Kévin Valleray (born 12 June 1988), known by his stage name Kalash, is a Martinican rapper and singer mixing

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influences. Kalash is a reference to the Russian

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. He is also famous for his collaborations with French rap and hip hop artists notably

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. His album ''Kaos'' released on 6 May 2016 on Capitol Records / Universal Music Group reached number 4 on the French

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albums chart.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalash 1988 births Living people Black French musicians French male rappers Black French rappers French people of Martiniquais descent Martiniquais musicians Musicians from Strasbourg