Diam's

Diam's

Diam’s (born July 25, 1980 in Nicosia , Cyprus ; bourgeois Mélanie Georgiades ) is a French rapper of Greek Cypriot origin .

biography

Her mother is French and her father is a Greek Cypriot. However, he left the family early and so Diam's was raised by her mother. Her mother left Cyprus when Diam's was four years old. Diam's grew up in a suburb of Paris in the Essonne department. She became known to a larger audience in 2003 through her single DJ . The title came from her second album Brut de femme and reached number 2 in the French charts. Brut de femme was released on a major label while their first album Premier Mandat was still released independently. Diam's grew up with French pop music of the 1980s and 1990s (for example Jean-Jacques Goldman, Cabrel et Dance Machine). But soon she was especially enthusiastic about rap; especially the first album by rapper Dr. Dre from Los Angeles seems to have shaped her a lot. Mélanie, who likes to write poetry, prevailed against her mother and became a rapper. In 1999 her first album Premier mandat was released . In 2006 she had a number one hit in France with the title La boulette (génération nan nan) . Diam's converted to Islam in September 2009.

Awards

Diam's was named “Best Singer”, “Best Song” for “La boulette (génération nan nan)” and “Best Album” for “Dans ma bulle” at the event “L'année du Hip-Hop” in the Olympia (2007).

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2003	Brut de femme	FR7th gold (52 weeks)FR	BE W45 (13 weeks) BE W	-
2004	Ma vie - mon live	FR53 (13 weeks) FR	-	-
2006	Dans ma bulle	FR1 diamond (94 weeks)FR	BE W3 gold (80 weeks)BE W	CH19th platinum (59 weeks)CH
2009	SOS	FR1 × 2 Double platinum (52 weeks)FR	BE W6 (21 weeks) BE W	CH18 (10 weeks) CH

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2007	Au tour de ma bulle	-	BE W18 (3 weeks) BE W	-

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2003	Un peu de respect	FR90 (1 week) FR	-	-	with Lady Laistee
	Promise	FR50 (7 weeks) FR	-	-	vs. Kamnouze feat. Jango Jack
	DJ brut de femme	FR2 platinum (40 weeks)FR	BE W1 platinum (27 weeks)BE W	CH16 (29 weeks) CH
	Incassables Brut de femme	FR31 (15 weeks) FR	BE W8 (12 weeks) BE W	CH29 (14 weeks) CH
2004	Evasion Brut de femme	FR29 (15 weeks) FR	BE W31 (6 weeks) BE W	CH45 (8 weeks) CH	feat. China
	Relève la tête	FR39 (14 weeks) FR	-	-	Kery James pres. Lino, AP, Diam's, Passi, Matt & Kool Shen
2006	La boulette (Génération nan nan) Dans ma bulle	FR1 platinum (30 weeks)FR	BE W1 gold (24 weeks)BE W	CH12 (31 weeks) CH
	Jeune demoiselle Dans ma bulle	FR4th platinum (29 weeks)FR	BE W3 (18 weeks) BE W	CH20 (23 weeks) CH
	Big Up Dans ma bulle	-	BE W23 (9 weeks) BE W	-
2007	Ma France à moi Dans ma bulle	FR11 (25 weeks) FR	BE W12 (15 weeks) BE W	-
2009	Enfants du desert SOS	-	BE W21 (3 weeks) BE W	CH80 (2 weeks) CH
2017	Dans le noir	FR159 (1 week) FR	-	-

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2006	Les mains en l'air	FR29 (26 weeks) FR	-	CH80 (2 weeks) CH	Admiral T feat. Diam’s
	Non c'sera non (omri omri) Layali	FR30 (15 weeks) FR	-	-	Cheb Mami feat. Diam’s

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2007	2CD: Brut de femme / Dans ma bulle	FR119 (9 weeks) FR	BE W96 (1 week) BE W	-

Video albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
2007	Au tour de ma bulle	FR- diamond FR	BE W59 (2 weeks) BE W	-	DVD

More video albums

• 2006: Ma vie, mon live (FR:gold)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ French rapper Diam's embraces Islam. In: Saudi Gazette . Archived from the original on October 31, 2009 ; accessed on October 3, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Chart sources: FR BEW CH
3. ↑ Awards for music sales: FR FR2 CH BE

Web links

• Website
• Biography
• Diam's discography
• biography (fra.)
• Top songs (fra.)
• Axel Veiel: A rapper puts on the headscarf. In: Badische Zeitung. November 20, 2009, accessed October 3, 2016 .