Ateyaba

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Ateyaba
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Joke at WeekEnd des curiosités 2015, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Background information
Also known as
  • Joke
  • Joke MTP
  • Joky
  • Jokeezy
  • Ateyaba-San
  • Joke 24K
Born
Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler

(1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 36)
Narbonne, Aude, France
Origin Montpellier, Hérault
Genres
OccupationRapper
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.

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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 violetAteyaba—48

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.

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 ]
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