Sinik

Thomas Gérard Idir (French pronunciation: ​[tɔma ʒeʁaʁ idiʁ]; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik, is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain, L'assassin and S.I.N.I.K.. His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6-0-9).

Sinik
Birth nameThomas Gérard Idir
Also known asMalsain
l'Assassin
S.I.N.I.K.
Born (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980
Paris, France
GenresFrench rap, hardcore rap
Years active1996–present
Labels6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
Associated actsDiam's
James Blunt
Seth Gueko
Alibi Montana
Kery James
Soprano

Collaborations / Clashes

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 clashes with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden

Discography

Albums
Year Album Record
label		 Peak positions Certifications
FR
[1]		 BEL
(Wa)
[2]		 SWI
[3]
2005 La Main sur le coeur Warner 3 78 47 SNEP: 2X Gold
250,000 copies
2006 Sang froid Warner 2 5 11 SNEP: Platinum
300,000 copies
2007 Le Toit du monde Warner 5 20 34 SNEP: 2× Gold
250,000 copies
2009 Ballon d'or 6-0-9 19 40 — SNEP: Gold
50,000 copies
2012 La plume et le poignard 6-0-9 11 23 81 SNEP: Gold
50,000 copies
2015 Immortel II 5 49 — SNEP: Gold
50,000 copies
2017 Drône 108
[4]		 — —
2019 Invincible 26
[5]		 40 —

Street albums
Year Album Peak positions Certifications / Sales
FR
[1]		 BEL
(Wa)
[2]		 SWI
[3]
2004 En attendant l'album — — — 40,000 copies
2011 Le Côté malsain 8 29 — 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
Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[1]		 BEL
(Wa)
[2]		 SWI
[3]
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
2012 "Les 16 vérités"
(feat. Médine)		 143 — — La plume et le poignard
2015 "Contradictions" 148 — — Immortel II
2017 "De Marbre" 120
[6]		 — —

See also

References
  1. "Sinik discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. "Sinik discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Sinik discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 47, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 11, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 40, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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