Sinik
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{{Expand French|topic=bio|Sinik|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sinik
| image = Sinik au Francos 2019.jpg
| birth_name = Thomas Gérard Idir
| alias = Malsain
l'Assassin
S.I.N.I.K.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| years_active = 1996–2022
| genre = French rap, hardcore rap
| label = 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
| website = [http://www.sinik609.com/ sinik609.com]
| associated_acts = Diam's
James Blunt
Seth Gueko
Alibi Montana
Kery James
Soprano
| occupation = Rapper
}}
Thomas Gérard Idir ({{IPA|fr|tɔmɑ ʒeʁaʁ idiʁ}}; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik (sometimes spelled as S.I.N.I.K.), is a French-language rapper. 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).
Collaborations / Feuds
File:Sinik au Francos 2019.jpg
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
Discography
=Albums=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album !align="center" rowspan="2" width="60"|Record !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR {{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sinik | title=Sinik discography | website=lescharts.com | accessdate=14 July 2013}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI |
|---|
| align="center"|2005
|La Main sur le coeur |align="center"| Warner |align="center"|3 |align="center"|78 |align="center"|47 |
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| align="center"|2006
|Sang froid |align="center"| Warner |align="center"|2 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|11 |
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| align="center"|2007
|Le Toit du monde |align="center"| Warner |align="center"|5 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|34 |
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| align="center"|2009
|Ballon d'or |align="center"| 6-0-9 |align="center"|19 |align="center"|40 |align="center"|— |
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| align="center"|2012
|La plume et le poignard |align="center"| 6-0-9 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|81 |
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| align="center"|2015
|Immortel II |align="center"| |align="center"|5 |align="center"|49 |align="center"|— |
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| align="center"|2017
|Drône |align="center"| |align="center"|108 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"| |
| align="center"|2019
|Invincible |align="center"| |align="center"|40 |align="center"|— |align="center"| |
| align="center"|2022
|Niksi |align="center"| |align="center"|126 |align="center"|— |align="center"| |
===Street albums===
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications / Sales |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI |
|---|
| align="center"|2004
|En attendant l'album |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|40,000 copies |
| align="center"|2011
|Le Côté malsain |align="center"|8 |align="center"|29 |align="center"|— |align="center"|40,000 copies |
=Other releases=
Mixtapes
- 1999: Ul'Team At Home 1er Volet (Mixtape Ul'Team Atom)
- 2011: Immortel (Best of de Sinik )
Maxis'
- 2000: Malsain
- 2002: Artiste triste
=Singles=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI |
|---|
| align="center" rowspan="2"|2006
|"Ne dis jamais" |align="center"|26 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|70 |align="center" rowspan="2"|Sang froid |
| "La cité des anges"
|align="center"|36 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2008
|"Je réalise" |align="center"|3 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|Le Toit du monde |
| "Bienvenue chez les Bylkas"
(feat Big Ali & Cheb Bilal) | |3 |_ |Rai N'B Fever 3 |
| align="center"|2012
|"Les 16 vérités" |align="center"|143 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|La plume et le poignard |
| align="center"|2015
|"Contradictions" |align="center"|148 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|Immortel II |
| align="center"|2017
|"De Marbre" |align="center"|120 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"| |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sinik609.com/ Sinik 609]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080822174824/http://music.aol.com/artist/sinik/2228627 Sinik – AOL Music]
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Category:French hip-hop musicians
Category:French people of Algerian descent
Category:French people of Kabyle descent
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