Striger Laurent, better known by his

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Striger (born in

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) is a Canadian hip hop and reggae world fusion singer of

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an origin. He was also part of the Canadian bilingual French/English hip hop duo Vice Verset. He is also known with his long-term collaboration with Canadian singer

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Career

Beginnings

Striger started in music very early and by 12 had his first show. He was later signed to Les disques KLM and in 1997 formed the music collective IMPAACT that included amongst others Kulcha Connection and JD.

Vice Verset

Also in 1997 he formed the Quebec hip hop band duo Vice Verset with David Dubé (also known as Da Vincy). The band took part in many competitions and appeared in ''Rap City '97'' finishing third overall, but also named best French rap group for the year. They took part in events like Rockon 1998 dance competition and in ''

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'' in 2005. The duo released the album ''Vice City'' in 2006 on HLM Records with many collaborations that included Billy Nova,

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, Kaylah, Lukay, Supa Lexx, Loedie, Sneaky Tone, Slim Sexy, 01Étranjj, L'Queb,

, Goofy Welldone, Stiff, King Ade, Bougat, Marokia and others. They also took part in UNESCO charity event alongside well-known names in France like

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, LaCliqua,

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and others and had a track on the compilation album for the event.Blast Productions - Striger (partnership)
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Collaborations

Besides his own and Vice Verset materials, Striger started collaborating with well-known artists. He was featured in Caroline Néron's massive number 1 hit and music video "Colle-toi à moi" that also appeared in Néron's album ''Reprogrammée''. Also notably, he appeared the same year in Lebanese-Canadian

's debut album '' Face Behind the Face'' being featured in one of Karl Wolf's earliest hits called "Hollow Girl". In 2008, he was featured alongside Othello in Chub-e Pelletier's hit "Burnout" and in Dialekt's "Calmly Rushed" alongside Carleone Brown and Vcx. Striger, specially after "Hollow Girl" has been an integral part of many of

's live shows throughout Canada and internationally and is featured, alongside other collaborating artists in the Karl Wolf reality television show ''WolfPack'' to be broadcast in 2014.

Production

Starting 2009, Striger started music production with several artists like Rime, Manny, Anthony Roussel and many others working from NOS Studios. He is also active in live shows, and festivals and appeared on CitiTV New Year's Eve celebrations in 2012 in

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. He is also a partner and artist in Blast Productions, part of an international group, providing music shows and entertainment in North America, Asia and the Middle East. He is working on a solo reggae and hip hop album.

Discography

Albums

;as part of Vice Verset *2006: ''Vice City'' LM Records;Solo *2013: TBA

Singles and appearances

*2006: "Colle-toi à moi" (Caroline Néron feat. Striger)
*2006: "Hollow Girl" (

feat. Striger)

References

External links

MySpace
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