Dinos (rapper)

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Dinos
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Dinos in 2020
Background information
Birth nameJules Jomby
Also known asDinos Punchlinovic
Born (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30)
Douala, Cameroon
Origin La Courneuve, France
GenresFrench rap
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2011-present
LabelsSPKTAQLR, Capitol Music France

Jules Jomby (born 30 November 1993), better known by the stage name Dinos (formerly known as Dinos Punchlinovic), is a French rapper from La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis.

Contents

History

Early life

Dinos was born in Douala, Cameroon. He moved to La Courneuve, France at the age of 4. [1]

Career

He released his first project called Thumb Up in 2011, and began to make a name for himself in Paris' underground rap battles. [2] [3]

In May 2013, Dinos signed to Def Jam France, [4] and on 3 June 2013 he released an EP titled L'Alchimiste in reference to Paulo Coelho's book of the same name.

In 2014, Dinos left Def Jam France for Capitol Music France and released, on 14 April 2014, a second EP titled Appearances, supported by the song "Namek"; which was Dinos' first success. [5]

After a two-year hiatus, Dinos announced his debut album Imany. Between the announcement of this album and its release, he dropped Pas Imany mais presque in 2016. Dinos marks his return on 8 December 2017 with the single Flashé. [6] On 30 March 2018 he unveiled the single Les pleurs du mal. On 27 April 2018 Dinos finally released Imany, his first studio album. [7] On 20 August 2018 Dinos appeared in "Colors", a popular German music show on YouTube, and delivered a live performance of his song Argentique. On 7 December 2018 the artist released a "Deluxe" edition of Imany.

On 29 November 2019 Dinos released his second studio album, Taciturne. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleYearPeak positions
FRA
[9]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
SWI
[12]
Imany20182465
Taciturne2019162062
Stamina, Memento2020363310
Hiver à Paris20221
[13]
16926

Singles

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
SWI
[12]
"Moins un"
(feat. Nekfeu)
202012749Stamina,

Featuring in

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
"Kash"
(Youssoupha feat. Dinos & Lefa)
202196
"Number"
(Kaza feat. Dinos)
105Toxic
"DM"
(Bolémvn feat. Dinos)
156

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
"Drive By"
(with Sadek & Ixzo)
2018103 93 Empire
"Viens dans mon 93"
(with Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane)
159
"Placebo"181
"XNXX"2019128Taciturne
"Oskur"183
"Inachevé"2020187
"Paranoïaque"9Stamina,
"Prends soin de toi"10
"Diptyque"11
"Maman m'aime"
(feat. Da Uzi)
12
"93 mesures"14
"Demain n'existe plus"19
"Césaire"2322*
(Ultratip)
"Ciel pleure"
(feat. Laylow)
24
"Le nord se souvient"
(feat. Leto)
29
"Judas"
(feat. Zefor & Zikxo)
31
"Madone"39
"Corbillard"47
"No Love"
(feat. Marie Plassard)
2021164Taciturne
"Du mal à te dire"
(feat. Damso)
16Stamina,
"El pichichi"85
"Prends mes lovés"
(feat. Tiakola)
88
"5711"95
"FMR"98
"Future ex"109
"Tulum"125
"Memento Interlude"
(feat. Charlotte Cardin)
155
"Surcoté"161
"Serpentaire"
(feat. Lossapardo)
168
"Walther PP"
(feat. Benjamin Epps)
169
"Chrome Hearts"
(feat. Hamza)
20223 [14] 34Hiver à Paris
"Portes suicide"
(feat. Ninho)
5 [14] 48
"Ma Baby"9 [14]
"Pichichi Anderson"10 [14]
"L'Univers Ne Nous Voit Pas Danser"13 [14]
"Amg Performance"18 [14]
"Modus Vivendi"22 [14]
"Simyaci"23 [14]
"Quatre Saisons"25 [14]
"Par Amour"30 [14]
"Rouge Drama"37 [14]
"Ctrl + V"39 [14]
"Solitaire 1895"43 [14]
"Rue De Sevres"45 [14]
"Future Nostalgia"52 [14]
"Triste Anniversaire"55 [14]
"Rive Droite"58 [14]
"Rive Gauche"69 [14]
"Aquarius"71 [14]
"And"73 [14]
"Interlude"77 [14]

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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References

  1. Dinos, rappeur mélancolique (in French)
  2. "Mon écriture est liée à ce que je vis au quotidien" : Dinos nous présente Imany, son premier album (in French)
  3. Dinos : l’audace du 93, la verve de Baudelaire (in French)
  4. Dinos Punchlinovic rejoint Def Jam France ! [ permanent dead link ](in French)
  5. Dinos, ambassadeur du rap patient (in French)
  6. Dinos nous présente "Flashé", le premier extrait de son grand retour (in French)
  7. Dinos sort «Imany», son premier album (in French)
  8. Dinos, prince qu'on sort de la petite couronne (in French)
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