Salif | |
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Birth name | Salif Wonka |
Also known as | Black Skin, Cash, Baracash, Fon |
Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Origin | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1995 | –present
Labels | Universal (France) |
Salif Fofana better known by the mononym Salif (born Salif Wonka in 1982), is a French rapper based in Boulogne-Billancourt of Malian and Guadeloupean origin. His musical career began at the age of thirteen when he and EXS formed the rap duo Nysay in 1995. [1] Salif released his first solo album, Tous Ensemble – Chacun Pour Soi, in 2001. To date he has released four studio albums, all of which have entered the Top 75 of the French albums chart. [2] His most commercially successful album so far was Curriculum Vital, which reached a peak position of #9 in the French chart in October 2009. [3]
Year | Album | Peak positions |
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FR [4] | ||
2001 | Tous ensemble - Chacun pour soi | 23 |
2007 | Boulogne Boy | 55 |
2008 | Prolongations | 73 |
2009 | Curriculum vital | 9 |
2009 | Qui m'aime me suive | 9 |
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