Sofiane Zermani (, ar, سفيان زرماني; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper. He is also known as Fianso (;
verlan
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of his first name). Born in
Saint-Denis,
Paris Region, he lived in the nearby
Stains
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until age 13 when he moved to
Le Blanc-Mesnil.
In 2011, he released independently the album ''Blacklist'' followed by ''Blacklist II'' in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo, same title as the earlier series has peaked at #2 on
SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album is
certified Platinum
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in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally.
In May 2017 Sofiane released the album ''Bandit saleté'' ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the
music video
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for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the
A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a
suspended sentence of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration".
Discography
Albums
Mixtapes and EPs
Collective albums
Singles
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Filmography
*2014: ''Terremère'' by Aliou Sow
*2018: ''
Frères Ennemis'' (English title ''
Close Enemies'') by
David Oelhoffen
*2018: ''
Mauvaises herbes'' (English title ''
Bad Seeds'') by
Kheiron
*2019: ''
Les Sauvages'' (TV series) (English title ''
Savages'' by
Sabri Louatah and
Rebecca Zlotowski
Theatre
*2018: ''Le Magnifique'', adaptation of ''
The Great Gatsby
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'' of
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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, at
Festival d'Avignon
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*2019: ''La Mort d'Achille'', by
Wajdi Mouawad, at Festival d'Avignon
Videography
*2011: ''En ouvrant les bras''
*2012: ''Aller retour''
*2012: ''Elle était belle''
*2013: ''Échec et Mat''
*2013: ''So''
*2013: ''Ciao bonne vie''
(feat. Léa Castel)
*2016: ''Rapass''
*2016: ''#JeSuisPasséChezSo'' (video series)
*2017: ''Ma cité a craqué''
(feat. Bakyl)
*2017: ''Tout l'monde s'en fout''
*2017: ''Bakhaw''
(feat. Boozoo)
*2017: ''Toka''
*2017: ''Mon ptit loup''
*2017: ''Bandit saleté''
*2017: ''Pégase''
*2017: ''Le cercle''
(feat. Hornet La Frappe
Hornet La Frappe () is a French rapper of Algerian descent from Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ...
, GLK & YL)
*2017: ''Bois d'argent''
*2017: ''Parti de rien''
*2020: ''American Airlines Ft. SCH''
*2021: ''Nouveaux Parrains Ft.
Soolking
Abderraouf Derradji ( ar, عبد الرؤوف درّاجي; born 10 December 1989), known professionally as Soolking, is an Algerian singer and rapper. He started his career under the pseudonym MC Sool until 2013 before adopting his new stage na ...
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References
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Living people
French rappers
1986 births
Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis
People from Le Blanc-Mesnil
French people of Algerian descent