Salif (rapper)

French rapper (born 1982)

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Salif

Birth name| Salif Wonka
Also known as| Black Skin, Cash, Baracash, Fon
Born| 1982 (age 42–43)
Origin| Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Genres| Hip hop
Years active| 1995 (1995)–present
Labels| Universal (France)

Musical artist

Salif Fofana better known by the mononym Salif (born Salif Wonka in 1982), is a French rapper based in Boulogne-Billancourt of Malian and Guadeloupean origin. His musical career began at the age of thirteen when he and EXS formed the rap duo Nysay in 1995.[1] Salif released his first solo album, Tous Ensemble – Chacun Pour Soi, in 2001. To date he has released four studio albums, all of which have entered the Top 75 of the French albums chart.[2] His most commercially successful album so far was Curriculum Vital, which reached a peak position of #9 in the French chart in October 2009.[3]

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | Album  | Peak positions

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2001  | Tous ensemble - Chacun pour soi | 23
2007  | Boulogne Boy | 55
2008  | Prolongations | 73
2009  | Curriculum vital | 9
2009  | Qui m'aime me suive | 9

### Singles

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* 2009: "Boomerang"
* 2010: "Jean Slim"

## References

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1. ^ "Tout sur Salif" (in French). spectacles.fr. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
2. ^ "Discographie Salif" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
3. ^ "Salif – Curriculum Vital" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
4. ^ "Salif discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz