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Birth name | Thomas Gérard Idir |
Also known as | Malsain l'Assassin S.I.N.I.K. |
Born | (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 Paris, France |
Genres | French rap, hardcore rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1996–2022 |
Labels | 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine) |
Website | sinik609.com |
Thomas Gérard Idir (French pronunciation: ; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik (sometimes spelled as S.I.N.I.K.), is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain ("Unhealthy") and L'assassin ("The Murderer"). His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6-0-9).
His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.
Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, James Blunt. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik.
He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden
Year | Album | Record label |
Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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2005 | La Main sur le coeur | Warner | 3 | 78 | 47 |
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2006 | Sang froid | Warner | 2 | 5 | 11 |
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2007 | Le Toit du monde | Warner | 5 | 20 | 34 |
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2009 | Ballon d'or | 6-0-9 | 19 | 40 | — |
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2012 | La plume et le poignard | 6-0-9 | 11 | 23 | 81 |
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2015 | Immortel II | 5 | 49 | — |
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2017 | Drône | 108 |
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2019 | Invincible | 26 |
40 | — | ||
2022 | Niksi | 28 |
126 | — |
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications / Sales | ||
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BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
2004 | En attendant l'album | — | — | — | 40,000 copies |
2011 | Le Côté malsain | 8 | 29 | — | 40,000 copies |
Mixtapes
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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2006 | "Ne dis jamais" (feat. Vitaa) |
26 | 38 | 70 | Sang froid |
"La cité des anges" | 36 | — | — | ||
2008 | "Je réalise" (feat. James Blunt) |
3 | 11 | 38 | Le Toit du monde |
"Bienvenue chez les Bylkas"
(feat Big Ali & Cheb Bilal) |
3 | _ | Rai N'B Fever 3 | ||
2012 | "Les 16 vérités" (feat. Médine) |
143 | — | — | La plume et le poignard |
2015 | "Contradictions" | 148 | — | — | Immortel II |
2017 | "De Marbre" | 120 |
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