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Sofiane
Person · male · France · Saint-Denis · born 1986 · recording since 2007
French rapper, record producer and actor
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Also known as Fianso · Fiansomaan · Fiansoman · Karismatik Sofiane · Sofian · Sofiane (Karismatik) · +3 more
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Première claque
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography325 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374039216
Biography
Sofiane Zermani (French pronunciation: [sɔfjan zɛʁmani], Arabic: سفيان زرماني; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper. He is also known as Fianso (pronounced [fjanso]; verlan of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis, Paris Region, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil.
In 2011, Sofiane released independently the album Blacklist
BlacklistSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Intro (Réveillez vous)3:032M.Fiansooo5:043Normal Natural3:524En Ouvrant les Bras3:075Quaterback4:296Aide Moi3:137Elle était Belle2:518Mon Jnoun4:319I Need Money3:2410N'oublie jamais l'homme3:4011Ghettoyouth Remix3:4012Falestini4:1913Need Money Gang4:2114Des Regrets3:4615Aller Retour7:5116Outro7:08 followed by Blacklist II in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo
JesuispasséchezSoSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Un boulot sérieux2:50293 Empire4:113Fais le mouv'3:224Rebeulotte3:035Savastano3:006Dis-moi où tu pécho4:077C'est nous les condés3:068DZ mafia3:169Ça bicrave la mort3:3810X4:0811Ma cité à craqué3:3012Mortal kombat5:4713Bakhaw3:0414Tout l'monde s'en fout2:28, with same title as the earlier series, peaked at #2 on SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally.
In May 2017 Sofiane released the album Bandit saleté
Bandit SaletéSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Bandit Saleté3:172Toka3:193Mon p’tit loup2:544Pégase3:415Le Cercle5:086Le Bruit des blocks3:307Dis‐leur2:308Cordelette4:059Parti de rien3:0310Bain de sang4:3111Poto2:5312Marion Maréchal3:2313Tout l’monde s’en fout2:2814Bois d’Argent4:41Disc 21Automatik3:45 ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the music video for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a suspended sentence of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration".
Singles
- Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
- Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
- Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Theatre
2018: Le Magnifique, adaptation of The Great Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at Festival d'Avignon
2019: La Mort d'Achille, by Wajdi Mouawad, at Festival d'Avignon
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 | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:27
1Intro : j'déboule3:482Avis à mes frères de France4:163Ici3:374On est, on est al3:595So-Fiane2:516Du bon côté3:167Des millions3:438Dans ce merdier3:039Première claque7:542009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:35
1Intro2:352Y’a zga4:443Et elle danse3:494Y’a rien4:545Régler des comptes4:476J’assume3:457Ma Promesse3:588Au fond du trou3:219Karismagik3:1710Qui tu veux3:3111Un arabe sur la Lune4:2712Banlieue nord3:5813J’viens pas Bouncer3:3514Jte présente5:3215La vie de cauchemar3:222011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:08:19
1Intro (Réveillez vous)3:032M.Fiansooo5:043Normal Natural3:524En Ouvrant les Bras3:075Quaterback4:296Aide Moi3:137Elle était Belle2:518Mon Jnoun4:319I Need Money3:2410N'oublie jamais l'homme3:4011Ghettoyouth Remix3:4012Falestini4:1913Need Money Gang4:2114Des Regrets3:4615Aller Retour7:5116Outro7:082012 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 23:10
1Intro immobillaire3:262Minimum2:353Favelas2:534Neverland3:455Follow Me4:246Pas de légende3:487Djazaareal2:192013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:09
1Echec et mat4:272So4:183Une balle dans la tête3:274Ciao bonne vie4:005Lionne3:556Yema3:297On veut du gen-art2:598Tout ce que j’ai fait4:269Love et haine3:1310Boxe avec les mots (remix)3:5911Juste une larme4:0712La rue parle3:1913Un ami à nous2:5314#FTGNTM3:0115Toujours en zga4:1016Lettre à un jeune rappeur7:262017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:30
1Un boulot sérieux2:50293 Empire4:113Fais le mouv'3:224Rebeulotte3:035Savastano3:006Dis-moi où tu pécho4:077C'est nous les condés3:068DZ mafia3:169Ça bicrave la mort3:3810X4:0811Ma cité à craqué3:3012Mortal kombat5:4713Bakhaw3:0414Tout l'monde s'en fout2:282017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 53:08
Disc 11Bandit Saleté3:172Toka3:193Mon p’tit loup2:544Pégase3:415Le Cercle5:086Le Bruit des blocks3:307Dis‐leur2:308Cordelette4:059Parti de rien3:0310Bain de sang4:3111Poto2:5312Marion Maréchal3:2313Tout l’monde s’en fout2:2814Bois d’Argent4:41Disc 21Automatik3:452018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 53:03
1Cramé3:442#JesuispasséchezSo EP 112:403Sous contrôle3:174Longue vie3:225Arafricain2:5962004:247Mistigris3:208Sa mère3:329T'es une galère3:4710Madame Courage4:3711Je fais la fête3:0012IDF3:2713#cpasdmafaute3:4014Lundi3:5515Coluche3:192021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 40:25
1Zidane1:592American Airlines3:423Attrape-moi si tu peux3:324XIII2:565Monsieur Alexandre3:396Bout de papier3:037I.R.F1:598Traumatisé3:019Case départ3:5510Nouveaux parrains2:4611C'est la loi3:0312J'te raconte pas3:2813Windsor3:22
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JesuispasséchezsoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 40:201Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 1 / Marseille-Castellane2:48 2Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 2 / Neymar3:30 3Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 35:45 4Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 4 / Saint Denis 933:38 5Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 5 / Police nationale3:07 6Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 6 / 93 Empire4:11 7Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 7 / R5:55 8Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 8 / Fais le mouv3:19 9Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 9 / Tireurs dans la ville3:57 10Jesuispasséchezso : Episode 104:10 | Compilation | 2016 |
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fashion Week RMXSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:121Fashion Week RMX3:12 | Remix | 29 June 2018 | |
| 2018 | Iencli (Extrait du projet 93 Empire)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:421Iencli3:42 | 4 October 2018 | ||
| 2020 | #JesuispasséchezSo EP 12Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:201#JesuispasséchezSo EP 123:20 | 23 January 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Des maladesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:141Des malades3:14 | 20 February 2020 | ||
| 2020 | RemontadaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:221Remontada3:22 | 16 March 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Mecs de citésSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:081Mecs de cités3:08 | 9 June 2020 | ||
| 2023 | #JeSuisPasséChezSo2023Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:231#JeSuisPasséChezSo20233:23 | 28 June 2023 | ||
| 2026 | Carton rougeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:491Carton rouge2:49 | 3 May 2026 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Black AlbumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 43:191En l’air ma vie2:58 2Dans tous les blocs3:18 3Turnt Up3:32 4United3:57 593 Empire4:19 6So3:59 7On veut du gen-art3:19 8Échec et mat4:03 9Une balle dans la tête3:49 10Love et haine2:52 11Lettre à un jeune rapper7:13 | Remix | 26 December 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sofiane head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Grammes(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sofiane_Zermani_at_2025_Cannes_Photocall_1.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68c0d5e5-c550-4232-b6b0-8eb35404fe16discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68c0d5e5-c550-4232-b6b0-8eb35404fe16core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28837265seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiane_%28rapper%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiane_%28rapper%29
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Kacy Bao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q28837265 · MusicBrainz: 68c0d5e5-c550-4232-b6b0-8eb35404fe16
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