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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Kool Shen
Person · male · France · Saint-Denis · born 1966 · recording since 2004
French rap artist and poker player
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Also known as Bruno Lopes · KoolShen · 库尔·谢
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Dernier round
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
English biography141 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1335742969
Biography
Bruno Lopes (French: [bʁyno lɔpɛz], Portuguese: [ˈbɾunu ˈlɔpɨʃ]; born 9 February 1966), better known as Kool Shen, is a French rapper, actor and producer, with Portuguese and Breton origins. He is also a break dancer and a graffiti artist. He is a co-founder of Suprême NTM and one of the major figures of French rap. He was featured on Enhancer's album Electrochoc in the song "Hot".
Olympique Lyonnais shirt
On 2 November 2009, it was announced by French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), in collaboration with Betclic and Universal Music, that Kool Shen's name would feature on the team's shirt in a match against league rivals Olympique de Marseille (OM) the following week. It was the first time that a musical artist's album was promoted on a football shirt. OL and OM went on to play out a memorable 5–5 draw in the match.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 51:27
Disc 111er round0:482On a enfoncé des portes3:293C'est mal barré3:554Y suffit d'un rien3:455Two Shouts IV My People3:526Dans mon coin (interlude)1:507Qui suis-je ?3:368Change de style4:14993.2 Radio (interlude)0:4710Le retour du babtou3:0211Oh no4:2212Un ange dans le ciel3:5213Les médias3:2114Quand j'prends le mic (remix)3:4215Dernier round6:5216C'est mal barré (remix) (CDROM)17Two Shouts IV My People (remix) (CDROM)18La bombe H (CDROM)Disc 21Qui suis-je? (clip)2Qui suis-je? (making of)3On a enfoncé des portes (vidéo)4Dernier round (making of)5DVD teaserDisc 31Qui suis-je? (live)2Un ange dans le ciel (live)3Le retour du babtou (live)Disc 41Un ange dans le ciel (clip)2Un ange dans le ciel (making of)3Two Shouts IV My People (clip)4Two Shouts IV My People (making of)2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 49:43
1Intro0:592J'reviens4:163La France hallucine3:514Interlude vivre dans l'urgence0:465Vivre dans l'urgence3:566Rappelle-toi4:017Salope.com3:348Mauvaise école4:229Jusqu'au bout4:2010Grandeur et décadence3:4511C'est bouillant3:5612Vendredi 132:1313J'ai jamais eu besoin3:4414Eldorado4:4015Outro1:202016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:16
1Déclassé2:482Faudra t'habituer3:503La France est internationale4:094Au pied de mon âme3:525Edgar3:436Sais-tu danser ?3:527Ghetto Youth3:168Sur le fil du rasoir3:229Ma rime3:5710Over4:1111Classic4:1612J'oublierai3:2213Debout3:38
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dernier round au ZénithSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:12:191Intro : Faut qu'ça bounce1:54 2On a enfoncé des portes2:58 3Two Shouts IV My People4:51 4Qui suis-je ?3:48 593 Style / Quand j'prends l'mic2:46 6On est bien nulle part2:17 7That's My People5:07 8C'est mal barré3:15 9On est encore là, Part II2:04 10Show DJ3:13 11L'avenir est à nous3:46 12Pass pass le oinj / Qu'est-ce qu'on attend ?3:39 139.33:11 14Œil pour œil3:06 15Un ange dans le ciel4:21 16Le Retour du Babtou4:28 17Y suffit d'un rien4:28 18IV My People4:29 19Seine-Saint-Denis Style2:39 20Freestyle: Tout le monde la main en l'air5:59 | Live | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Dans tes rêvesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:16:271Dans tes rêves3:04 2Nos pires ennemis3:26 3Combien de sacrifices ?3:55 4Alcooliques3:35 5La Limite, le ciel4:27 6Tu dois rendre des comptes4:11 7On t'enterre vite4:02 8Mon quartier, mon ghetto4:11 9Gun3:03 10Freestyle scène2:12 11Le Zoo2:07 12Explicit3:06 13Rockstar4:21 14The Message3:10 15Paid in Full3:49 16Dowatchulike3:35 17Soulflower4:25 18Breathe In/Out4:08 19Rev an Mwen4:32 20Little Love3:41 21I Can't Let You Go3:27 | Soundtrack | 4 April 2005 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | L'avenir est à nousSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 44:10Disc 1 1L'avenir est à nous3:40 2Two Shouts IV My People3:53 3Qui suis-je ? (live)3:49 4Le Retour du babtou3:05 5Un ange dans le ciel3:56 6L'avenir est à nous (instrumental)3:42 7Two Shouts 4 My People (instrumental)3:54 8Qui suis-je ? (instrumental)3:39 Disc 21Two Shouts IV My People (Clip)3:45 2Un Ange Dans Le Ciel (Clip)3:30 3Un Ange Dans Le Ciel (Live)3:56 4Le Retour Du Babtou (Live)3:21 | 18 April 2005 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Are you ready ?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:351Are you ready ?3:47 2United we stand3:58 3Are you ready ? (instrumental)3:50 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kool Shen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suprême NTM(band) | — | present | original |
| Suprême NTM(band) | — | present | original |
| IV My People(band) | 1998 | 2005 | original,task |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kool_Shen_2009.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/386b69b4-e188-4f4f-8b2d-2a375fc6608ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/386b69b4-e188-4f4f-8b2d-2a375fc6608dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246518genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246518seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_Shenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_Shen
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Nicolas Richoffer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q246518 · MusicBrainz: 386b69b4-e188-4f4f-8b2d-2a375fc6608d
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