Lefa (rapper)

Karim Fall better known by his stage name Lefa (born 28 November 1985 in Paris) is a French rapper and a break dance artist. He is a founding member of the French rap / hip hop collective Sexion d'Assaut He has also released solo materials in 2015 and 2016, with his debut solo album In June 2015 he released his debut solo album Monsieur Fall with big commercial success.

He was born to the Senegalese jazz musician Cheikh Tidiane Fall and his mother was a French choreograoher and art therapist Christiane de Rougemont. He grew up in the 18e arrondissement of Paris and his beginnings was in breakdance.

He has closely collaborated with artists Black M and Maître Gims, also members of Sexion d'Assaut appearing on many of their albums. His friend Maître Gims named him Lefa (French slang for Fall, Lefa's family name). Later in 2013, he was reintroduced back in taking part in their 2013 tour but at much lower key, with Lefa deciding to concentrate more on his solo work. 2015-2016 was a veritable comeback with the release of the single "Quelques minutes" in 2015 and the album Monsieur Fall in February 2016.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification Notes
FR
[1]		 BEL
(Fl)
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
[3]		 SWI
[4]
2016 Monsieur Fall 4 140 10 19 Tracklist
  1. "Intro" (3:19)
  2. "Quelques minutes" (3:51)
  3. "20 ans" (3:33)
  4. "En terrasse" (3:30)
  5. "Cuba" (3:34)
  6. "Tournée des bars" (4:05)
  7. "Plus l'time" (3:32)
  8. "Tu vas prendre l'eau" (feat. H-Magnum) (4:28)
  9. "Masterchef" (3:54)
  10. "Tu m'as volé" (3:01)
  11. "Grandi trop vite" (3:52)
  12. "Fils d'Adam" (3:48)
  13. "Dernier arrêt" (feat. Dadju (The Shin Sekaï) & Abou Debeing) (3:31)
  14. "Fantôme" (3:42)
  15. "Tout faux" (3:29)
  16. "Reste branché" (feat. Sexion d'Assaut) (4:42)
  17. "Rappelle-la" (3:51)
  18. "Monsieur Fall" (3:42)

Singles

Year Song Peak positions Album
FR
[1]		 BEL
(Wa)
[3]
2015 "Quelques minutes" 36 43
(Ultratip*)		 Monsieur Fall
"Masterchef" 72  –
"20 ans" 73  –
2016 "En terrasse" 104  –
"Reste branché"
(feat. Sexion d'Assaut)		 200  –

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured in
Year Song Peak positions Album
FR
[1]
2015 "Longue vie"
(Maître Gims feat. Lefa)		 52

References

  1. 1 2 3 LesCharts.com Lefa discography
  2. ↑ Ultratop.be/nl/ Lefa discography
  3. 1 2 Ultratop.be/fr/ Lefa discography
  4. ↑ hitparade.ch Lefa discography
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