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Soolking

Abderraouf Derradji (Arabic: عبد الرؤوف درّاجي; born 10 December 1989), known professionally as Soolking, is an Algerian singer and rapper. He started his career under the pseudonym MC Sool until 2013 before adopting his new stage name. He incorporates reggae, soul, hip-hop and Algerian raï in his music. Derradji was born in Algeria in a northern suburb of the capital Algiers, also known as Staouali. His father was a percussionist and he started very young in a rock band that incorporated music and dance. He arrived in France in 2008 but returned to Algeria to join the Algerian rap group Africa Jungle. The band released two albums. He started his solo career in 2016 and is signed to the label Affranchis Music launched by Sofiane. He had initial success with 'Milano' and 'Guérilla' before achieving phenomenal success with 'Dalida', an homage to the singer Dalida, sampling her hit "Paroles, paroles". On November 2, 2018, Soolking released his debut solo album, Fruit du démon, which was certified Gold in France. The singles "Guérilla" and "Dalida" were certified Platinum.He released his second studio album, Vintage, in 2020. On 26 May 2022, he released Sans visa, his third album. On August 23, 2019, Soolking held a large concert at Stade 20 Août 1955, accompanied by L'Algérino, Fianso, Alonzo, and Dhurata Dora. During the entrance to the stadium, five people died due to the stampede. Soolking said after the concert that if he had known what happened he would have cancelled the concert. One of the reasons for the accident was that more tickets were sold than the stadium's capacity could accommodate. Source: Article "Soolking" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Dec 10, 1989 In El Hammamet, Algérie
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the series NRJ Music Awards 2000-01-22
Latest Project:
Movie Les Déguns 2 2023-07-26
Known For
Poster of Les Déguns 2
Poster of Kendji Girac au Dôme de Paris
Poster of Symphonic Hip Hop 5
Poster of Basique, le concert
Filmography
Movie Les Déguns 2 Soolking 2023-07-26
Movie Le gala des pièces jaunes : Le concert événement Self 2023-01-28
Movie Paris 2024, le concert-événement Self 2023-07-25
Movie Kendji Girac au Dôme de Paris Self 2022-08-20
Series All the Way Up Soolking 2020-03-20
Movie Symphonic Hip Hop 5 Self 2020-11-07
Series Basique, le concert Self 2018-10-12
Series La chanson de l'année Self 2004-06-05
Series Star Academy Self 2001-10-20
Series NRJ Music Awards Self - Nominated 2000-01-22