Nassi | |
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Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38) Morocco [1] |
Origin | France |
Genres | Hip-hop |
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Nassi is a Moroccan-born French rapper, singer and songwriter. [1]
Nassi started writing songs at the age of 11. [1]
Before deciding to "eat chicken nuggets" and start a singing career, he had written songs for other artists, such as Kendji Girac, Claudio Capéo, Soprano [2] and H Magnum. [3]
In January 2017, [4] he released his debut solo single, titled "La vie est belle", [1] which reached number 100 on the French singles chart in April [5] and would eventually be certified Gold by the French national syndicate for music publishing (SNEP). [4]
This was followed by the single "Pas fatigué" in June. [3] [6]
In addition to several singles, Nassi has released his album "Arabesque" in 3 volumes. [7]
In 2018, Nassi had a shot at representing France at that year's Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Rêves de gamin", [8] reaching the final of the national preliminaries (televised on France 2 under the title Destination Eurovision).
Nassi's music has been featured in the educational song competition " Manie Musicale" in 2020, 2022, and 2023. [9]
Nassi self-identifies as "a singer, not a rapper". [3] [10]