Médine (rapper)

Médine

Médine in concert at Sevran
Background information
Birth name Medine Zaouiche
Also known as Médine
Born 1983 (age 31–32)
Le Havre, France
Origin  France Algeria
Genres rap music
Occupation(s) rapper
Years active 1996-present
Labels La Boussole
DIN Records

Medine Zaouiche (born 1983 in Le Havre), better known by his stage name Médine, is a French rapper of Algerian descent. He is part of the hip-hop collective La Boussole and DIN records since 1996. Practicing Muslim, many of his lyrics deal with the hardships faced by people with low economic level, migrants, oppressed individuals, and Muslims in the Western world. He also wrote several articles for Time Magazine in 2005. One was entitled "How Much More French Can I Be". [1]

Médine is French for Medina.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certifications
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
[3]		 SWI
[4]
2004 11 Septembre (Récit du 11ème jour)  –  –  –
2005 Jihad (Le plus grand combat est contre soi-même)  –  –  –
2006 Table d'écoute 115  –  –
2008 Don't Panik Tape 30  –  –
Arabian Panther 30  –  –
2011 Table d'écoute 2 28 81  –
2012 Made In 117  –  –
2013 Protest Song 9 25 82

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[2]
2012 "Biopic"
(feat. Kayna Samet) 		195
Featured in
Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[2]
2012 "Les 16 vérités"
(Sinik feat. Médine) 		143
2013 "Contre nous"
(Kery James feat. La Ligue: Youssoupha & Médine) 		145

References

  1. ↑ "How Much More French Can I Be". Time. Retrieved 13 April 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Medine discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Medine discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Medine discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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