Soprano

Soprano (2011)

Soprano (born January 14, 1979 in Marseille ; real life Saïd M'Roumbaba ) is a French rapper .

biography

Soprano, who has Comorian roots, founded the group Psy 4 de la rime , a French hip-hop group , in 1994 . They were discovered and produced by IAM head Akhenaton. Psy 4 de la Rime consisted of the musicians Soprano (Saïd M'Roumbaba), Segnor Alonzo (Kassimou Djae), Don Vicenzo (Illiassa Issilame) and DJ Sya Styles (Rachid Ait Baar). The group became known through a documentary by Arte . After this documentary, their performances were sold out and they recorded a few songs on the 361 Records label (Akhenaton's label) and were also featured on his La Cosca mixtape in 1999, and a year later on the "Sad Hill Impact" compilation by DJ Kheops (I AM). In 2002 Psy 4 de la Rime released their first album "Block Party".

The single "Le son de bandits" also became a success in the French hip-hop scene. In 2005 the album "Enfants De La Lune" was released. The last album by Psy 4 de la Rime was released in early 2008 "Les Cités D'Or" and reached number 1 on the French album charts.

Soprano began his solo career in 2005.

His debut album Puisqu'll Faut Vivre (2007) reached platinum status. The album is produced by his own production company Street Skillz and released through Hostile Records / EMI France. The most famous hit on the album is "Halla Halla". In 2007 Soprano was nominated as "Best French Act" at the MTV Music Awards in Munich.

The 2008 single Victory is used in the video game FIFA 09 and also appeared in the game's soundtrack.

In October 2010 Soprano released his second solo album "La Colombe" (German: Die Taube / Friedenstaube). The album, for which he also undertook a concert tour through France, went straight to number 1 on the French album charts. The first single was: Crazy / Darwa. Originally "La Colombe" was supposed to be a double album called "La Colombe et le Corbeau" (translated: "The Dove and the Raven"), but he decided to make two separate albums out of it, so that the album "Le Corbeau" later, in 2011, appeared.

In October 2010 Soprano traveled through Germany for the first time in the form of a promotional tour. In February 2011 Soprano went on the "La Colombe" tour again and toured Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Slovakia.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
2007	Puisqu'll faut vivre	FR2 gold (90 weeks)FR	BE ^W14 (61 weeks) BE ^W	CH26 (8 weeks) CH
2010	La Colombe	FR1 × 3 Triple platinum (73 weeks)FR	BE ^W5 (49 weeks) BE ^W	CH18 (6 weeks) CH
2011	Le Corbeau	FR3 (13 weeks) FR	BE ^W10 (12 weeks) BE ^W	CH44 (3 weeks) CH
2012	E = 2MC's	FR6 (21 weeks) FR	BE ^W5 (29 weeks) BE ^W	CH27 (2 weeks) CH	together with REDK
2014	Cosmopolitanism	FR2 diamond (103 weeks)FR	BE ^W3 (265 weeks) BE ^W	CH24 (7 weeks) CH
2016	L'Everest	FR2 diamond (105 weeks)FR	BE ^W2 (180 weeks) BE ^W	CH14 (30 weeks) CH
2018	Phoenix	FR2 diamond (… Where.)FR	BE ^W4 (... weeks) BE ^W	CH10 (21 weeks) CH

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Chart sources: FR BEW CH

personal data
SURNAME	Soprano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	M'Roumbaba, Saïd (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	french rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marseille

[charts-1] Chart sources: FR BEW CH