MC Solaar
MC Solaar (born March 5, 1969 in Dakar , Senegal ; real name Claude M'Barali ) is a French rapper .
biography
When he was six months old, his parents, who originally came from Chad , emigrated from Senegal to France in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges . In 1990 he released his debut single Bouge de La , which was an exceptional success in France and went platinum straight away . In 1991 his first album Qui sème le vent, récolte le tempo was released, in 1994 the album Prose Combat including the titles Nouveau Western (with a sample from Bonnie And Clyde by Serge Gainsbourg ), La concubine de l'hémoglobine and Dévotion . He received worldwide attention for his collaboration with the rapper Missy Elliott on the song "All N My Grill". Mc Solaar gained further fame outside of France through his collaboration with Gurus Jazzmatazz . In addition, his song La Belle Et Le Bad Boy was used in both the television series Sex and the City and True Blood .
MC Solaar was one of the first to popularize French hip-hop with broader circles of the French population, as his lyrics were more sophisticated and far less glorifying of violence than other French hip-hop artists.
MC Solaar was a member of the jury of the 1998 Cannes International Film Festival . He is also a regular participant in the annual Enfoirés charity concert .
On December 7, 2003, he married his partner Chloé Bensemoun in Chantilly , north of Paris .
After more than ten years, MC Solaar is going on tour in French-speaking countries again in 2018 with his new album "Géopoétique".
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | CH | |||
1994 | Prose Combat |
FR- × 2
|
BE W31
gold
(17 weeks)BE W |
CH12
gold
(16 weeks)CH |
|
1997 | Paradisiaque |
FR1
platinum
(48 weeks)FR |
BE W6th
gold
(45 weeks)BE W |
CH8th
gold
(14 weeks)CH |
|
1998 | MC Solaar |
FR9 (10 weeks) FR |
BE W14 (10 weeks) BE W |
CH19 (10 weeks) CH |
|
Le Tour de la Question |
FR8th × 2
(17 weeks)FR |
BE W19 (22 weeks) BE W |
- |
Live double album
|
|
2001 | Cinquième as |
FR2 × 2
(85 weeks)FR |
BE W2
gold
(37 weeks)BE W |
CH5
gold
(37 weeks)CH |
|
2003 | Do 6 |
FR2
platinum
(36 weeks)FR |
BE W12 (22 weeks) BE W |
- | |
2007 | Chapitre 7 |
FR5
gold
(33 weeks)FR |
BE W6 (38 weeks) BE W |
- | |
2017 | Géopoétique |
FR2
platinum
(60 weeks)FR |
BE W3 (64 weeks) BE W |
CH14 (8 weeks) CH |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1991: Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo (CH:gold, FR: platinum)
- 2010: Magnum 567
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | CH | |||
1991 | Bouge de là Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo |
FR22 (14 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
Victime de la mode Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo |
FR32 (7 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
1992 | Caroline Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo |
FR4 (29 weeks) FR |
BE W31 (8 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in BEW only in 1999
|
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo |
FR39 (4 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
1993 | Nouveau western Prose Combat |
FR4 (19 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
1994 | Séquelles Prose Combat |
FR19 (14 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
Obsolete Prose Combat |
FR29 (18 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
1995 | La concubine de l'hemoglobine Prose Combat |
FR42 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
1997 | Gangster modern paradisiaque |
FR31 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W25 (10 weeks) BE W |
- | |
Les temps changent Paradisiaque |
FR13 (19 weeks) FR |
BE W26 (12 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
1998 | Paradisiaque Paradisiaque |
FR41 (14 weeks) FR |
BE W28 (4 weeks) BE W |
- | |
Galaktika Cinquième as |
FR64 (8 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
2001 | Solaar pleure Cinquième as |
FR4th
gold
(25 weeks)FR |
BE W2
gold
(19 weeks)BE W |
CH22 (22 weeks) CH |
|
Hasta la vista Cinquième as |
FR1
gold
(27 weeks)FR |
BE W5 (17 weeks) BE W |
CH23 (14 weeks) CH |
||
RMI Cinquième as |
FR22 (13 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
2002 | La la la, la Cinquième as |
FR39 (9 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
Inch 'Allah Inch' Allah EP |
FR1
gold
(23 weeks)FR |
BE W16 (7 weeks) BE W |
CH13 (14 weeks) CH |
||
2004 | Hijo de Africa Mach 6 |
FR32 (11 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
Au pays de Gandhi Mach 6 |
FR37 (17 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
2007 | Clic clic Chapitre 7 |
FR19 (22 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
2008 | Le rabbi muffin |
FR20 (28 weeks) FR |
BE W1 (27 weeks) BE W |
- | |
2017 | Sonotone Géopoétique |
FR46
gold
(12 weeks)FR |
BE W46 (2 weeks) BE W |
- | |
2018 | Eksassaute Géopoétique |
- |
BE W40 (8 weeks) BE W |
- | |
Aiwa Géopoétique |
- |
BE W33 (11 weeks) BE W |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | CH | |||
1993 | Le bien, le mal |
FR33 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Guru feat. MC Solaar
|
1995 | Lists |
FR29 (10 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Urban Species feat. MC Solaar
|
1999 | All N My Grill |
FR16
gold
(27 weeks)FR |
BE W9 (17 weeks) BE W |
CH23 (11 weeks) CH |
Missy Elliott feat. Nicole Wray & MC Solaar
|
2012 | C'est bientôt la fin |
FR137 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Web links
- MC Solaar at laut.de
- MC Solaar at Discogs (English)
- MC Solaar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | MC Solaar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | M'Barali, Claude |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5th 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dakar , Senegal |