Hayce Lemsi
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Islam Belouizdad (born in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria on 17 December 1987) better known as Hayce Lemsi is an Algerian-French rapper and singer. He has also used the stage names L'insomniak, La Kalash Humaine, Big Lemsi and Biko Loco.
He started his career in 2008 presenting his freestyle online and on radio. He released his debut mixtape Un petit pas pour Lemsi in 2012 followed by his breakout mixtape Électron libre in 2013. In 2015 he released his debut studio album titled L'or des rois on Capitol Records. In 2017 he released his mixtape Électron libre 2 as a follow-up to Électron libre. He also has a joint album À des années lumières in collaboration with his biological brother Volts Face.
In 2015, he launches his own independent music label Triangle d'or, later renamed in Big Lemsi Record.
Discography
Albums and mixtapes
| Year | Title | Type | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Fl) [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
SWI [4] | ||||
| 2012 | Un petit pas pour Lemsi | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | Électron libre | Mixtape | 10 | 192 | 47 | – | |
| 2015 | L'or des rois | Album | 6 | – | 14 | 70 | |
| 2016 | À des années lumières (with Volts Face) |
Joint album | 25 | – | 38 | – | |
| 2017 | Électron libre 2 | Mixtape | 17 | – | 12 | – |
|
| Eurêka | Album | 51 [6] |
– | 66 | – | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album / Mixtape |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | |||
| 2013 | "One-One" | 97 | Électron libre |
| 2015 | "Pyramide" | 77 | L'or des rois |
| "Faya" | 84 | ||
| "Millionnaire" | 200 | ||
| 2017 | "Je t'aime moi non plus" | 188 | Électron libre 2 |
- Other releases
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album / Mixtape |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | |||
| 2015 | "Au cœur de Lutèce" (feat. Maître Gims) |
184 | L'or des rois |
- Featured in
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album / Mixtape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
SWI [4] | |||
| 2017 | "Space Jam" (feat. Mister V feat. Hayce Lemsi & Volts Face) |
27 | 81 | |
References
- ^ a b c d "Hayce Lemsi discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 50, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 December 2017.