Jérémie Serrandour is a French rapper from

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, who has also been known since 2016 by his stage

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Lorenzo. Previously, he was a member of hip hop collective

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, under the moniker Larry Garcia. He released his first mixtape as Lorenzo, ''Empereur du sale'', on 31 March 2016. followed by two albums: ''Rien à branler'' (2018) and ''Sex in the City'' (2019) both topping the French Albums Chart.

Biography

Before becoming a rapper, Jérémie Serrandour followed a literary terminal with a theater and cinema option at the Lycée Bréquigny in

, where he obtained his baccalaureate diploma in 2013. It was there that he met the members of the hip hop collective Columbine. Under the name of Larry Garcia, he produced most of the music videos for the collective Columbine. In 2016, Lorenzo began his career by posting his humorous songs on

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and decided, following numerous requests from his fans, to release a single disc from the album ''Empereur du sale'' which he burned on a CD and decorated with marker. It was sold on

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and within minutes, the price exceeded €50,000 . eBay later removed the CD because of the penis drawn on the cover. He later republished it with the penis blurred. Festival de Bobital 2017 - Lorenzo 02

He works with several labels such as

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and Digital Distribution Serbia. They contributed to his album, ''Rien à branler'', released on February 23, 2018, with the single ''Carton rouge''. The album is certified platinum. Some of his music videos on YouTube have received millions of views such as ''Fume à fond'', ''Freestyle du sale'' and ''Le Son qui fait plaiz''. His single ''Fume à fond'' was certified gold two months after its release. In April 2018, the title was certified diamond by the

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. He released his third studio album, ''Sex in the City'', on August 23, 2019. The project is certified platinum.

Discography

Albums

Solo albums

Singles

*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.

References

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