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'''Abd al Malik''', born '''Régis Fayette-Mikano''' ([[Paris]], 14 March 1975), is a [[France|French]] [[rapper]] and [[spoken word]] artist of [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] origin. He has also authored books in French language. |
'''Abd al Malik''', born '''Régis Fayette-Mikano''' ([[Paris]], 14 March 1975), is a [[France|French]] [[rapper]] and [[spoken word]] artist of [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] origin. He has also authored books in French language. |
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==Beginnings== |
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Régis Fayette-Mikano was born in Paris in 1975, the son of a Congolese high ranking official living in Paris. When he was just two, the family moved back to [[Brazzaville]], Congo, where they lived from 1977 to 1981. Upon his return to France, he lived in a city of lower income house projects in [[Neuhof]] in [[Strasbourg]] studying at Collège Sainte-Anne de Strasbourg. After his parents divorced, he lived with his mother in a family of seven children. Despite suffering from dyslexia, he was part of the church choir. Delving for a while in petty street crimes, he was greatly effected by death if many of his friends and immersed in reading and literature. A school teacher encouraged the young Régis for admission to private schools like |
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lycée Notre-Dame des Mineurs, and eventually to Université Marc Bloch with double major in Philosophy and Classical literature. |
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==Musical career== |
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Born in Paris in 1975, Abd al Malik, he and his six brothers and sisters lived a difficult life in a mono-parental family in [[Neuhof]]. They moved to [[Brazzaville]], Congo, where they lived from 1977 to 1981, before coming back to [[Strasbourg]], France. |
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| ⚫ | Talented in words and music, he formed with his brother Bilal and his cousin Aissa, a rap group they called [[NAP (New African Poets)]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p821228|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Abd Al Malik|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=20 May 2010}}</ref> He is signed with [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music France]]. |
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In 2006, he won the [[Prix Constantin]], an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past decade. |
In 2006, he won the [[Prix Constantin]], an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past decade. |
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Abd Al Malik | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Régis Fayette-Mikano |
| Born | March 14, 1975 Paris, France |
| Origin | French of Congolese origin |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, slam poet, songwriter, author |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Atmosphériques |
| Website | www |
Abd al Malik, born Régis Fayette-Mikano (Paris, 14 March 1975), is a French rapper and spoken word artist of Congolese origin. He has also authored books in French language.
Beginnings
Régis Fayette-Mikano was born in Paris in 1975, the son of a Congolese high ranking official living in Paris. When he was just two, the family moved back to Brazzaville, Congo, where they lived from 1977 to 1981. Upon his return to France, he lived in a city of lower income house projects in Neuhof in Strasbourg studying at Collège Sainte-Anne de Strasbourg. After his parents divorced, he lived with his mother in a family of seven children. Despite suffering from dyslexia, he was part of the church choir. Delving for a while in petty street crimes, he was greatly effected by death if many of his friends and immersed in reading and literature. A school teacher encouraged the young Régis for admission to private schools like lycée Notre-Dame des Mineurs, and eventually to Université Marc Bloch with double major in Philosophy and Classical literature.
Musical career
Talented in words and music, he formed with his brother Bilal and his cousin Aissa, a rap group they called NAP (New African Poets).[1] He is signed with Universal Music France.
In 2006, he won the Prix Constantin, an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past decade.
In 2013, he engaged on a tour entitled L'art et la révolte, a tribute to the famous French writer and philosopher Albert Camus. It is a musical arrangement in which Abd al Malik sings, raps and recites texts from Camus or largely inspired by Camus, accompanied by classical orchestra[2][3] mostly based on Camus' L'Envers et l'Endroit (English title Betwixt and Between).[4]
Also in 2013, he published a book, L'Islam au secours de la République to be followed in 2014 with a film Qu'Allah bénisse la France based on his autobiographical book of same title published in 2004 about his childhood in Neuhof in a mono-parental family of seven kids, about his schooling, tough life and musical beginning.[5]The book won Belgian Laurence Trân Prize in 2005.[6]
He has also authored La guerre des banlieues n'aura pas lieu in 2009 about life in the impoverished French suburbs known as banlieue and inhabited largely by France's immigrant populations. That book won the Prix de littérature politique Edgar-Faure, a prize for political literature in 2010.
Personal life
In 1999, Régis Fayette-Mikano converted to Islam taking the name Abd al Malik. He is married to French Moroccan singer Wallen, with whom he has a child.
Bibliography
- 2004: Qu'Allah béisse la République, , 208 pages, Éditions Albin Michel
- 2009: La guerre des banlieues n'aura pas lieu, 180 pages, Éditions Le Cherche midi 180 p.
- 2013: L'Islam au secours de la République
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
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| FR [7] |
BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
| 2004 | Le face à face des cœurs | 155 | – | – | |
| 2006 | Gibraltar | 13 | 50 | 97 | |
| 2008 | Dante | 11 | 48 | 66 | |
| 2011 | Dante | 22 | 70 | – | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| FR [7] |
BEL (Wa) | |||
| 2011 | "Mon amour" (feat. Wallen) |
67 | 2 (Ultratip) |
Château Rouge |
Filmography
- 2014: Qu'Allah benisse la France
See also
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Abd Al Malik". AMG. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ ARTe: Abd al Malik chante Camus Template:Fr icon
- ^ Les Théàtres: L'art et la révolte (librement inspiré d'Albert Camus
- ^ Le Parisien: Abd al Malik slame Albert Camus Template:Fr icon
- ^ 20 minutes: Abd al Malik - Le slameur va adapter son ouvrage Qu'Allah bénisse la France pour le cinéma Template:Fr icon
- ^ Fondation Laurence Trân - Palmarès - 2005
- ^ a b "Abd al Malik discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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