Lartiste

Lartiste (born 4 July 1985) is a Moroccan-born singer, rapper and songwriter living in France.

Born as Youssef Akdim in a small town south of Marrakesh, Morocco, he immigrated to France at age 8 residing in Bondy, and later in Le Blanc-Mesnil, outside of Paris. At age 13, he became part of a rap band Malédiction and at 16 adopted the stage name Lartiste (" l'artiste " - "the artist" in English). He also became a music instructor in Montfermeil.

He released "Evasion", his first maxi solo in 2006 and joined the collective French Cut releasing a mixtape Rap 1.9 in 2010. Going solo, his 2013 studio album called Lalbum ( l'album - " album " in english) introduced various musical influences including funk, soul, pop, electro and African sounds. In April 2015, he released his second studio album Fenomeno and in March 2016, he released his third album, "Maestro".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions		Notes
		FR [1]	BEL (Wa) [2]
2013	Lalbum	–	–	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Étincelle"   4:08 2. "J'bénis le mic"   4:38 3. "Mévader"   3:56 4. "Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"   3:18 5. "Toucher le ciel"   4:06 6. "Tendre la main"   4:36 7. "Baby Love"   3:35 8. "Hello"   3:58 9. "Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano) 3:16 10. "International"   4:15 11. "Cool"   4:42 12. "Rockstar"   3:45 13. "Le poids de mes erreurs"   3:16 14. "Post-scriptum"   4:21
2015	Fenomeno	14	129	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "A bon entendeur"   4:04 2. "Donde Cuando"   3:23 3. "Trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton) 3:34 4. "Destination finale"   3:33 5. "Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz) 3:08 6. "Bang Bang"   3:17 7. "Fenomeno"   2:58 8. "Jamais abandonner"   3:06 9. "L'héritier" (feat. Rim'K) 4:13 10. "Pay Me"   3:43 11. "Pas pousser"   3:28 12. "Lampedusa" (feat. Double M) 4:10 13. "Hypocrite"   3:59 14. "Fais le"   2:38
2016	Maestro	4	13
	Clandestino

Others

• 2006: "Evasion" (maxi)
• 2010: Rap 1.9 (mixtape)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		FR [1]
2012	"Mévader"	–	Lalbum
2015	"Destination Finale"	153	Fenomeno
	"Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz)	196
	"Bang Bang"	144
2016	"Maestro"	59	Maestro
	"trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton)	154
	"Missile"	106
	"Amour parano"	109
	"J'arrive pas" (feat. Lefa)	110
	"Combien tu t'appelles?"	183
	"Clandestina"	135 [3]	Clandestino
	"Soleil"	158 [4]

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		FR [1]
2014	"Déconnectés" (DJ Hamida feat. Kayna Samet, Rim'K & Lartiste)	14	À la bien mix party 2014
	"Trabendo Musical" (DJ Hamida feat. Lartiste & Kader Japonais)	149
2016	"Vida loca" (Rim'K feat. Lartiste)	146	Monster Tape

References

1. "Lartiste discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. "Lartiste discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
3. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 47, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
4. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 45, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links

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