Dinos (rapper)
Jules Jomby (born in Douala, Cameroon on 30 November 1993), better known by the stage name Dinos (formerly known as Dinos Punchlinovic), is a French rapper from La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis.
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Birth name | Jules Jomby |
Also known as | Dinos Punchlinovic |
Born | Douala, Cameroon | 30 November 1993
Origin | La Courneuve, France |
Genres | French rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2011-present |
Labels | SPKTAQLR, Capitol Music France |
Associated acts | Dosseh |
History
Early life
Dinos was born in Douala, Cameroon. He moved to La Courneuve, France, at the age of 4.[1]
Career
He released his first project called Thumb Up in 2011, and began to make a name for himself in Paris' underground rap battles.[2][3]
In May 2013, Dinos signed to Def Jam France,[4] and on 3 June 2013 he released an EP entitled L'Alchimiste in reference to Paulo Coelho's book of the same name.
In 2014, Dinos left Def Jam France for Capitol Music France and released, on 14 April 2014, a second EP entitled Appearances, carried by the title Namek"; which was Dinos' first success.[5]
After a 2 years hiatus, Dinos announced his debut album Imany. Between the announcement of this album and its release, he dropped Pas Imany mais presque in 2016. Dinos marks his return on 8 December 2017 with the single Flashé.[6] On 30 March 2018 he unveiled the single Les pleurs du mal. On 27 April 2018 Dinos finally released Imany, his first studio album.[7] On 20 August 2018 Dinos appeared in "Colors", a popular German music show on YouTube, and delivered a live performance of his song Argentique. On 7 December 2018 the artist released a "Deluxe" edition of Imany.
On 29 November 2019 Dinos released his second studio album entitled Taciturne.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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FRA [9] |
BEL (Fl) [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
Imany | 2018 | 24 | — | 65 | — | |
Taciturne | 2019 | 16 | — | 20 | 62 | |
Stamina, | 2020 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 13 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
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FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
"Moins un" (feat. Nekfeu) |
2020 | 1 | 27 | 49 | Stamina, |
Other songs
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
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FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [11] | |||
"Drive By" (with Sadek & Ixzo) |
2018 | 103 | — | 93 Empire |
"Viens dans mon 93" (with Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) |
159 | — | ||
"Placebo" | 181 | — | ||
"XNXX" | 2019 | 128 | — | Taciturne |
"Oskur" | 183 | — | ||
"Inachevé" | 2020 | 187 | — | |
"Paranoïaque" | 9 | — | Stamina, | |
"Prends soin de toi" | 10 | — | ||
"Diptyque" | 11 | — | ||
"Maman m'aime" (feat. Da Uzi) |
12 | — | ||
"93 mesures" | 14 | — | ||
"Demain n'existe plus" | 19 | — | ||
"Césaire" | 23 | 22* (Ultratip) | ||
"Ciel pleure" (feat. Laylow) |
24 | — | ||
"Le nord se souvient" (feat. Leto) |
29 | — | ||
"Judas" (feat. Zefor & Zikxo) |
31 | — | ||
"Madone" | 39 | — | ||
"Corbillard" | 47 | — | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
- Dinos, rappeur mélancolique (in French)
- "Mon écriture est liée à ce que je vis au quotidien" : Dinos nous présente Imany, son premier album (in French)
- Dinos : l’audace du 93, la verve de Baudelaire (in French)
- Dinos Punchlinovic rejoint Def Jam France ! (in French)
- Dinos, ambassadeur du rap patient (in French)
- Dinos nous présente "Flashé", le premier extrait de son grand retour (in French)
- Dinos sort «Imany», son premier album (in French)
- Dinos, prince qu'on sort de la petite couronne (in French)
- "Dinos discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Dinos discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Dinos discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Dinos discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 September 2020.