Tunisiano

Tunisiano
Birth name Bachir Baccour
Born 19 May 1979
Origin Deuil-la-Barre, Val-d'Oise,
Île de France, France
Genres Rap
Years active 1995-present
Website http://www.myspace.com/tunisianofficial

Bachir Baccour better known by his stage name Tunisiano (born Deuil-la-Barre, Val-d'Oise, France on 19 May 1979) is a French rapper of Tunisian origin.

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Career

Bachir Baccour's parents were born in Menzel Bouzelfa, Tunisia. Interested very early with hip hop music, he started writing lyrics at 13.

Member of M Group

He joined M Group at 16 releasing a maxi and a mini album. He left the group in 1997 but remained in the French rappers collective named Comité where he found Aketo, and met Scheol (later known as Blacko), and created the band Personnalité Suspecte. In 1997, he was also approached by the record label Desh Musique took part in a major event Hip Hop Folies at La Rochelle.

Member of Sniper

In 2000, he joined Sniper who released Du rire aux larmes. The band was involved in legal problems and was oblged to cancel the tour. In 2003, Sniper released their second album Gravé dans la roche again with Sniper. Blacko stopped rapping and moved to Ragga / Dancehall and there were rumors of a band split. However they managed to release a third album Trait pour trait in 2006.

Tunisiano also published La France, Itinéraire d'une polémique with journalist and writer Olivier Cachin, talking about conflicts with extreme right-wing groups.[1]

In 2007, he also appeared in Aketo's album Cracheur 2 Venin.[2]

Solo

Tunisiano, after publishing solo materials on various rap compilations (like Illégal Muzik) and music for the film Taxi 4, in 2008 he released his first complete solo album, Le regard des gens. The song Je porte plainte created conflcit among allegations that he had taken it from the song Ever Dream (from Finnish band Nightwish) without taking their consent.[3] Nuclear Blast Records open a lawsuit for plagiarism.

Discography

M Group Albums

Sniper Albums

Solo Albums

Solo Singles

Collaborations

References

  1. ^ La France, itinéraire d'une polémique
  2. ^ 5styles: Interview with Tunisiano and Aketo
  3. ^ Hall musique blig: Tunisiano attaqué en justice par Nightwish

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