Sofiane Zermani (, ; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper. He is also known as Fianso (;

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of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis,

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, he lived in the nearby

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until age 13 when he moved to

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. In 2011, he released independently the album ''Blacklist'' followed by ''Blacklist II'' in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo, same title as the earlier series has peaked at #2 on

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, the French Albums Chart. The album is

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in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally. In May 2017 Sofiane released the album ''Bandit saleté'' ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the

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for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a

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of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration".

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes and EPs

Collective albums

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured in

*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.

Filmography

*2014: ''Terremère'' by Aliou Sow *2018: '' Frères Ennemis'' (English title '' Close Enemies'') by

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*2018: '' Mauvaises herbes'' (English title '' Bad Seeds'') by

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*2019: ''

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'' (TV series) (English title '' Savages'' by Sabri Louatah and

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Theatre

*2018: ''Le Magnifique'', adaptation of ''

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'' of

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, at

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*2019: ''La Mort d'Achille'', by

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, at Festival d'Avignon

Videography

*2011: ''En ouvrant les bras'' *2012: ''Aller retour'' *2012: ''Elle était belle'' *2013: ''Échec et Mat'' *2013: ''So'' *2013: ''Ciao bonne vie'' (feat. Léa Castel) *2016: ''Rapass'' *2016: ''#JeSuisPasséChezSo'' (video series) *2017: ''Ma cité a craqué'' (feat. Bakyl) *2017: ''Tout l'monde s'en fout'' *2017: ''Bakhaw'' (feat. Boozoo) *2017: ''Toka'' *2017: ''Mon ptit loup'' *2017: ''Bandit saleté'' *2017: ''Pégase'' *2017: ''Le cercle'' (feat.

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, GLK & YL) *2017: ''Bois d'argent'' *2017: ''Parti de rien'' *2020: ''American Airlines Ft. SCH'' *2021: ''Nouveaux Parrains Ft.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sofiane Living people French male rappers 21st-century male rappers 1986 births Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis People from Le Blanc-Mesnil French people of Algerian descent