Jules Jomby (born 30 November 1993), better known by the stage name Dinos (formerly known as Dinos Punchlinovic), is a French rapper from La Courneuve,

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History

Early life

Dinos was born in

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. He moved to La Courneuve, France at the age of 4.

Career

He released his first project called ''Thumb Up'' in 2011, and began to make a name for himself in Paris' underground

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s. In May 2013, Dinos signed to Def Jam France, and on 3 June 2013 he released an EP titled ''L'Alchimiste'' in reference to

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's book of the same name. In 2014, Dinos left Def Jam France for Capitol Music France and released, on 14 April 2014, a second EP titled ''Appearances'', supported by the song "Namek"; which was Dinos' first success. After a two-year hiatus, Dinos announced his debut album ''Imany''. Between the announcement of this album and its release, he dropped ''Pas Imany mais presque'' in 2016. Dinos marks his return on 8 December 2017 with the single ''Flashé''. On 30 March 2018 he unveiled the single ''Les pleurs du mal''. On 27 April 2018 Dinos finally released ''Imany'', his first studio album. On 20 August 2018 Dinos appeared in "Colors", a popular German music show on YouTube, and delivered a live performance of his song ''Argentique''. On 7 December 2018 the artist released a "Deluxe" edition of ''Imany''. On 29 November 2019 Dinos released his second studio album, ''Taciturne''.Dinos, prince qu'on sort de la petite couronne

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Featuring in

Other charted songs

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dinos 1993 births Living people French male rappers Black French rappers Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis Cameroonian emigrants to France People from Douala