Sinik
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Thomas Idir a.k.a. Sinik (born June 26, 1980) is a French-language rap artist. His father is Algeria
n while his mother is French
.
His meeting with Diam's
at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.
In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine.
Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called Je Réalise which features British songwriter, James Blunt
. The single is sung in two languages, English
and French
(French with Sinik and English with James Blunt
).
Canadian UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre used Sinik's L'Homme a Abattre as ring entrance music in his bout with BJ Penn at UFC 94
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n while his mother is French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
.
His meeting with Diam's
Diam's
Diam's is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne in 1984....
at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.
In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine.
Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called Je Réalise which features British songwriter, James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
. The single is sung in two languages, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(French with Sinik and English with James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
).
Canadian UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre used Sinik's L'Homme a Abattre as ring entrance music in his bout with BJ Penn at UFC 94
UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...
Discography
- 2000 - Malsain (Maxi) format disc vinyle 33T 1.000 copie
- 2003 - Artiste Triste (Maxi) 2.500 copie
- 2004 - En attendant l'album (Street Album) more 40.000 copie
- 2005 - La Main Sur Le Coeur 250.000 copie
- 2006 - Sang Froid 500.000 copie
- 2007 - Le Toit du Monde 200.000 copies
- 2009 - Ballon d'or 40.000 copies
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