Sinik
| Sinik | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Idir |
| Also known as |
Malsain l'Assassin S.I.N.I.K. |
| Born |
26 June 1980 Paris, France |
| Genres | French rap, hardcore rap |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine) |
| Associated acts |
Diam's James Blunt Seth Gueko Alibi Montana Kery James Soprano |
Thomas Idir a.k.a. Sinik (French pronunciation: [siˈnik]; born June 26, 1980) is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain, L'assassin and S.I.N.I.K.. His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6-0-9).
Collaborations / Clashes
His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.
Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, James Blunt. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik.
He is also notorious for a number of clashes with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Record label |
Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SUI [3] | ||||
| 2005 | La Main sur le coeur | Warner | 3 | 78 | 47 | SNEP: 2X Gold 250,000 copies |
| 2006 | Sang froid | Warner | 2 | 5 | 11 | SNEP: Platinum 300,000 copies |
| 2007 | Le Toit du monde | Warner | 5 | 20 | 34 | SNEP: 2X Gold 250,000 copies |
| 2009 | Ballon d'or | 6-0-9 | 19 | 40 | – | SNEP: Gold 50,000 copies |
| 2012 | La plume et le poignard | 6-0-9 | 11 | 23 | 81 | SNEP: Gold 50,000 copies |
| 2015 | Immortel II | 5 | 49 | – | SNEP: Gold 50,000 copies | |
Street albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications / Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SUI [3] | |||
| 2004 | En attendant l'album | – | – | – | 40,000 copies |
| 2011 | Le Côté malsain | 8 | 29 | – | 40,000 copies |
Other releases
- Mixtapes
- 1999: Ul’Team At Home 1er Volet (Mixtape Ul'Team Atom)
- 2011: Immortel (Best of de Sinik )
- Maxis
- 2000: Malsain
- 2002: Artiste triste
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SUI [3] | |||
| 2006 | "Ne dis jamais" (feat. Vitaa) |
26 | 38 | 70 | |
| "La cité des anges" | 36 | – | – | ||
| 2008 | "Je réalise" (feat. James Blunt) |
3 | 11 | 38 | |
| 2012 | "Les 16 vérités" (feat. Médine) |
143 | – | – | |
| 2015 | "Contradictions" | – | – | – | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Sinik discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Sinik discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Sinik discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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