Seth Gueko
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Seth Gueko | |
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French rap | |
Years active | 1998 – present |
Labels | Néochrome |
Nicolas Salvadori (French pronunciation:
Career
Nicolas Salvadori was born in France of mixed
Seth Gueko's first studio album was "La Chevalière" on 4 May 2009 with Hostile Records, followed by the album "Michto" on 28 March 2011. On 6 May 2013, Gueko released album "Bad Cowboy".
Style
Seth Gueko is well known for his skills in punchlines in his tracks full of references to various popular culture items. His emblematic track like "Shalom Salam Salut" is a reference to "Salut à toi", a famous track by alternative punk band Bérurier Noir. Track "Tapis moquette" has become a street anthem. His rap is also various linguistic influences using "parler banlieue", a contemporary Parisian lingo in addition to use of Romani (gypsy) languages (known as gitan), particularly "Manouche" of the nomadic Romani Tziganes, African
He remains a vocal champion of the Romani community popularizing many of their expressions (bicrave, criave, bédave, michto, etc.) While imprisoned in 2010 for charges of voluntary violence, he met Mister You, eventually recording "Zoogatazblex (30 juin 2010)", talking about the day they met. The track is available on his album Michto. He doesn't escape from controversy calling himself. In his street album Le fils caché de Jack Mess' ( a hidden child of Jack Mess') is a reference to infamous criminal Jacques Mesrine. He also invited Dominique Alderweireld, allegedly involved in sexual scandals to appear on his music video "Dodo La Saumure" in reference to him. He is also popular on online social networks with his posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with his fans known as Gueko Youth and ZdededeGirlz.
Origin of name
His pseudonym is from the character Seth Gecko played by George Clooney in the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn directed by Robert Rodriguez. In the song "A.K.A." taken from his album La Chevalière, he also mentions that he named himself "Guy Georges Clooney" which is a reference both to Clooney but also to Guy Georges, a serial killer. He utilized the title in "J'marche avec ma clique" that featured Despo Rutti and is a track on his album Patate de forain.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Peak positions | |
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FRA [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] | ||
2009 | La chevalière | 12 | 88 |
2011 | Michto | 11 | 45 |
2013 | Bad Cowboy | 1 | 53 |
2015 | Professeur Punchline | 12 | 45 |
2016 | Barlou | 27 [3] |
65 |
2019 | Destroy | 10 | 29 |
2022 | Mange tes morts | 12 | 51 |
Others
- 2012: La chevalière / Les fils de Jack Mess (2CD package, reissue by EMI of earlier releases)
Maxi albums, street albums and mixtapes
Year | Title | Type | Peak positions |
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FRA [1] | |||
2004 | Mains sales | Maxi album | – |
2007 | Barillet plein | Street album | – |
2007 | Patate de forain | Mixtape | 69 |
2008 | Drive By en caravane | Street album | 42 |
Seth Gueko | Street album | – | |
Les fils de Jack Mess | Mixtape | 85 |
EPs
Year | EP | Peak positions | |
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FRA [1] |
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2021 | Tel père tel fils (Seth Gueko & Stosba) |
– | – |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
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FRA [1] | |||
2013 | "Paranoïak" | 57 | Bad Cowboy |
"Barbeuk" | — | ||
2015 | "Val d'Oseille" | 97 | Professeur Punchline |
"Chintawaz" (featuring Gradur) |
82 | ||
"Seth Gueko Bar" | 187[4] | ||
"Titi Parisien" | 38 | ||
2017 | "C'est pas pareil" (featuring Kaaris) |
187 [5] |
Barlou |
- Featured in
Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album |
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FRA | ||||
2017 | "Grand Paris" (Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha) |
64 [6] |
References
- ^ a b c d LesCharts.com: Seth Gueko discography
- ^ a b Ultratop 40: Seth Gueko discography
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP". www.snepmusique.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 March 2017.