Sofiane (rapper)
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Sofiane Zermani (French pronunciation: [sɔfjanzɛʁmani], Arabic: سفيان زرماني; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper. He is also known as Fianso (pronounced [fjanso]; verlan of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis, Paris Region, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil.
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 SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album is certified Platinum 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 music video 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 suspended sentence 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
| Album details | Charts | Certifications | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | SWI | |||
| Bandit saleté Date released: 12 May 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol | 1 | 15 | 13 | SNEP: Platinum | |
| Affranchis Date released: 26 January 2018 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol | 1 | 2 | 13 | SNEP: Platinum | |
| La direction Date released: 21 May 2021 Record label: Capitol | 1 | 9 | 23 |
Mixtapes and EPs
| Album details | Charts | Certifications | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | SWI | |||
| Première claque Date released: 2007 Record label: | — | — | — | ||
| La vie de cauchemar Date released: 2009 Record label: | — | — | — | ||
| Blacklist Date released: 2011 Record label: I Need Money | — | — | — | Track listing Blacklist "Intro (Réveillez-vous)" "M.Fiansooo" "Normal natural" "En ouvrant les bras" "Quaterback" "Aide moi" "Elle était belle" "Mon jnoun" "I Need Money" "N'oublie jamais l'homme" feat. BR "Ghettoyouth" (Remix) "Falestini" "Need Money Gang" "Des regrets" feat. Soumia "Aller retour" "Outro" | |
| Blacklist II Date released: 2013 Record label: I Need Money | 79 | — | — | Track listing Blacklist II "Echec et mat" "So" "Une balle dans la tête" "Cio bonne vie" feat. Léa Castel "Lionne" "Yema" feat. Gregz & Trade Union "On veut du gen-art" "Tout ce que j'ai fait" feat. Mac Tyer "Love et haine" "Boxe avec les mots (Remix)" feat. Dosseh "Juste une larme" feat. Léa Castel "La rue parle" feat. Rohff "Un ami à nous" "#FTGNTM" "Toujours en Zga" feat. Blankok All-Star "Lettre à un jeune rappeur" | |
| #JeSuisPasséChezSo (EP) Date released: 27 January 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol | 2 | 12 | 39 | SNEP: Platinum | Track listing #JesuispasséchezSo "Un boulot sérieux" "93 Empire" feat. Kalash Criminel "Fais le mouv" feat. MHD "Rebeulotte" "Savastano" "Dis-moi où tu pécho" feat. YL & Timal "C'est nous les condés" "DZ Mafia" "Ça bicrave la mort" "X" "Ma cité a craqué" feat. Bakyl "Mortal Kombat" feat. Graya, Ninho, GLK, Riane & Le S "Bakhaw" feat. Boozoo "Tout l'monde s'en fout" |
Collective albums
| Album details | Charts | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | SWI | ||
| 93 Empire Date released: 2018 Type: Collective album (project organized by Sofiane) Record label: Affranchis / Capitol | 2 | 10 | 39 | Track listing #93 Empire "Empire" (Sofiane & Kaaris) (3:12) "Woah" (Sofiane feat. Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré (4:06) "Nouvelle monnaie" (Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane) (3:17) "Iencli" (Vald & Sofiane) (3:42) "Crépuscule des empires" (Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane) (3:41) "Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane) (3:48) "Maman veut pas" (Q.E Favelas, Sadek & GLK) (3:57) "Pas le choix" (Lartiste, Sofiane & Kaaris) (3:03) "La maille" (Rémy, Hornet La Frappe & Kalash Criminel) (3:23) "Drive By" (Sadek, Dinos & Ixzo) (4:19) "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (Vegedream & Sofiane) (2:40) "Rafaler" (Kaaris, 4Keus Gang, Q.E Favelas & Mac Kregor) (4:16) "Sur le drapeau" (Suprême NTM & Sofiane) (3:19) "Dinero" (Lartiste, Da Uzi & Don Milli) (3:18) "93 Coast" (Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (2:26) "Jay-Z" (Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa) (3:09) "Viens dans mon 93" (Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (3:23) "Tout le monde sait" (Kalash Criminel, GS CLAN, Brvbus & Kosi) (2:40) "Dans le bat" (Dabs & Sofiane) (3:08) "El mero mero" (Sifax, Bakyl, Worms-T & Sofiane) (3:25) "Vif" (Mayo, Sofiane & Solo Le Mythe) (3:29) "93 Empire (Remix)" (Boozoo Bakhaw, Goulag, Mansly, Benzo, Sofiane & Kalash Criminel) (5:37) |
Singles
| Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | SWI | ||||
| 2017 | "Tout l'monde s'en fout" | 3 | 7 (Ultratip*) | – | SNEP: Diamond | #JeSuisPasséChezSo |
| "Bandit saleté" | 115 | – | – | Bandit saleté | ||
| 2018 | "Longue vie" (feat. Ninho & Hornet La Frappe) | 2 | 45 | – | SNEP: Platinum | Affranchis |
| 2020 | "#JeSuisPasséChezSo Ep 12" | 43 | – | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Remontada" (feat. Azet) | – | – | 95 | |||
| "American Airlines" (feat. SCH) | 18 | 19 (Ultratip*) | – | |||
| "Nouveaux parrains" (feat. Soolking) | 42 | – | – | |||
| 2021 | "#Attrape-moi si tu peux" | 56 | – | – | La direction |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | SWI | ||||
| 2017 | "Grand Paris" (Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha) | 64 | – | SNEP: Gold | ||
| "Laisse pas traîner ton fils" (Ninho feat. Sofiane) | 8 | 14 (Ultratip*) | – | SNEP: Gold | Ninho album Comme prévu | |
| "T'es un marrant" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Sofiane) | 54 | – | – | Hornet La Frappe album Nous-mêmes | ||
| "Bling Bling" (Kaaris feat. Kalash Criminel & Sofiane) | 9 | 3 (Ultratip*) | – | SNEP: Platinum | Kaaris album Dozo | |
| 2018 | "Dragon" (Vald feat. Sofiane) | 4 | – | – | SNEP: Gold | Vald album Xeu |
| "La hagra" (YL feat. Sofiane & Niro) | 45 | – | – | YL album Confidences | ||
| "Loup Garou" (Maître Gims feat. Sofiane) | 3 | 38 | 86 | SNEP: Gold | Maître Gims album Ceinture noire | |
| "ALZ" (Caballero & JeanJass feat. Sofiane) | 132 | – | – | Caballero & JeanJass album Double hélice 3 | ||
| "Encore" (Sadek feat. Sofiane) | 110 | – | – | Sadek album Johnny de Janeiro | ||
| "Woah" (Sofiane, Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré) | 7 | 12 (Ultratip*) | – | SNEP: Gold | 93 Empire (by Various Artists) | |
| "Sur le drapeau" (Suprême NTM & Sofiane) | 4 | – | – | SNEP: Platinum | ||
| "Empire" (Sofiane & Kaaris) | 8 | – | – | |||
| "Iencli" (Vald & Sofiane) | 11 | – | – | |||
| "Nouvelle monnaie" (Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane) | 34 | – | – | |||
| "Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane) | 48 | – | – | |||
| "Crépuscule des empires" (Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane) | 88 | – | – | |||
| "Pas le choix" (Lartiste, Sofiane & Kaaris) | 90 | – | – | |||
| "93 Coast" (Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) | 94 | – | – | |||
| "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (Vegedream & Sofiane) | 114 | – | – | |||
| "Dans le bat" (Dabs & Sofiane) | 149 | – | – | |||
| "Viens dans mon 93" (Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) | 159 | – | – | |||
| "Jay-Z" (Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa) | 179 | – | – | |||
| "Fashion Week Rmx" (Tedua & Chris Nolan feat. Sofiane) | – | – | – | |||
| "Cosa nostra" (Soolking feat. Sofiane, Lacrim) | 39 | – | – | Soolking album Fruit du démon | ||
| "Il se passe quoi" (Mac Tyer feat. Kaaris & Sofiane) | 107 | – | – | Mac Tyer album C'est la street mon pote | ||
| 2019 | "Briganté" (Kaaris feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane) | 33 | – | – | Kaaris album Or Noir Part 3 | |
| "Khapta" (Heuss l'Enfoiré feat. Sofiane) | 7 | – | – | SNEP: Platinum BEA: Gold | Heuss l'Enfoiré album En esprit | |
| "C'est mon sang" (RK feat. Sofiane) | 3 | 10 (Ultratip*) | 99 | SNEP: Gold | ||
| "Sur le banc" (Naps feat. Sofiane, Dika & Kalif) | 172 | – | – | |||
| 2020 | "Mecs de cités" (Sifax feat. Sofiane) | 38 | – | – | SNEP: Gold | Sifax album La mentale |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Charts | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL Wa | ||||
| 2017 | "X" | 84 | SNEP: Gold | #JeSuisPasséChezSo | |
| "Jesuispasséchezso: Episode 5" / "Police Nationale" | 94 | SNEP: Gold | |||
| "Ma cité a craqué" (feat. Bakyl) | 96 | ||||
| "Un boulot sérieux" | 110 | ||||
| "93 Empire" (feat. Kalash Criminel) | 121 | SNEP: Gold | |||
| "Fais le mouv" | 186 | ||||
| "DZ Mafia" | 198 | ||||
| "Toka" | 16 | 6 (Ultratip*) | SNEP: Platinum | Bandit saleté | |
| "Mon p'tit loup" | 9 | 16 (Ultratip*) | SNEP: Platinum | ||
| "Dis-leur" | 81 | ||||
| "Pegase" | 83 | ||||
| "Cordelette" | 105 | ||||
| "Parti de rien" | 106 | ||||
| "Le bruit des blocks" | 113 | ||||
| "Poto" | 42 | ||||
| "Marion maréchal" | 22 | SNEP: Gold | |||
| "Bois d'argent" | 122 | ||||
| "Le cercle" (feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL) | 46 | ||||
| "Bain de sang" (feat. feat. Bakyl & Samat) | 156 | ||||
| 2018 | "Lundi" | 3 | 2 (Ultratip*) | SNEP: Diamond | Affranchis |
| "#JesuispasséchezSo EP 11" | 27 | ||||
| "T'es une galère" | 38 | ||||
| "200" | 41 | ||||
| "Sous contrôle" | 42 | ||||
| "Je fais la fête" | 56 | ||||
| "Coluche" | 57 | ||||
| "Sa mère" | 68 | ||||
| "Arafricain" (feat. Maître Gims) | 22 | ||||
| "Cramé" | 32 | ||||
| "Mistigris" (feat. Kaaris) | 13 | ||||
| "Madame courage" (feat. Soolking) | 35 | ||||
| "IDF" (feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré) | 49 | ||||
| "#cpasdmafaute" (feat. Bakyl) | 82 | ||||
| 2020 | "Training Day" | 133 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Des malades" | 113 | ||||
| 2021 | "Case départ" | 40 | La direction | ||
| "Windsor" | 57 | ||||
| "Zidane" | 58 | ||||
| "XIII" | 64 | ||||
| "Monsieur Alexandre" | 71 | ||||
| "Bout de papier" (feat. Sifax) | 79 | ||||
| "C'est la loi" (feat. Zeguerre) | 82 | ||||
| "I.R.F" | 83 | ||||
| "Traumatisé" | 91 | ||||
| "J'te raconte pas" (feat. Kenem) | 104 | ||||
| "Windsor - A Colors Show" | 182 | ||||
| "Ouais Igo" | 88 |
*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 David Oelhoffen
- 2018: Mauvaises herbes (English title Bad Seeds) by Kheiron
- 2019: Les Sauvages (TV series) (English title Savages) by Sabri Louatah and Rebecca Zlotowski
- 2022: Sous emprise (English title No limit) by David M. Rosenthal
- 2022: Hors Saison (TV series) (English title Off season) by Sarah Farkas, Marine Flores-Ruimi et Claire Kanny
- 2023: La Vénus d'argent (English title Spirit of ectasy) by Héléna Klotz
- 2024: The Wages of Fear as Gauthier
- 2024: Barbès, little Algérie (English title Barbès little Algeria) by Hassan Guerrar
- 2024: Reine mère by Manele Labidi
- 2025: Le roi soleil (English title No one will know) by Vincent Maël Cardona
- 2025: Les règles de l'art (English title The Rules of Art) by Dominique Baumard
Theatre
- 2018: Le Magnifique, adaptation of The Great Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at Festival d'Avignon
- 2019: La Mort d'Achille, by Wajdi Mouawad, 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. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL)
- 2017: Bois d'argent
- 2017: Parti de rien
- 2020: American Airlines Ft. SCH
- 2021: Nouveaux Parrains Ft. Soolking