Serge Thony (known under the

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D'Chrome Foster) is an American singer and actor.

Life and career

Serge Thony was born and raised in

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, son of

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parents. Throughout his teenage years he strove to perfect his musical style, while working as a MC alongside renowned

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artists like

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or Jin and performing in clubs in the

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and

. He graduated from

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with a B.A. degree, later attended

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and achieved the degree of Master in Fine Arts. D'Chrome Foster has involved himself in the

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cause and has expressed disapproval for the fact in the

hip hop culture Hip-hop culture is an art movement that emerged in New York City, in the borough of The Bronx; Primarily within the black community. Hip Hop as an art form and culture has been heavily influenced by both male and female artists. It is charac ...

women are objectified and denied liberties and positive image awarded to men. The #LoveMyBounce campaign was created and launched in honor of 2015

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women's fight for equality and liberation along with the women's rights movement. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive righ ...

by STK MKT Entertainment and D'Chrome Foster to raise awareness of

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, starting with

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, to erase the social stigma of identifying as a survivor of abuse, and to be a platform by which there can be elevated organizations that are dedicated to the cause.

Discography

D'Chrome Foster released in August 2014 his first single, "Manhood", a track that showcases the struggles between a man and his woman. Following the release of "Manhood", D’Chrome released "Cyanide" in December 2014. Both tracks and their accompanying videos tell varied and compelling stories of today’s social issues and touch the issue of

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's fascination with a woman’s

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. In January 2015, he followed with another single and the accompanying video, "January", inspired by

club music Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by DJs who create s ...

style. He also released the single "Race" in July 2015.

Filmography

Stage credits

References

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