demon Slayer and
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—two very popular animes.


Monstre Marin Corporation

In 2013, Gims founded
Monstre Marin Corporation Monstre Marin Corporation (Sea Monster Corporation) known as MMC was a French record label, located in Paris. It was founded by rapper and singer Gims, and was affiliated with the Universal Music France record company. The first compilation of ...
with Pascal Nègre. The latter announces the direct integration of MMC into Universal. "Gims is one of the most gifted artists of his generation! I am delighted to accompany him with Universal Music in his discovery of new talents and in the development of his label Sea Monster", he explains on his Twitter page. The label's logo was unveiled in early 2014. In February 2014,
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joined the label, followed in June 2014 by
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.
Monstre Marin Corporation Monstre Marin Corporation (Sea Monster Corporation) known as MMC was a French record label, located in Paris. It was founded by rapper and singer Gims, and was affiliated with the Universal Music France record company. The first compilation of ...
published its first compilation ''La Monster Party chapitre 1'' on 30 June 2014. According to
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, Gims sold 50% of the label Monstre Marin Corporation in 2014 for 500,000 euros. This structure sold to
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brought together many artists such as
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, Souf,
Mac Tyer Socrate Petnga (born 23 April 1979), better known as Mac Tyer (), is a French rapper of Cameroonian descent, from Aubervilliers, Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an officia ...
,
L'Algérino Samir Djoghlal (; born 2 May 1981), better known as L'Algérino (), is an Algerian-French rapper and singer whose family came from the Chaoui-Berbers, Berber tribes in Khenchela, Algeria A childhood friend of Jul (singer), JUL, he was discovered ...
, MA2X,
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or even the Marin Monster duo, now all gone and replaced by emerging artists like
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, DJ Last One, Amalya or Savana blues. The label ends its activities on 13 January 2020.


Gims and his sunglasses

Gims is famous for always wearing
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in public; in fact, it is rare to find pictures of him without glasses on the Internet. The reason for this is so that he is not recognized on the street when he is without glasses because of his wide popularity in France and
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in particular, and he has stated that this method works. The only time Gims took off his glasses in public was at a live concert with the group
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when he danced with the group members but little was noticed on his face because the stage was almost dark.


Artistic environment

Gims's music is influenced by
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and dance, with pop and Latin touches. Just before his first album, Les Inrocks compares Gims to footballer
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for his versatility: "Gims has a vast arsenal. He sings, raps, composes and produces." For his first album, the artist addresses his joys, his questions, his anger and his rants. In September 2013, he told Liberation that "he is not forbidding himself anything. A rock or even varietal album 'does not scare him'. The second album is divided into two parts: an "urban pop / R&B" oriented, widely broadcast by radio and music channels, and a "
rap Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
" oriented as it did when it started. The humorist of the web Jhon Rachid deplores that the second part "old-fashioned rap" is less known than the first, which hurts him "rap" (title of his show on YouTube). As for
Joeystarr Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM ...
, he often criticizes him on social networks, calling his music "music for prepubescents". The slammer Grand Corps Malade said in an interview that he does not adhere to the music of Gims, which is "teenage pop" with "poor lyrics and an unpleasant voice". The Booska-P site evokes "Gims-bashing" in an article presenting the most hated French rappers which also include
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, Jul and
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. Rap "purists" like
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or Jhon Rachid cited above reproach him for the touches of pop and dance; some calling his music "camping music" or "
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". Hated by a part of the rap fans, he is also hated by a part of the general public who do not like rap and prefer variety or rock. Literary critic
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has called Gims's "
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" "the worst text he's ever heard".


Controversies

In April 2017, it was said that he cancelled a concert in
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due to the lack of a private jet to take him there, the organizer did not have the means to pay for it. The headlines criticised it as a "star whim". Following the media coverage, he gave a free and improvised concert in the
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. In the program ''
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'', Gims explained that the concert was initially only a proposal which was ultimately not accepted. However, the promoter had already started selling the tickets. Faced with the risk of financial loss, the promoter contacted the rapper's producer offering to fly Gims to the concert by private jet, but Gims could not attend due to a scheduling conflict with another concert.


Plagiarism

Gims and Vianney were accused of
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by the Belgian director Charlotte Abramow for the clip "
La même "La même" is a song recorded by Congolese singer and rapper Maître Gims in collaboration with Vianney released in 2018. The song has peaked at number one on the French Singles Chart SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Pub ...
". Abramow had directed a video for the International Women's Day of 7 February 2004, with which "La même", according to her, had many similarities: " he video for La même hasthe same structure, the same esthetics, the same decorations in pastel colors and especially the same types of portraits". Maitre Gims responded by accusing Charlotte Abramow of having herself violated copyright by using a clip from the music video for the song "
Silent All These Years "Silent All These Years" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos, released as the second single from her debut studio album, '' Little Earthquakes'' (1992). It was originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1991 ...
" by
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.


Christmas

At the end of 2021, he stated in a video that celebrating
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or wishing a happy new year "is not Muslim". He is also opposed to
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celebrations because this tradition is of non-Muslim origin. He subsequently apologised for the video.


Homophobia

Among several homophobic lyrics with his band Sexion D'Assaut, in 2008, in the song "On t'as humilié" which uses the instrumental from the single
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by American rapper
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, Gims pronounces the sentence "I think it's time for the faggots to perish, cut off their penises and leave them dead on the ring road."


Egypt

In March 2023, he got into a controversy after claiming that ancient Egyptians had electricity. Among other theories, he claimed that "the gold at the tip of the pyramids is the best conductor of electricity". He claims these statements were taken out of context and that he can not definitely say this happened.


Diversification

At the beginning of 2013, Gims founded his own clothing brand, Vortex Vx, sold in particular at
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and Gémo. On 31 October 2018, the
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''Devil's Relics'' was published, imagined by Gims with his brother Darcy, and co-signed by the two brothers with screenwriter
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and designer Yoshiyasu Tamura.


Lyricist

In addition to writing his own lyrics, he also writes for other artists. In 2013, Gims participated as a "guest" in the
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program, in which he gave young groups advice for their career. Following this intervention, he wrote the first single of the winning group,
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, entitled Au Top. This single reached eighth on the
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chart.


Discography


Solo

* ''
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'' (2013) * ''
Mon cœur avait raison ''Mon cœur avait raison'' (; ) is a 2015 double album by Congolese–French singer and rapper Maître Gims. Released on 28 August 2015, the album is divided into ''Pilule bleue'' ("blue pill"), containing 15 tracks and ''Pilule rouge'' ("red pil ...
'' (2015) * ''
Ceinture noire ''Ceinture noire'' (English: ''Black Belt'') is the third studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, released on 23 March 2018 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. The album has been reissued several times: the full version was rel ...
'' (2018) * ''
Le fléau ''Le fléau'' (English: ''The Plague'' or ''The Scourge'') is the fourth studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, released on 4 December 2020 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. A reissue entitled ''Les vestiges du fléau'' (Engl ...
'' (2020) * '' Les dernières volontés de Mozart'' (2022) * ''
Le Nord se souvient ''Le Nord se souvient'' (English: ''The North remembers'') is the second extended play by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, which was released on 13 September 2024, which was released on 2 December 2022 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. ...
'' (2024)


With Sexion d'Assaut

*''
L'Écrasement de tête L'Écrasement de tête (Head Crush) is the first street album by the Sexion d'Assaut collective (not taking into account the discography of the 3rd Prototype, the internal group of the Sexion d'Assaut). La Sexion d'Assaut was made up of the 3rd ...
'' (2009) * ''
L'École des points vitaux ''L'École des points vitaux'' (The school of vital points) is the second official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Maître Gims, Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska, JR O Crom, Black M Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better ...
'' (2010) * ''
L'Apogée ''L’Apogée'' is the third official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Gims, Maître Gims, Lefa (rapper), Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska (rapper), Maska, JR O Crom, Black M, Doomams, and L.I.O. Petrodollars. This album was released ...
'' (2012)


Filmography


Concert tours

* Warano Tour (2015–2017) * Fuego Tour (2018–2019) * Décennie Tour (2022) * LDVM Tour Pt. I (2023–2024)


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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