Ateyaba

Last updated
Ateyaba
Joke WeekEnd des Curiosites-5237.jpg
Joke at WeekEnd des curiosités 2015, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Background information
Birth nameGilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler
Also known as
  • Joke
  • Joke MTP
  • Joky
  • Jokeezy
  • Ateyaba-San
  • Joke 24K
Born (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 34)
Narbonne, Aude, France
Origin Montpellier, Hérault
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • Def Jam (France)
  • Golden Eye Music Group
Website www.jokemtp.com

Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler better known as Ateyaba, previously as Joke (born 1989) is a French rapper.

Contents

Early life

He was born in Narbonne, France on 27 October 1989 and at age 10 moved to Montpellier.

As an adolescent, he released some materials on Myspace through which he was discovered by Teki Latex (of TTC)[ citation needed ] and was included in Stunts,[ citation needed ] the rap division of the label Institubes.

Career

He recorded some materials in Paris that appeared in his mixtape Prêt pour l'argent in August 2009.[ citation needed ] He left Institubes after the release.[ citation needed ] He had independent releases, the EP Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 in with the guest appearance of the New York MC, Action Bronson. and EP Kyoto in 2012 and an appearance in Golden Eye Music 2012 compilation We Made It v.1 with the track "MTP Anthem", a tribute to his city Montpellier.

Joke released his third EP Tokyo on 27 May 2013. This project had a big success. The same year, he was signed to Def Jam France, part of Universal Music

His debut album Ateyaba was released on 2 June 2014 [1] with a number of tracks from the album charting on the SNEP Singles Chart. On this project, Joke worked with major artists like Jhené Aiko, Dosseh or Pusha T.

In 2015, Joke released his fourth EP, Delorean Music.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumCreditPeak positionsCertification
FRA
[2]
BEL (Wa)
[3]
2014 Ateyaba Joke531
2021InfiniggaAteyaba4129
2023La vie en violetAteyaba48

EPs

YearAlbumCreditPeak positions
FRA
[2]
2012KyotoJoke
2013Tokyo49
2015Delorean Music
2020Space Pack EPAteyaba112

Mixtapes

YearAlbumCreditPeak positions
FRA
[2]
2011Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 (Mixtape)Joke

Singles

YearTitleCreditPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[2]
BEL (Wa)
[3]
2014"Majeur en l'air"Joke2246*
(Ultratip)
Ateyaba
"Vénus"1944*
(Ultratip)
"Miley"
(feat. Dosseh)
23 
"Sphinx"
(feat. Rim'K & Seth Gueko)
24 
"On est sur les nerfs"142 
"Black Card"
(feat. Pusha T)
170 
"Amistad"192 
"Le coup du patron"
(with Dosseh & Gradur)
1035*
(Ultratip)
Dosseh album
Perestroïka
2017"Vision"113
[4]
 TBA
"Playa Pt. II"124
[5]
 
"Caramelo"154
[5]
 
"Mendeleïev"155
[5]
 
2018"Rock with You"Ateyaba83
[6]
 
2020"Moonwalk"98 
2021"Solitaires"
(feat. SahBabii)
145 

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magic System</span> Ivorian musical group

Magic System is an Ivorian coupé-décalé band from Abidjan. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Asalfo, Goude, Tino, and Manadja.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Booba</span> French rapper

Élie Thitia Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper.

This article presents the discography of the French pop rock singer Calogero.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">L'Algérino</span> Algerian-French rapper and singer

Samir Djoghlal, better known as L'Algérino, is an Algerian-French rapper and singer whose family came from the Chaoui-Berber tribes in Khenchela, Algeria

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zaho</span> Algerian-Canadian singer

Zehira Darabid, known by her stage name Zaho, is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disiz</span> French rapper

Sérigne M'Baye Gueye, better known by his stage name Disiz, is a French rapper and actor. Born to a Senegalese father and Belgian mother, he grew up listening to hip hop music.

Kassim Djae, better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer. He was signed to Def Jam Recordings France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seth Gueko</span> French rapper

Nicolas Salvadori, better known by his stage name Seth Gueko, is a French rapper. He has released two albums that have charted in France and a number of street albums and mixtapes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Femme (band)</span> French psych-punk rock band

La Femme are a French psych-punk rock band established by guitarist Sacha Got and keyboard player Marlon Magnée in 2010 in Biarritz. Several members joined later, including former lead singer Clémence Quélennec, bass player Sam Lefevre, drummer Noé Delmas, and Lucas Nunez. Other members include Clara Luciani, Jane Peynot and Marilou Chollet.

Karim Zenoud, better known by his stage name Lacrim, is an Algérian-French rapper of Algerian descent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niro (rapper)</span> French Morrocan rapper

Nourredine Bahri, better known by his stage name Niro, is a born French Moroccan rapper from Blois. In 2013, he was signed to the AZ label after many years with the rap label Street Lourd formed by members of the French rap collective Mafia K'1 Fry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nekfeu</span> French-Greek rapper,compositor, actor and record producer

Ken Samaras, better known by his stage name Nekfeu, is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the crew L'entourage and the bands $-Crew and 1995. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris.

Wanani Gradi Mariadi, better known by his stage name Gradur, is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kalash (rapper)</span> French rapper

Kévin Valleray, known by his stage name Kalash, is a Martinican-born French rapper and singer mixing trap music and Caribbean influences. Kalash is a reference to the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. He is also famous for his collaborations with French rap and hip hop artists notably Booba and Admiral T. His album Kaos released on 6 May 2016 on Capitol Records / Universal Music Group reached number 4 on the French SNEP albums chart.

Stanislas Georges Dinga-Pinto, better known by the stage name Niska, is a French rapper from Évry, Essonne. He is signed to Universal Music France and Barclay Records. He was initially in the rap group Negro Deep before going solo. Niska is a derivative of his name Stany in reverse (Nista), replacing the "t" with a "k". Niska has released four albums, Charo Life (2015), Zifukoro (2016), Commando (2017), Mr Sal (2019), and Le monde est méchant (2021) with the first two reaching number 3 on SNEP, the official French Albums chart and the third and fourth topping the French chart.

This is the discography of French singer and songwriter M. Pokora.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sofiane (rapper)</span> French rapper

Sofiane Zermani is a French rapper of Algerian descent. He is also known as Fianso. Born in Saint-Denis, Paris Region, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil.

French singer Louane has released four studio albums, one extended play, 20 singles, and five promotional singles.

Jawad, YL or Yamine l'Artyste born on April 6, 1996, in Chlef. He is a French rapper of Algerian descent who gained fame with his freestyle during All Stars events in Marseille. His release Traficante was used in the soundtrack of the film Chouf released in October 2016. He has collaborated with a great number of rappers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vald (rapper)</span> French rapper

Valentin Le Du, better known by his stage name Vald, is a French rapper.

References

  1. Le Nouvel Obsérvateur: Vrairapfrancais - Chronique - Joke - Ateyaba (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ateyaba discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Joke discography". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 31, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 August 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 39, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ]