French the Kid

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French the Kid
BornDecember 1999 (age 25)
Harold Hill, London, England [1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present

French the Kid is a British rapper and singer. Born in Harold Hill, his family moved to Australia and France while he was a child. He moved back to the UK in his teens, beginning to release freestyles on Instagram in 2018.

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Early life

French the Kid was raised in Romford. [2] He is of Irish descent, In 2009 his family moved to Australia before moving to south west France when he was nine. There, he would be exposed to numerous French hip-hop artists, including PNL and Jul. [1]

After passing his exams, he moved back to England with his father. [1]

Career

Beginning in 2018, French the Kid released freestyles through Instagram. [3] He released his debut single, "Bella Latina", in 2019; the song switches between English and French. [1]

In 2020, he released "Broken Lives & Stolen Peds", [4] also appearing on the Mad About Bars and Daily Duppy freestyle series, [5] [6] with the latter having 17 million views as of April 2022. [7] He would also collaborate with Kenny Allstar on "Coco". [8]

In 2021, French the Kid released "Essex Boys" with Slimz and a remix of "Playing Games" with Jaykae. [9] [10] Later in the year, he released "Can't Feel My Face" and "Thrill", [11] [12] which peaked at number 98 and 90 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. [13]

In 2022, he released "Remedy", [14] which peaked at number 81. In April, he released his debut mixtape, Never Been Ordinary. [15] He also collaborated with Clean Bandit on a single titled “Sad Girls” in September 2022.

In 2023, he released "Single Player", the lead single from his second mixtape, No Signal. [16]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[13]
Never Been Ordinary
  • Released: 1 April 2022
  • Label: Dropout UK
21
No Signal
  • Released: 14 April 2023
  • Label: Dropout UK
55

Charted singles

List of charted singles, with selected peak chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[13]
"Can't Feel My Face"202198Never Been Ordinary
"Thrill"90
"Remedy"202281
"Neverland"72

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 O'Connor, Roisin (4 April 2022). "French the Kid: 'I had to prove myself at school in Toulouse – they hated English people'". The Independent . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Evans, Elle (1 April 2022). "Conversations: French The Kid Opens Up". Clash . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (16 July 2021). "French The Kid's 'Can't Feel My Face' Punches Hard". Clash . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ W, Courtney (14 July 2020). "French the Kid Hits Us with Visuals for Deep Track "Broken Lives & Stolen Peds"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (19 July 2020). "French the Kid Does It for Essex & France in All-New 'Mad About Bars' Freestyle". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (13 December 2020). "Premiere: French the Kid Step Up for a Hard-New Daily Duppy Freestyle". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Pilley, Max (6 April 2022). "French The Kid: bilingual Essex rapper mining his personal life for inspiration". NME . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ↑ W, Courtney (19 November 2020). "Premiere: French the Kid Joins Kenny Allstar on Brand-New Banger "Coco"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. ↑ W, Courtney (27 May 2021). "Premiere: French the Kid & Slimz Put on for the "Essex Boys" on New Collab". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Scott, Jimi (8 April 2021). "French the Kid & Jaykae Join Silky on Big "Playing Games" Remix". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Knight, Oli (15 July 2021). "French the Kid Hits Us with Video For "Can't Feel My Face"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  12. ↑ W, Courtney (9 September 2021). "French the Kid Hits Us with New "Thrill" Visuals". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 "FRENCH THE KID | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  14. ↑ W, Courtney (13 January 2022). "French the Kid Lets Us into His Lifestyle in New "Remedy" Visuals". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ↑ W, Courtney (1 April 2022). "French the Kid Unleashes Debut Mixtape Never Been Ordinary". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "French The Kid unloads his No Signal mixtape". GRM Daily. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  17. 1 2 "British certifications – French The Kid". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 April 2024.Type French The Kid in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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