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Samir Djourhlel
Samir Djourhlel (born May 2, 1981 in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

), more commonly known as L'Algérino, is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 rapper of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n descent whose family came from Khenchela
Khenchela
Khenchela ancient Mascula is the name of the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province , number 40, in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly populated by Berber Chaouis....

, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

. He is signed to Sinik
Sinik
Thomas Idir a.k.a. Sinik is a French-language rap artist. His father is Algerian while his mother is French.His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career...

's Six-O-Nine (609) label.

Career

L'Algerino grew up in Felix Pyat, a difficult neighborhood of Marseilles. L'Algerino was introduced to rap at a very young age listening to NTM
NTM
NTM SOFT may refer to the following:* National Translation Mission, a Govt of India initiative to make knowledge-based texts accessible in all 22 Indian languages listed in the VIII schedule of the Constitution through translation...

 and IAM
IAM
- Concepts :* Identity and Access Management, a concept that combines business processes, policies and technologies.* Innovation Access Method, a high-performance indexed access-method for IBM's z/OS and OS/390 operating systems that provides a transparent alternative to IBM's VSAM* Indo-Aryan...

 in the northern districts of Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

. He started rapping at the age of 11 and quickly began releasing mixtapes and appearing in local concerts. He had brief stints with groups B-Vice Junior and 45 Niggaz, releasing independent albums with both of them. He officially made a name for himself when he appeared on Psy 4 de la Rime
Psy 4 de la Rime
Psy 4 de la Rime are a French hip hop group formed 1995 in Marseille comprising several rappers with immigrant backgrounds from former French colonies...

's album Block Party, and then on Akhenaton
Akhenaton (rapper)
Philippe Fragione better known by his stage name Akhenaton is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre...

's Black Album. He would later go on tour with IAM
IAM
- Concepts :* Identity and Access Management, a concept that combines business processes, policies and technologies.* Innovation Access Method, a high-performance indexed access-method for IBM's z/OS and OS/390 operating systems that provides a transparent alternative to IBM's VSAM* Indo-Aryan...

.

He releasing his debut album titled Les derniers seront les premiers in 2005 on the 361 Recordz label. After relative success of his debut album, released in 2007 Mentalité pirate which gained fame, through tracks like "L'Envie de vaincre", "Fleur fanée", "Johnny Hama" and the sentimental "Entre deux flammes".

On 29 March 2010, he released his third album "Effet miroir". The hit single "Sur la tête de ma mère" became a huge success for the artist.

Albums

  • 2005: Les derniers seront les premiers (361 Recordz)
  • 2007: Mentalité pirate (Six-O-Nine Productions)
  • 2010: Effet miroir (WEA)

Singles

  • 2007: "Tapage nocturne"
  • 2010: "Sur la tête de ma mère"
  • 2010: "Trinité"
  • 2010: "Tireur de coup franc"
  • 2010: "Derapage controler"

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