Nassim Arrami (born 21 March 1986) is a French rapper, singer and songwriter of
Moroccan origin, born in
Perpignan
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France
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Biography
Nassi started writing songs at the age of 11, influenced by rap and urban music.
Before deciding to "eat chicken nuggets" and start a singing career, he had written songs for other artists, such as
Kendji Girac
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Career Early beginnings
He learned to play the accordion at the young age of ...
,
Soprano
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and
H Magnum
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Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 years old to Fr ...
.
In January 2017,
he released his debut solo single, titled "La vie est belle",
which reached number 100 on the French singles chart in April
and would eventually be certified Gold by the
French national syndicate for music publishing (SNEP).
This was followed by the single "Pas fatigué" in June.
In addition to several singles, Nassi has released his album "Arabesque" in 3 volumes.
In 2018, Nassi had a shot at
representing France at that year's Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Rêves de gamin",
reaching the final of the national preliminaries (televised on France 2 under the title ''
Destination Eurovision
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Nassi's music has been featured in the educational song competition "
Manie Musicale
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" in 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Musical style
Nassi self-identifies as "a singer, not a
rapper
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Discography
Singles
* "Je pense à nous"
(Akela feat. Nassi) adio Edit(2015)
* "La vie est belle" (2017)
* "Pas Fatigué" (2017)
* "Rêves de gamin" (2018)
* "Mes yeux" (2018)
* "Dancing" (2019)
* "Choix de vie"
(Anas feat. Nassi) (2019)
* "À la dérive" (2019)
* "Toi et moi" (2019)
* "Souhila" (2020)
* "Wana" (2022)
* "Rifia" (2022)
References
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External links
Nassi – “La vie est belle" (official video)on YouTube
French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters
21st-century French male singers
French rappers
21st-century Moroccan male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people