Nassi (singer)

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Nassi
Born1985or1986(age 37–38)
Morocco [1]
OriginFrance
Genres Hip-hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter

Nassi is a Moroccan-born French rapper, singer and songwriter. [1]

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Biography

Nassi started writing songs at the age of 11. [1]

Before deciding to "eat chicken nuggets" and start a singing career, he had written songs for other artists, such as Kendji Girac, Claudio Capéo, Soprano [2] and H Magnum. [3]

In January 2017, [4] he released his debut solo single, titled "La vie est belle", [1] which reached number 100 on the French singles chart in April [5] and would eventually be certified Gold by the French national syndicate for music publishing (SNEP). [4]

This was followed by the single "Pas fatigué" in June. [3] [6]

In addition to several singles, Nassi has released his album "Arabesque" in 3 volumes. [7]

In 2018, Nassi had a shot at representing France at that year's Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Rêves de gamin", [8] reaching the final of the national preliminaries (televised on France 2 under the title Destination Eurovision ).

Nassi's music has been featured in the educational song competition "Manie Musicale" in 2020, 2022, and 2023. [9]

Musical style

Nassi self-identifies as "a singer, not a rapper". [3] [10]

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nassi – Biographie : naissance, parcours, famille…". NRJ.fr. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nassi : "Je suis quelqu'un d'assez réservé" – Actu Nassi". NRJ.fr. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nassi : "Je suis un chanteur et non-un rappeur"". Le courrier de l'Atlas. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Les certifications". SNEP . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "lescharts.com – Nassi – La vie est belle" . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pas fatigué – Single par Nassi sur Apple Music". 23 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nassi". Spotify. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Singer-songwriter Nassi is next act confirmed for Destination Eurovision". Wiwiblogs. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Manie Musicale". www.maniemusicale.info/. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nassi – Music Reviews". France Music. Retrieved 4 April 2002.
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