Youssef Akdim (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ, Arabic: يوسف أقديم; born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste (French pronunciation: [laʁtist]), is a French-Moroccan singer and rapper. Born in Imintanoute, Morocco, he emigrated to France at 7 years old, having lived in Bondy and later in Le Blanc-Mesnil, outside of Paris. At age 13, he became part of the rap band Malédiction and at 16 he adopted the stage name Lartiste ("L'artiste" - "The artist" in English).
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Birth name | Youssef Akdim |
Born | (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 37) Imintanoute, Morocco |
Genres | French hip hop, Afropop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Purple Money |
He released "Évasion", his first maxi solo, in 2006 and joined the collective French Cut, having released a mixtape, Rap 1.9, in 2010. Going solo, his 2013 studio album, Lalbum ( l'album - "the album" in English), included several musical influences including funk, soul, pop, electro and African sounds. He released his second studio album, Fenomeno, in 2015, his third and fourth albums, Maestro and Clandestino, in 2016, and his fifth Clandestino, in 2018. Also in 2018, the third single from Clandestino, "Mafiosa", which features Brazilian singer Caroliina, reached number 2 in the main French singles chart, number one in the Megafusion chart (which contabilizes the selling and streaming numbers in France), number six in Wallonia and number one in Portugal, where it was also the first radio hit containing a significant part of lyrics in French since Stromae's "Papaoutai", in 2014.
Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013 | Lalbum | — | — |
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2015 | Fenomeno | 14 | 102 |
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2016 | Maestro | 4 | 13 |
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Clandestino | 24 [3] |
59 |
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2018 | Grandestino | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Quartier Latin Vol.1 | 7 [4] |
30 |
Others
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SWI | |||
2012 | "Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)" | 145 | Lalbum | ||
"Mévader" | — | ||||
2016 | "Maestro" | 59 | Maestro | ||
"Clandestina" | 59 | Clandestino | |||
"Chocolat" (feat. Awa Imani) |
4 | 12 | 75 | ||
2017 | "Pardonner" | 176 | |||
"Catchu Catchu" | 11 | 26 | Grandestino | ||
2018 | "Vai et viens" | 4 | 2* (Ultratip) |
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"Mafiosa" (feat. Caroliina) |
1 | 6 | 38 | ||
2019 | "Peligrosa" (feat. Karol G) |
94 [5] |
— | Quartier Latin Vol. 1 |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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FR [1] | |||
2015 | "Destination Finale" | 153 | Fenomeno |
"Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz) | 196 | ||
"Bang Bang" | 144 | ||
"Destination Finale" | 153 | ||
2016 | "Trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton) |
154 | Maestro |
"Missile" | 106 | ||
"Amour parano" | 109 | ||
"J'arrive pas" (feat. Lefa) |
110 | ||
"Combien tu t'appelles?" | 183 | ||
"Soleil" | 158 | Clandestino | |
"Liaisons dangereuses" | 102 | ||
"Bye Bye Baby" | 154 | ||
2018 | "GB" (feat. Kaaris x DJ Mc Fly) |
62 | Grandestino |
"Bête blessée" | 185 | ||
"Grandestino" | 175 | ||
"Neymar" (feat. Gradur) |
186 | ||
"Attache ta ceinture" (feat. Naza) |
75 | Taxi 5 (soundtrack) | |
"Pas le choix" (with Sofiane & Kaaris) |
90 | 93 Empire | |
"Dinero" (with Da Uzi & Don Milli) |
143 |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] | |||
2014 | "Déconnectés" (DJ Hamida feat. Kayna Samet, Rim'K & Lartiste) |
14 | 7* (Ultratip) |
À la bien mix party 2014 |
"Trabendo Musical" (DJ Hamida feat. Lartiste & Kader Japonais) |
149 | |||
2015 | "Miss Vilaine" (DJ Hamida feat. Lartiste, Leck & Big Ali) |
194 | ||
"Insta" (La Fouine feat. Lartiste) |
36 | 24* (Ultratip) |
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2016 | "Vida loca" (Rim'K feat. Lartiste) |
146 | Monster Tape | |
2017 | "Laisse nous passer" (DJ Babs feat. Lartiste) |
187 | ||
"Grand Paris" (Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha) |
48 | |||
"Mama nostra" (Rim'k feat. Lartiste) |
183 | Fantôme | ||
"C'est une frappe" (DJ Hamida feat. Lartiste) |
86 | 12* (Ultratip) |
À la bien mix party 2017 | |
"Dalé" (Alonzo feat. Lartiste) |
69 | 100% | ||
2018 | "Ciao bella" (DJ Hamida feat. Lartiste) |
48 | À la bien mix party 2018 | |
2019 | "On Fleek" (Eva feat. Lartiste) |
1 [6] |
26 |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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