Fuzati (; born in 1978 in

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) is a French rapper, singer, DJ and record producer. A secretive artist who performs wearing his signature white

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, and is noted for his wordplay, misanthropic and morbid lyrics, he is mostly known as the co-founder and frontman of the hip hop project Klub des Loosers. He was also the founder of rap collective Klub des 7 in the 2000s.

Career

Fuzati studied communications law and worked as a journalist in ''Clark'' magazine before engaging in musical career as an MC and co-founder. His stage name is derived from Italian novelist and journalist

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Klub des Loosers

Fuzati was co-founder in 2000 of the musical project Klub des Loosers, with producer Orgasmic (as DJ Orgasmic le Toxicologue). When Orgasmic left Klub des Loosers to join TTC, DJ Detect joined as long-time partner of the duo Klub des Loosers.

Le Klub des 7

Fuzati continued with releasing Klub des Loosers materials and organized formation of a rap collective under the emblem Le Klub de 7 with invitation to known rappers and hip hop artists from various groups. The "seven" were: James Delleck and Le Jouage (from Gravité Zéro project), Gérard Baste (of Svinkels), Cyanure and Fredy K (of the collective ATK) and Detect (his partner in Klub des Loosers). Many had already participated in a successful joint release in 2003 titled ''Baise Les Gens'' that had been credited to Fuzati, Teki Latex, James Delleck, Cyanure, Tacteel and Para One on cover. In 2007, as the collective formalized as ''Le Klub des 7'', they released the albums ''Le Klub des 7'' as a self-titled album soon after which, Fredy K (part of the "seven") died in a motorcycle accident on 7 November 2007. The collective had one follow-up album ''La Classe de Musique'' in 2009 before parting ways.

Other collaborations

Fuzati collaborated with

Teki Latex Julien Pradeyrol better known as Teki Latex (born 1978 in Paris, France) is a Paris-based disc jockey, rapper and singer, working both independently and as part of various formations, notably French hip-hop act TTC and in duo Sound Pellegrino Th ...

, a member of TTC in the program ''Grek'frites'' on Canalweb between 1999 and 2001. In the early 2000s, Fuzati collaborated with rap collective L'Atelier with the likes of

, Cyanure (of ATK), James Delleck and Tacteel (who were working as a DJ duo as FuckALoop) and Para One (DJ in the formation TTC). L'Atelier released the albums ''Buffet des anciens élèves'' and ''Thé dansant des anciens élèves'' both in 2003. In a separate link, Fuzati also collaborated with Jean-Benoît Dunckel (from electronic music duo

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) in 2004. In 2014, Fuzati and Orgasmic, former collaborators within Klub des Loosers, released the collective album ''Grand Siècle'' and a single ''Planetarium''.

Personal life and public image

Fuzati is secretive about his personal life, not publicly disclosing personal details such as his birth name, he stated he grew up in Versailles in a middle-class family. In interviews and in his songs, he has expressed arguments against having children. He is known for his signature white mask which covers the upper half of his face in his public appearances; he wears the mask on stage, in video clips and during interviews. He has stated that as an artist, wearing a mask allowed him to distance himself from his stage persona. He described the stage persona as a "character" based on his teenage self, deliberately made more upper-class than he is himself, to play on stereotypes on his native city of Versailles and to stand out in the French rap scene, he stated.

Discography

in L'Atelier *2003: ''Buffet des anciens élèves'' as Klub des Loosers Others *2003: ''La femme de fer'' wo releases, CD and 12" vinyl*2004: ''Sous le signe du V'' inyl 12"*2005: ''AM704'' " vinyl*2005: ''Radio Show Vol. 1 D*2008–2012: ''Broadcast Sessions'' D**2008: Vol. 1 **2008: Vol. 1 **2010: Vol. 3 **2012: Vol. 4 *2010: ''Spring Tales'' D(Klub Records) *2012: ''Spring Tales'' (release) D / LP(Corso Fleuri editions) *2013: ''Last Days'' D / LP in Le Klub de 7 *2003: ''Baise Les Gens'' [credited to Fuzati, Teki Latex, James Delleck, Cyanure, Tacteel, Para One – CD and 12" vinyl) *2006: ''Le Klub des 7'' (credited to Le Klub de 7, Vicious Circle Records) *2009: ''La Classe de Musique'' – (Le Klub de 7, two releases – as EP and as an album) (Encore Records) as Orgasmic and Fuzati

References

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