Sofiane (rapper)

Sofiane
Sofiane
Background information
Birth name	Sofiane Zermani
Also known as	Fianso, So
Born	21 July 1986 (age 35); Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Origin	Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Genres	French rap, trap, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Suther Kane, Millenium, Capitol, Universal

Sofiane Zermani (French pronunciation: [sɔfjan zɛʁmani], Arabic: سفيان زرماني‎; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper of Algerian descent. He's also known by the name Fianso (pronounced [fjanso]; verlan of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil.^[1]^[2]

In 2011, he released independently the album Blacklist followed by Blacklist II in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo, same title as the earlier series has peaked at #2 on SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album is certified Platinum in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally.

In May 2017 Sofiane released the album Bandit saleté ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the music video for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a suspended sentence of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration".^[3]

Discography[]

Sofiane (2018)

Albums[]

Album details	Charts			Certifications	Details
Album details	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Certifications	Details
Bandit saleté Date released: 12 May 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol	1	15	13	SNEP: Platinum^[7]
Affranchis Date released: 26 January 2018 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol	1	2	13	SNEP: Platinum^[7]
La direction Date released: 21 May 2021 Record label: Capitol	1	9	23

Mixtapes and EPs[]

Album details	Charts			Certifications	Details
Album details	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Certifications	Details
Première claque Date released: 2007 Record label:	—	—	—
La vie de cauchemar Date released: 2009 Record label:	—	—	—
Blacklist Date released: 2011 Record label: I Need Money	—	—	—		show Track listing Blacklist "Intro (Réveillez-vous)" "M.Fiansooo" "Normal natural" "En ouvrant les bras" "Quaterback" "Aide moi" "Elle était belle" "Mon jnoun" "I Need Money" "N'oublie jamais l'homme" feat. BR "Ghettoyouth" (Remix) "Falestini" "Need Money Gang" "Des regrets" feat. Soumia "Aller retour" "Outro"
Blacklist II Date released: 2013 Record label: I Need Money	79	—	—		show Track listing Blacklist II "Echec et mat" "So" "Une balle dans la tête" "Cio bonne vie" feat. Léa Castel "Lionne" "Yema" feat. Gregz & Trade Union "On veut du gen-art" "Tout ce que j'ai fait" feat. Mac Tyer "Love et haine" "Boxe avec les mots (Remix)" feat. Dosseh "Juste une larme" feat. Léa Castel "La rue parle" feat. Rohff "Un ami à nous" "#FTGNTM" "Toujours en Zga" feat. Blankok All-Star "Lettre à un jeune rappeur"
#JeSuisPasséChezSo (EP) Date released: 27 January 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol	2 ^[8]	12	39	SNEP: Platinum^[7]	show Track listing #JesuispasséchezSo "Un boulot sérieux" "93 Empire" feat. Kalash Criminel "Fais le mouv" feat. MHD "Rebeulotte" "Savastano" "Dis-moi où tu pécho" feat. YL & Timal "C'est nous les condés" "DZ Mafia" "Ça bicrave la mort" "X" "Ma cité a craqué" feat. Bakyl "Mortal Kombat" feat. Graya, Ninho, GLK, Riane & Le S "Bakhaw" feat. Boozoo "Tout l'monde s'en fout"

Collective albums[]

Album details	Charts			Details
Album details	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Details
93 Empire Date released: 2018 Type: Collective album (project organized by Sofiane) Record label: Affranchis / Capitol	2	10	39	show Track listing #93 Empire "Empire" (Sofiane & Kaaris) (3:12) "Woah" (Sofiane feat. Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré (4:06) "Nouvelle monnaie" (Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane) (3:17) "Iencli" (Vald & Sofiane) (3:42) "Crépuscule des empires" (Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane) (3:41) "Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane) (3:48) "Maman veut pas" (Q.E Favelas, Sadek & GLK) (3:57) "Pas le choix" (Lartiste, Sofiane & Kaaris) (3:03) "La maille" (Rémy, Hornet La Frappe & Kalash Criminel) (3:23) "Drive By" (Sadek, Dinos & Ixzo) (4:19) "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (Vegedream & Sofiane) (2:40) "Rafaler" (Kaaris, 4Keus Gang, Q.E Favelas & Mac Kregor) (4:16) "Sur le drapeau" (Suprême NTM & Sofiane) (3:19) "Dinero" (Lartiste, Da Uzi & Don Milli) (3:18) "93 Coast" (Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (2:26) "Jay-Z" (Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa) (3:09) "Viens dans mon 93" (Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (3:23) "Tout le monde sait" (Kalash Criminel, GS CLAN, Brvbus & Kosi) (2:40) "Dans le bat" (Dabs & Sofiane) (3:08) "El mero mero" (Sifax, Bakyl, Worms-T & Sofiane) (3:25) "Vif" (Mayo, Sofiane & Solo Le Mythe) (3:29) "93 Empire (Remix)" (Boozoo Bakhaw, Goulag, Mansly, Benzo, Sofiane & Kalash Criminel) (5:37)

Singles[]

Year	Single	Charts			Certification	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Certification	Album
2017	"Tout l'monde s'en fout"	3	7 (Ultratip*)	–	SNEP: Diamond^[9]	#JeSuisPasséChezSo
2017	"Bandit saleté"	115	–	–		Bandit saleté
2018	"Longue vie" (featuring Ninho and Hornet La Frappe)	2	45	–	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	Affranchis
2020	"#JeSuisPasséChezSo Ep 12"	43 ^[10]	–	–		Non-album singles
	"Remontada" (featuring Azet)	–	–	95
	"American Airlines" (featuring SCH)	18	19 (Ultratip*)	–
	"Nouveaux parrains" (featuring Soolking)	42	–	–
2021	"#Attrape-moi si tu peux"	56	–	–		La direction

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

Featured in[]

Year	Single	Charts			Certification	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Certification	Album
2017	"Grand Paris" (Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha)	64 ^[11]	–		SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Laisse pas traîner ton fils" (Ninho feat. Sofiane)	8	14 (Ultratip*)	–	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Ninho album Comme prévu
	"T'es un marrant" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Sofiane)	54	–	–		Hornet La Frappe album Nous-mêmes
	"Bling Bling" (Kaaris feat. Kalash Criminel & Sofiane)	9	3 (Ultratip*)	–	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	Kaaris album Dozo
2018	"Dragon" (Vald feat. Sofiane)	4	–	–	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Vald album Xeu
	"La hagra" (YL feat. Sofiane & Niro)	45	–	–		YL album Confidences
	"Loup Garou" (Maître Gims feat. Sofiane)	3	38	86	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Maître Gims album Ceinture noire
	"ALZ" (Caballero & JeanJass feat. Sofiane)	132	–	–		Caballero & JeanJass album Double hélice 3
	"Encore" (Sadek feat. Sofiane)	110	–	–		Sadek album Johnny de Janeiro
	"Woah" (Sofiane feat. Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré)	7	12 (Ultratip*)	–	SNEP: Gold^[9]	93 Empire (by Various Artists)
	"Sur le drapeau" (Suprême NTM & Sofiane)	4	–	–	SNEP: Platinum^[9]
	"Empire" (Sofiane & Kaaris)	8	–	–
	"Iencli" (Vald & Sofiane)	11	–	–
	"Nouvelle monnaie" (Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane)	34	–	–
	"Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane)	48	–	–
	"Crépuscule des empires" (Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane)	88	–	–
	"Pas le choix" (Lartiste, Sofiane & Kaaris)	90	–	–
	"93 Coast" (Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane)	94	–	–
	"Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (Vegedream & Sofiane)	114	–	–
	"Dans le bat" (Dabs & Sofiane)	149	–	–
	"Viens dans mon 93" (Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane)	159	–	–
	"Jay-Z" (Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa)	179	–	–
	"Fashion Week Rmx" (Tedua & Chris Nolan feat. Sofiane)	–	–	–
	"Cosa nostra" (Soolking feat. Sofiane, Lacrim)	39	–	–		Soolking album Fruit du démon
	"Il se passe quoi" (Mac Tyer feat. Kaaris & Sofiane)	107	–	–		Mac Tyer album C'est la street mon pote
2019	"Briganté" (Kaaris feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane)	33	–	–		Kaaris album Or noir Part 3
	"Khapta" (Heuss l'Enfoiré feat. Sofiane)	7	–	–	SNEP: Platinum^[9] BEA: Gold^[12]	Heuss l'Enfoiré album En esprit
	"C'est mon sang" ([RK feat. Sofiane)	3	10 (Ultratip*)	99	SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Sur le banc" (Naps feat. Sofiane, Dika & Kalif)	172	–	–
2020	"Mecs de cités" (Sifax feat. Sofiane)	38	–	–	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Sifax album La mentale

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

Other charted songs[]

Year	Single	Charts		Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[4]	BEL Wa ^[5]	Certifications	Album
2017	"X"	84		SNEP: Gold^[9]	#JeSuisPasséChezSo
	"Jesuispasséchezso: Episode 5" / "Police Nationale"	94		SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Ma cité a craqué" (feat. Bakyl)	96
	"Un boulot sérieux"	110
	"93 Empire" (feat. Kalash Criminel)	121		SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Fais le mouv"	186
	"DZ Mafia"	198
	"Toka"	16	6 (Ultratip*)	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	Bandit saleté
	"Mon p'tit loup"	9	16 (Ultratip*)	SNEP: Platinum^[9]
	"Dis-leur"	81
	"Pegase"	83
	"Cordelette"	105
	"Parti de rien"	106
	"Le bruit des blocks"	113
	"Poto"	42
	"Marion maréchal"	22		SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Bois d'argent"	122
	"Le cercle" (feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL)	46
	"Bain de sang" (feat. feat. Bakyl & Samat)	156
2018	"Lundi"	3	2 (Ultratip*)	SNEP: Diamond^[9]	Affranchis
	"#JesuispasséchezSo EP 11"	27
	"T'es une galère"	38
	"200"	41
	"Sous contrôle"	42
	"Je fais la fête"	56
	"Coluche"	57
	"Sa mère"	68
	"Arafricain" (feat. Maître Gims)	22
	"Cramé"	32
	"Mistigris" (feat. Kaaris)	13
	"Madame courage" (feat. Soolking)	35
	"IDF" (feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré)	49
	"#cpasdmafaute" (feat. Bakyl)	82
2020	"Training Day"	133 ^[13]			Non-album singles
2020	"Des malades"	113			Non-album singles
2021	"Case départ"	40			La direction
	"Windsor"	57
	"Zidane"	58
	"XIII"	64
	"Monsieur Alexandre"	71
	"Bout de papier" (feat. )	79
	"C'est la loi" (feat. Zeguerre)	82
	"I.R.F"	83
	"Traumatisé"	91
	"J'te raconte pas" (feat. Kenem)	104
	"Windsor - A Colors Show"	182

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

Filmography[]

2014: Terremère by Aliou Sow
2018: Frères Ennemis (English title Close Enemies) by David Oelhoffen
2018: Mauvaises herbes (English title Bad Seeds) by Kheiron
2019: Les Sauvages (TV series) (English title Savages by and Rebecca Zlotowski

Theatre[]

2018: Le Magnifique, adaptation of The Great Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at Festival d'Avignon
2019: La Mort d'Achille, by Wajdi Mouawad, at Festival d'Avignon

Videography[]

2011: En ouvrant les bras
2012: Aller retour
2012: Elle était belle
2013: Échec et Mat
2013: So
2013: Ciao bonne vie (feat. Léa Castel)
2016: Rapass
2016: #JeSuisPasséChezSo (video series)
2017: Ma cité a craqué (feat. Bakyl)
2017: Tout l'monde s'en fout
2017: Bakhaw (feat. Boozoo)
2017: Toka
2017: Mon ptit loup
2017: Bandit saleté
2017: Pégase
2017: Le cercle (feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL)
2017: Bois d'argent
2017: Parti de rien
2020: American Airlines Ft. SCH
2021: Nouveaux Parrains Ft. Soolking

References[]

^ Quentin Girard (17 February 2017). "Sofiane: La voix désarme". Libération (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ Les InRocks: Qui est Sofiane, le rappeur de Blanc-Mesnil devenu porte-parole malgré lui (in French)
^ Serre, Myrtille (5 February 2018). "Blocage de l'A3: Fianso condamné à 4 mois de prison avec sursis et 1 500 € d'amende". Agence France Presse.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f LesCharts.com: Sofiane page
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Discographie Sofiane". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sofiane - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "French album certifications – Sofiane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 5, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "French single certifications – Sofiane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Top Singles (Week 5, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 9, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Top Singles (Week 7, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[libe-1] Quentin Girard (17 February 2017). "Sofiane: La voix désarme". Libération (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[2] Les InRocks: Qui est Sofiane, le rappeur de Blanc-Mesnil devenu porte-parole malgré lui (in French)

[3] Serre, Myrtille (5 February 2018). "Blocage de l'A3: Fianso condamné à 4 mois de prison avec sursis et 1 500 € d'amende". Agence France Presse.

[lescharts-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f LesCharts.com: Sofiane page

[Wallonia-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Discographie Sofiane". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[Switzerland-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sofiane - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[SNEPalbum-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "French album certifications – Sofiane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[8] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 5, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[SNEPsingle-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "French single certifications – Sofiane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[10] "Top Singles (Week 5, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[11] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 9, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[12] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[13] "Top Singles (Week 7, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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