Orelsan discography

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Orelsan discography
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Studio albums4
Music videos29
EPs2
Singles18
Mixtapes1

The following article outlines the discography of French rapper, songwriter and record producer Orelsan , which includes four solo studio albums, two extended plays and multiple singles. He is also one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Gringe, with whom he has released two studio albums.

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His first single, "Changement", was released in 2008 as the lead single from his first studio album, Perdu d'avance , which was released in 2009. His first extended play, Zéro, was released in 2010. His second studio album, Le chant des sirènes , was released in 2011. "RaelSan" was released as the lead single from the album, with five more singles released from the album thereafter.

Together with fellow rapper Gringe, Orelsan released Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters , in 2013 as the duo Casseurs Flowters. "Bloqué" was released as the lead single from the album. In 2015, the two followed up with their second studio album as a duo, Comment c'est loin , which is also a soundtrack album for their film of the same name. "À l'heure où je me couche" was released as the album's lead single.

On 20 September 2017, Orelsan released the first single from his third solo studio album, entitled "Basique", along with its music video which went viral, generating 100+ million views on Youtube. On 20 October 2017, the album La fête est finie was released, to huge critical and commercial success, selling over one million copies in France.

Civilisation is his fourth solo studio album, released on 19 November 2021. It topped the French Albums Chart and Belgian (Wallonia) record chart Ultratop. Most notable singles from the album include L'odeur de l'essence , "Jour meilleur" and "La Quête" .

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[1]
BEL (WA)
[2]
SWI
[3]
Perdu d'avance 6420
Le chant des sirènes
  • Released: 26 September 2011
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: 3ème Bureau, 7th Magnitude, Wagram Music
31031
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum [4]
La fête est finie
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: 3ème Bureau, 7th Magnitude, Wagram Music
112
Civilisation
  • Released: 19 November 2021
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: 3ème Bureau, 7th Magnitude, Wagram Music
112
  • SNEP: Diamond [4]

Collaborative albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[1]
BEL (WA)
[2]
SWI
[3]
Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
(with Gringe as Casseurs Flowters)
  • Released: 15 November 2013
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: 7th Magnitude, Wagram Music
82940
  • SNEP: Platinum [6]
Comment c'est loin
(with Gringe as Casseurs Flowters)
  • Released: 9 December 2015
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: 3ème Bureau, 7th Magnitude, Wagram Music
246183
  • SNEP: Platinum [6]

Mixtape

TitleNotes
Fantasy : Episode 1
(with Gringe as Casseurs Flowters)
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

TitleNotes
Zéro
N'importe comment
(with The Toxic Avenger)
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

SingleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL (WA)
[2]
FRA
[1]
SWI
[3]
"Changement"2008 Perdu d'avance
"RaelSan"201177 Le chant des sirènes
"Double vie"
"Plus rien ne m'étonne" [lower-alpha 1] 46
"Suicide social"53
"La terre est ronde" [lower-alpha 2] 15 [lower-alpha 3]
"Ils sont cools"
(featuring Gringe)
3166
"Si seul"176
"Basique"201710969 La fête est finie
"La pluie"
(featuring Stromae)
210 [lower-alpha 4]
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Rêves bizarres"
(featuring Damso)
20181115
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
Épilogue (re-release of La fête est finie )
"Millions"
(with Ninho)
20213374
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
No Limit
(compilation album)
"L'odeur de l'essence"4119
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
Civilisation
"Jour meilleur"1
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"La quête"12220
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Du propre"325
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Ensemble" (featuring Skread)15
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Évidemment" (with Angèle)202210465
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
Civilisation Édition Ultime
with Casseurs Flowters
"Bloqué"20134070 Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
"À l'heure où je me couche"201534
  • SNEP: Gold [8]
Comment c'est loin
SingleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL (WA)
[2]
FRA
[1]
SWI
[3]
"Ma grosse"
(Nessbeal featuring Orelsan)
2010 NE2S
"D.P.M.O. (remix)"
(Professor Green featuring Orelsan)
2012160Non-album single
"Ne regrette rien"
(Benjamin Biolay featuring Orelsan)
157Vengeance
"Mon pote"
(Flynt featuring Orelsan)
185Itinéraire bis
"AVF"
(Stromae featuring Maître Gims and Orelsan)
20133843 Racine carrée
"La nuit c'est fait pour dormir"
(Maître Gims featuring Orelsan & H Magnum)
201883 Ceinture noire
"Potentiel"
(Lefa featuring Orelsan)
413 du mat
"Le temps"
(MHD featuring Orelsan)
5819
"Qui dit mieux"
(Gringe feat. Orelsan, Vald & Suikon Blaz AD)
24Enfant lune
"Déchiré"
(Gringe feat. Orelsan)
67
"La vérité"
(Lomepal feat. Orelsan)
8 [lower-alpha 5] 5Jeannine
"À qui la faute"
(Kery James featuring Orelsan)
201994
"Toujours plus"
(Lorenzo featuring Orelsan)
13Sex in the City
"Ma Life"
(Oxmo Puccino featuring Orelsan)
140
"Peon"
(Vald featuring Orelsan)
2022331V
"Jour Meilleur (Edit)"
(Lost Frequencies featuring Orelsan)
2023Non-album single

Other charted songs

SongYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL (WA)
[2]
FRA
[1] [9] [10]
SWI
[3]
"Zone"
(featuring Nekfeu and Dizzee Rascal)
201712 La fête est finie
"Notes pour trop tard"
(featuring Ibeyi)
1542
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"San"2024
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Paradis"32
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Défaite de famille"3340
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"La fête est finie"38
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Christophe"
(featuring Maître Gims)
43
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Tout va bien"2420
  • SNEP: Diamond [7]
"Quand est-ce que ça s'arrête ?"83
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Dans ma ville, on traîne"105
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Bonne meuf"107
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"La lumière"115
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Fantômes"201819Épilogue (re-release of La fête est finie )
"Tout va bien" (Remix)
(featuring Eugy and Kojo Funds)
53
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Tout ce que je sais"
(featuring YBN Cordae)
21
"La famille, la famille"1398
"Mes grands-parents"17
"Discipline"27
"Adieu les filles"14100
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Excuses ou mensonges"24
"Dis-moi"28
"Epilogue"15
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Shonen"20214
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
Civilisation
"Seul avec du monde autour"6
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Casseurs Flowters Infinity"7
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Rêve mieux"8
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Baise le monde"10
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Bébéboa"11
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Manifeste"12
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Civilisation"16
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
"Athéna"17
  • SNEP: Platinum [7]
"Dernier verre" (featuring The Neptunes)18
  • SNEP: Gold [7]
with Casseurs Flowters
"La mort du disque"201357 Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
"Fais les backs"115
"Dans la place pour être"43 [lower-alpha 6] 34
"Regarde comme il fait beau (dehors)"3 [lower-alpha 7] 58
"Inachevés"2015101 Comment c'est loin
"Si facile"174

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"No Life" (remix) [11] 2009 Nessbeal RSC Sessions Perdues
"Je rêve en enfer" [12] 2010 Jena Lee Ma référence
"Ma grosse" [13] Nessbeal NE2S
"The Experience" [14] 2011MC Melodee, Frenkie, Curse, Mariama, Remi, Rival, Valete, GMB, Marcus Price, Shot, Nach, Luche, Pitcho Diversidad – The Experience Album
"We Don't Sleep" [14] Marcus Price, Pitcho, Nach, Remi
"Nouveau monde" [14] Curse, Luche
"Cookin' in Your Pot" [14] Marcus Price, Mariama, Curse, MC Melodee, Luche
"Slow Down" [14] Rival, Valete, Shot, Frenkie
"La machine" [15] Luce Première Phalange
"Tu vas prendre cher" [16] La Fouine Capital du crime, Vol. 3
"Mauvais plan" [17] 2012 Canardo, Gringe À la youv
"Go Go Gadget" [18] Disiz Extra-lucide
"Mon pote" [19] FlyntItinéraire bis
"D.P.M.O." (remix) [20] Professor Green
"C'est beau de rêver" [21] Taipan, GringeDans le circuit
"Dernier MC" (remix) [22] 2013 Kery James, Fababy, Ladéa, Lino, Médine, REDK, S.A.M., Scylla, Tunisiano Dernier MC
"Ceci n'est pas un Clip V: Sharingan" [23] Maître Gims, 1solent, The Shin Sekaï
"Courage fuyons" [24] MédineProtest Song
"Lève les draps" [25] Seth Gueko Bad Cowboy
"AVF" [26] Stromae, Maître Gims Racine carrée
"Accélère" [27] 2014 Isleym Où ça nous mène
"Can I Live" [28] Murkage Of Mystics and Misfits
"Les portes du pénitencier" (Version longue) [29] Shtar Academy, Bakar, Gringe, Keny Arkana, Lino, Médine, Nor, Nekfeu, Nemir, REDK, Sat, Alonzo, Soprano, Tékila, Vincenzo Shtar Academy

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2006"Ramen" (as Orel) Orelsan
2008"Changement"Not available
2009"No Life"Pasquale Pagano
"La peur de l'échec" David Tomaszewski
2011"RaelSan"
"Différent"Matthieu Valluet
"Soirée ratée"Jay Veesualz
"1990" (appearances by Oxmo Puccino, Olivier Cachin and members of 1995)Not available
"Suicide social"Mathieu Foucher
"Plus rien ne m'étonne" David Tomaszewski
"RaelSan" (remixed video)Not available
"La terre est ronde"Not available
2012"Ils sont cools" (feat. Gringe) David Tomaszewski
"Si seul"
2017"Basique"Greg&Lio
"Tout va bien"
2018"Défaite de famille" Orelsan
"Paradis"
"La pluie" (feat. Stromae)Paul, Luc & Martin
"Rêve bizarres"Adrien Lagier & Ousmane Ly
2019"Discipline"
"Tout ce que je sais"Simon David
"Dis moi" Orelsan
"Fantômes"Luke Monaghan
2021"L'odeur de l'essence" David Tomaszewski
"Jour meilleur"
2022"La Quête"Victor Haegelin
"Du propre"Kourtrajmeuf
"Ensemble "Quentin Deronzier
with Casseurs Flowters
2013"Bloqué" David Tomaszewski
"La mort du disque"Not available
"Regarde comme il fait beau (dehors)"
2014"Fais les backs" David Tomaszewski
"Change de pote"Jiwee, Orelsan
"Des histoires à raconter"Greg&Lio
2015"À l'heure où je me couche"Christophe Offenstein
2016"J'essaye, j'essaye"Orelsan, Clément Cotentin
"Quand ton père t'engueule"Not available
"Le mal est fait"Not available

Production

2011

Orelsan – Le chant des sirènes

2013

Stromae Racine carrée

Casseurs Flowters Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters

2017

Orelsan – La fête est finie

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Plus rien ne m'étonne" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.
  2. "La terre est ronde" did not enter the Wallonian Ultratip chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Ultratop 50 chart.
  3. "La terre est ronde" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Romandy Top 20 Singles chart.
  4. "La pluie" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Romandy Top 20 Singles chart.
  5. "La vérité" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 8 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.
  6. "Dans la place pour être" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 43 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.
  7. "Regarde comme il fait beau (dehors)" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.

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