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Sinik

Background information
Birth name| Thomas Gérard Idir
Also known as| Malsain
l'Assassin
S.I.N.I.K.
Born|  (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 44)
Paris, France
Genres| French rap, hardcore rap
Occupation| Rapper
Years active| 1996–2022
Labels| 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
Website| sinik609.com

Musical artist

Thomas Gérard Idir (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ʒeʁaʁ idiʁ]; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik (sometimes spelled as S.I.N.I.K.), is a French-language rapper. He is also known as Malsain ("Unhealthy") and L'assassin ("The Murderer"). His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6-0-9).

## Collaborations / Feuds

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Sinik in Montréal , Québec, Canada at thé 2019 Francos Festival.

His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.

Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, James Blunt. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik.

He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | Album  | Record
label  | Peak positions  | Certifications

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[1] | BEL
(Wa)
[2] | SWI
[3]
2005  | La Main sur le coeur | Warner | 3  | 78  | 47  |

* SNEP: 2× Gold

2006  | Sang froid | Warner  | 2  | 5  | 11  |

* SNEP: Platinum

2007  | Le Toit du monde | Warner  | 5  | 20  | 34  |

* SNEP: 2× Gold

2009  | Ballon d'or | 6-0-9  | 19  | 40  | —  |

* SNEP: Gold

2012  | La plume et le poignard | 6-0-9  | 11  | 23  | 81  |

* SNEP: Gold

2015  | Immortel II |  | 5  | 49  | —  |

* SNEP: Gold

2017  | Drône |  | 108
[4] | —  | —  |
2019  | Invincible |  | 26
[5] | 40  | —  |
2022  | Niksi |  | 28
[6] | 126  | —  |

### Street albums

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Year  | Album  | Peak positions  | Certifications / Sales

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[1] | BEL
(Wa)
[2] | SWI
[3]
2004  | En attendant l'album | —  | —  | —  | 40,000 copies
2011  | Le Côté malsain | 8  | 29  | —  | 40,000 copies

### Other releases

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Mixtapes

* 1999: Ul'Team At Home 1er Volet (Mixtape Ul'Team Atom)
* 2011: Immortel (Best of de Sinik )

Maxis'

* 2000: Malsain
* 2002: Artiste triste

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Peak positions  | Album

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[1] | BEL
(Wa)
[2] | SWI
[3]
2006  | "Ne dis jamais"
(feat. Vitaa) | 26  | 38  | 70  | Sang froid
"La cité des anges"  | 36  | —  | —
2008  | "Je réalise"
(feat. James Blunt) | 3  | 11  | 38  | Le Toit du monde
"Bienvenue chez les Bylkas"

(feat Big Ali & Cheb Bilal)

|  | 3  | _  | Rai N'B Fever 3
2012  | "Les 16 vérités"
(feat. Médine) | 143  | —  | —  | La plume et le poignard
2015  | "Contradictions"  | 148  | —  | —  | Immortel II
2017  | "De Marbre"  | 120
[7] | —  | —  |

## See also

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* Willy Denzey
* Sidney Duteil
* Abd al Malik (rapper)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Sinik discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Sinik discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
3. ^ a b c "Sinik discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
4. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 47, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
5. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 11, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 15, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
7. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 40, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

## External links

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* Sinik 609
* Sinik – AOL Music

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