Médine Zaouiche (French pronunciation: [medin zawiʃ]; born 24 February 1983 in Le Havre), better known by his stage name Médine, is a French rapper of Algerian descent. He has been a part of the hip hop collective La Boussole since 1996. Médine is a practicing Muslim, and many of his lyrics deal with the hardships of migrants, oppressed individuals, and Muslims in the Western world. One article he wrote for Time magazine after the 2005 riots was entitled "How Much More French Can I Be".[1]
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Birth name | Médine Zaouiche |
Also known as | Arabian Panther, Boulehya |
Born | (1983-02-24) 24 February 1983 (age 39) Le Havre, Seine-Maritime |
Genres | French rap, political hip-hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2002-present |
Labels | Din Records |
Médine is French for Medina.
His father, born in Kabylie, arrived in France when he was four years old. He worked as an employee in a packaging company and is a semi-professional boxer then trainer. His mother was born in France. A stay-at-home mother, she then became a childminder. Médine grew up in Le Havre, in Caucriauville.
In May 2022, Médine released his album Médine France on 13 May and announced a tour of France. The tour will begin at festivals on 4 June and will notably pass through the Casino of Paris on 19 October 2022.[2]
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
2004 | 11 Septembre (Récit du 11ème jour) | — | — | — | |
2005 | Jihad (Le plus grand combat est contre soi-même) | — | — | — | |
2006 | Table d'écoute | 115 | — | — | |
2008 | Don't Panik Tape | 30 | — | — | |
Arabian Panther | 30 | — | — | ||
2011 | Table d'écoute 2 | 28 | 81 | — | |
2012 | Made In | 117 | — | — | |
2013 | Protest Song | 9 | 25 | 82 | |
2015 | Démineur | 54 | 46 | — | |
2017 | Prose élite | 11 | 29 | 39 | |
2018 | Storyteller | 10 | 16 | 37 | |
2020 | Grand Médine | 4 | 15 | 47 | |
2022 | Médine France | — | 29 | 59 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
2012 | "Biopic" (featuring Kayna Samet) |
143 | — | — | |
2016 | "Rappeur de force" | 136 | — | — | Prose élite |
"Global" | 173 [6] |
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2017 | "Grand Paris" (featuring Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha) |
64 [7] |
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2018 | "Kyll" (Médine x Booba) |
2 | 34 | 62 | Non-album single |
2020 | "Grand Paris 2" (feat. Koba LaD, Pirate, Larry, Oxmo Puccino & Rémy) |
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