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Thomas Gérard Idir (; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik, is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain, L'assassin and S.I.N.I.K.. His father is
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n while his mother is
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
. In 2001, he founded his label ''Six o Nine'' (6-0-9).


Collaborations / Feuds

His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as ''brother and sister''. ''Le Toit du Monde'', released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter,
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. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik. He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden


Discography


Albums


Street albums


Other releases

Mixtapes *1999: ''Ul'Team At Home 1er Volet'' (Mixtape Ul'Team Atom) *2011: ''Immortel'' (Best of de Sinik ) ''Maxis *2000: ''Malsain'' *2002: ''Artiste triste''


Singles


See also

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* Willy Denzey *
Sidney Duteil Sidney Duteil (born Patrick Duteil in 1955), better known as Sidney, is a French musician, rapper, DJ, television and radio host, and occasional actor of Guadeloupean origin. Duteil was born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise. He is well known in Franc ...
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Abd al Malik (rapper) Abd al Malik, born Régis Fayette-Mikano is a French rapper and spoken word artist of Congolese origin. He has also authored books in French, and directed a film adaptation of one of his books. Musical career In NAP: New African Poets Talen ...


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External links


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Sinik – AOL Music
1980 births Living people French rappers French hip hop musicians French people of Algerian descent French people of Kabyle descent {{Algeria-bio-stub