Nekfeu

Biography

Ken Samaras (Greek: Κεν Σαμαράς, Ken Samarás; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (French pronunciation: [nɛk.fø]), is a French rapper, actor and record producer.
He is also a member of the crew L'entourage and the bands $-Crew and 1995. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris.
Released in 2015, his first solo album, Feu, received extensive media coverage; for this, he won best urban music album at the 2016 Victoires de la Musique. His second album, Cyborg×Cyborg2 December 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Humanoïde6:262Mauvaise Graine4:003Squa4:024Réalité augmentée4:115Avant tu riais5:066Esquimaux3:257O.D4:028Vinyle4:529Saturne6:0310Galatée3:5411Le Regard des gens3:3012Programmé3:3913Besoin de sens3:5014Nekketsu3:35, was released in 2016, and his third, Les Étoiles vagabondes×Les Étoiles vagabondes6 June 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Les Étoiles vagabondes3:542Alunissons4:383Cheum3:164Takotsubo4:455Menteur menteur3:456Ciel noir4:137De mon mieux3:488Le Bruit qui court4:019Elle pleut4:4710Dans l’univers4:0411Premier Pas2:3412Tricheur4:0813Voyage léger3:2314Compte les hommes4:1115Koala mouillé3:0116Όλά καλά5:0317Pixels3:53181er Rôle4:27, in 2019.
Over the course of his career, he has sold over 2 million albums, and holds two diamond discs and a double diamond disc.

Early life and career

Samaras was born in La Trinité, a commune within the Nice metropolitan area, to a father of Greek descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
After two extended plays with 1995 (La Source in 2011 and La Suite in 2012), as well as the studio album Paris Sud Minute in 2013, Nekfeu released his debut studio album Feu on 8 June 2015, for which he won Best Urban Music Album at the Victoires de la musique in February 2016, as well as Destins Liés with $-Crew in June 2016. In 2015, he also wrote and performed a song for the French version of the film Creed. In 2016, he released his second album entitled Cyborg×Cyborg2 December 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Humanoïde6:262Mauvaise Graine4:003Squa4:024Réalité augmentée4:115Avant tu riais5:066Esquimaux3:257O.D4:028Vinyle4:529Saturne6:0310Galatée3:5411Le Regard des gens3:3012Programmé3:3913Besoin de sens3:5014Nekketsu3:35.
In 2017, he made his acting debut in the film Tout nous sépare, opposite Catherine Deneuve.
In 2019, he released his third album Les étoiles vagabondes×Les Étoiles vagabondes6 June 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Les Étoiles vagabondes3:542Alunissons4:383Cheum3:164Takotsubo4:455Menteur menteur3:456Ciel noir4:137De mon mieux3:488Le Bruit qui court4:019Elle pleut4:4710Dans l’univers4:0411Premier Pas2:3412Tricheur4:0813Voyage léger3:2314Compte les hommes4:1115Koala mouillé3:0116Όλά καλά5:0317Pixels3:53181er Rôle4:27. The album premiered in cinemas, as a movie accompanied the album. The movie premiered two hours before the album was made available on streaming platforms. The album was extremely well received. It included a song featuring Belgian rapper Damso (Tricheur), and many other songs entered the top 20 in the French charts.

Personal life

Nekfeu is a fan of Paris Saint-Germain, based in the city where he grew up, and his hometown club OGC Nice.

Albums, mixtapes and EPs

As part of 1995

2011: La Source (EP)
2012: La Suite (EP)
2013: Paris Sud Minute (Album)
With Alpha Wann (member of 1995 & L'Entourage)

2011: En Sous-Marin (EP)
As part of $-Crew

2010: Même Signature (Mixtape)
2012: Métamorphose (Mixtape)
2013: Seine Zoo 仙豆 (Album)
2016: Destins Liés (Album)
2022: SZR2001 (Album)
As part of L'Entourage

2014: Jeunes Entrepreneurs (Album)
As part of 5 Majeur

2011: 5 Majeur (EP)
2013: Variations (Album)
Solo

Film

2017 : Tout nous sépare, directed by Thierry Klifa
2019 : L'Échappée, directed by Mathias Pardo

Television

2015 : Casting(s) (Television series, one episode : guest appearance as himself)
2019 : My Hero Academia (Dubbing the character All for One in the French version)