Eddy de Pretto
Eddy de Pretto (born May 2, 1993 in Créteil ) is a French singer and actor .
Life
De Pretto grew up in the Parisian Banlieue Créteil . In his youth he played theater before he got into music. As an adult, he eventually moved to Paris . He worked as an actor for TV commercials and he was involved in the short film Vivre sa vie in 2013 .
In 2017 he took part in the Printemps de Bourges music festival, where he won the Inouïs Newcomer Prize . In October 2017 he released his debut EP Kid with four titles. His first album Cure followed in March 2018 .
style
The songs on his debut EP Kid have been described as a mix of traditional chanson and hip-hop . During his live performances he was only accompanied by a drummer. The songs in the EP deal with subjects such as pressure to appear masculine, homophobic violence and the difficulty of finding one's identity. His music has also been compared several times with Stromae . De Pretto himself also gives musicians such as Frank Ocean , Claude Nougaro and Booba as inspiration.
Awards
- 2017: Prix du Printemps de Bourges - iNOUïS
Discography
EPs
- 2017: Kid
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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 FR
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 BE W
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| 2018 | Cure |
CH6 (21 weeks) CH |
FR1 (104 weeks) FR |
BE W4 (122 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
|
|||
| 2017 | Fete de trop Kid |
FR21 (40 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2018 | Beaulieue Cure |
FR195 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Random cure |
FR98 (5 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Quartier des lunes Cure |
FR188 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Normal cure |
FR151 (1 week) FR |
BE W50 (1 week) BE W |
||
| Kid kid |
FR67 (41 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Grave Cure |
FR150 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
Filmography
- 2012: Paulette
- 2013: Vivre sa vie (short film)
Web links
- Eddy de Pretto at Discogs (English)
- Eddy de Pretto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Gilles Renault: Eddy de Pretto, que la fête commence. In: Liberation. February 7, 2018, accessed on August 14, 2020 (French).
- ^ Juliette Thévenot: Eddy de Pretto, l'intriguant rappeur de la génération Dolan. September 18, 2017, accessed on August 14, 2020 (French).
- ↑ a b Stéphane Davet: Eddy de Pretto, rappeur sensitive . In: Le Monde.fr . October 24, 2017 ( lemonde.fr [accessed August 15, 2020]).
- ↑ Découverte du lab # 151: Eddy de Pretto. In: lesinrocks.com. Accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
- ↑ a b Les prix. In: Printemps de Bourges. Accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Abigaïl Aïnouz: Entre rap et chanson française, Eddy de Pretto est bien parti pour cliver la fin d'année. In: lesinrocks.com. October 5, 2017, accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
- ↑ a b Chart sources: CH FR BEW (Wallonia)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pretto, Eddy de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Créteil |