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Soolking | |
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 Soolking in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | MC Sool |
| Born | Abderraouf Deradji 10 December 1989 |
| Genres | Hip hop music, raï music, soul music |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Universal |
Abderraouf Deradji (Arabic: عبد الرؤوف دراجي; born 10 December 1989), known professionally as Soolking, is an Algerian singer and rapper. He started his career under the pseudonym MC Sool until 2013 before adopting his new stage name. He incorporates reggae, soul, hip-hop and Algerian raï in his music.
Life and career
editDerradji was born in Algeria in a northern suburb of the capital Algiers, also known as Staouali. His father was a percussionist and he started very young in a rock band that incorporated music and dance. He arrived in France in 2008 but returned to Algeria to join the Algerian rap group Africa Jungle. The band released two albums.
He started his solo career in 2016 and is signed to the label Affranchis Music launched by Sofiane. He had initial success with 'Milano' and 'Guérilla' before achieving phenomenal success with 'Dalida',[1] an homage to the singer Dalida, sampling her hit "Paroles, paroles".[2] On November 2, 2018, Soolking released his debut solo album, Fruit du Démon, which was certified Gold in France. The singles "Guérilla" and "Dalida" were certified Platinum. He released his second studio album, Vintage, in 2020.[3] On 26 May 2022, he released Sans visa, his third album.[4] In February 2025, he released his fourth album, Africa Jungle Part 1.[5]
2019 accident
editOn August 23, 2019, Soolking held a large concert at Stade 20 Août 1955, accompanied by L'Algérino, Fianso, Alonzo, and Dhurata Dora.[6] During the entrance to the stadium, five people died due to a stampede. Soolking said after the concert that if he had known what happened he would have cancelled the concert. One of the reasons for the accident was that more tickets were sold than the stadium's capacity could accommodate.[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| FRA [8] | BEL (Fl) [9] | BEL (Wa) [10] | NLD [11] | SWI [12] | |||
| 2018 | Fruit du démon | 5 | 70 | 7 | 57 | 32 | |
| 2020 | Vintage | 3 | 31 | 5 | 38 | 12 |
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| 2022 | Sans visa | 2 | 136 | 9 | — | 25 | |
| 2025 | Africa Jungle Part 1 | 14 | — | 52 | — | — | |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| FRA [8] | AUT | BEL (Wa) [10] | BEL (Fl) [9] | GER | ITA [15] | SWI [12] | ||||
| 2018 | "Milano" | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Fruits du démon | |
| "Guérilla" | 33 | – | 13* (Ultratip) | – | – | – | – |
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| "Dalida" | 11 | – | 3* (Ultratip) | – | – | – | – |
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| 2019 | "Bébé allô" | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | |
| 2020 | "Meleğim" (featuring Dadju) | 2 | – | 26 | 40* (Ultratip) | – | – | 52 | Vintage | |
| "Hayati" (featuring Mero) | 165 | 31 | – | – | 10 | – | 23 | |||
| "Rockstar II" | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Vintage Gearforth | ||
| "Jennifer" (remix) (feat. Lynda, Heuss, L'Algérino, Franglish) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2021 | "Fada" | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sans visa | |
| "Mal à la tête" 4.4.2 - Soolking X Heuss l'Enfoiré | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | ||
| "Bye Bye" Soolking X Tayc | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sans visa | ||
| 2022 | "Suavemente" (solo or featuring Boro Boro) | 1 | – | 5 | 22 | – | 17 | 6 | ||
| "Balader" (featuring Niska) | 2 | – | 22 | – | – | – | 72 | |||
| 2023 | "Après vous madame" (with Gims) | 74 | – | 46 | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Casanova" (with Gazo) | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 40 [18] | 7 | |||
| 2024 | "Carré OK" (featuring Gims) | 19 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2025 | "Tour du monde" (with L2B) | 11 [19] | – | 45 | – | – | – | – | ||
As featured artist
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| FRA [8] | BEL (Wa) [10] | SWI [12] | ||||
| 2017 | "Ajajaj" (Mert feat. Soolking) | 56 | ||||
| 2018 | "Madame courage" (Sofiane feat. Soolking) | 35 | ||||
| "Vai nova" (YL feat. Soolking) | 38 | |||||
| "Favela" (Naps feat. Soolking) | 38 | Tip | ||||
| "Adios" (L'Algérino feat. Soolking) | 100 |
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| "Woah" (Sofiane feat. Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss l'Enfoiré) | 7 | 12* (Ultratip) |
| 93 Empire album 93 Empire | ||
| "Savage" (Kalash Criminel feat. Soolking) | 85 | |||||
| "Come vai" (Jul feat. Soolking) | 33 | |||||
| 2019 | "Zemër" (Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking) | 21 [20] | 6* (Ultratip) | 13 |
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| "Benda" (Heuss l'Enfoiré feat. Soolking) | 23 |
| Heuss l'Enfoiré album En Esprit | |||
| "Maladie" (Lacrim feat. Soolking) | 15 |
| Lacrim album Lacrim | |||
| "Dans mon délire" (Black M feat. Heuss L'Enfoiré & Soolking) | 138 | 15 | Lacrim album Lacrim | |||
| 2020 | "T'es allée où?" (Leto feat. Soolking) | 74 | Leto album 100 visages | |||
| "Pas la peine" (Sifax feat. Soolking) | 150 | Sifax album La mentale | ||||
| "Luna" (Lynda feat. Soolking) | 70 | Lynda album Papillon | ||||
| "Unité" (Dadju - Hatik - Soolking - Imen Es) | 59 | |||||
| 2021 | "Aquí" (with AriBeatz and Ozuna) | – | 45* (Ultratip) | |||
| "Bebeto" (Kendji Girac with Soolking) | 45 | 13 | Kendji Girac album Mi vida | |||
| "Nouveaux parrains" (Sofiane with Soolking) | 42 | Sofiane album La direction | ||||
| "Dinero" (Alonzo with Soolking) | 118 | Alonzo album Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III | ||||
| "Amiga" (Niro with Soolking) | 137 | |||||
| "Tagada " (Naps feat. Le Rat Luciano & Soolking) | 184 | Naps album Les mains faites pour l'or | ||||
Other charting songs
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| FRA [8] | ||||
| 2018 | "Rockstar" | 36 | Fruit du démon | |
| "Bambina" | 50 | |||
| "Amsterdam" | 42 | |||
| "Gucci" | 90 | |||
| "Tata" | 51 | |||
| "Vroom vroom" | 30 | |||
| "HLM" | 84 | |||
| "Chica" | 86 | |||
| "Youv" | 64 | |||
| "Paradise" | 122 | |||
| "Cosa nostra" (feat. Sofiane, Lacrim) | 39 | |||
| "Mirage" (feat. Khaled) | 74 | |||
| "Fruit de la zone" (feat. Jul) | 90 | |||
| 2019 | "Liberté" | 195 | ||
| "Espérance" | 119 | |||
| 2020 | "Ça fait des années" (feat. Cheb Mami) | 34 | Vintage | |
| "La Kichta" (feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré) | 47 |
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| "Chihuahua" (feat. Gambi) | 65 | |||
| "CNLZ" (feat. Jul & Kliff) | 68 | |||
| "Maryline" (feat. SCH) | 70 | |||
| "Marbella" | 123 | |||
| "Vida loca 2" | 142 | |||
| "Corbeau" | 162 | |||
| "On ira" (feat. 13 Block) | 174 | |||
| "Wahda" | 183 | |||
| "Solo" | 195 | |||
| "Dangereuse" | 196 | |||
| 2022 | "Askim" | 70 [21] |
Various releases
edit- 2016: "Vida Loca"[22]
- 2016: "Barbe noire"[23]
- 2017: "Fuego" (feat. Ghost ST)[24]
- 2017: "Dounia"[25]
- 2017: "Yeah!"[26]
- 2017: "Blanco Griselda"[27]
- 2017: "T.R.W" (feat. Alonzo)[28]
- 2017: "Bilal" (feat. 7Liwa)[29]
- 2017: "Mi Amigo"[30]
Appearance in movies
edit- 2024: Barbès Little Algérie by Hassan Guerrar as Aziz
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Je ne fais pas du rap, c'est un délire, c'est du Soolking". 20minutes.fr. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Dalida" de Soolking : un pastiche actualisé de la célèbre chanson "Paroles, paroles". HuffPostmaghreb.com. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Ecoutez "Vintage", le nouvel album du rappeur Soolking, pour danser entre le feu et la glace". France Culture (in French). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Ola, Ambro (10 April 2022). "Soolking annonce la sortie de son nouveau projet, "Sans Visa", garni de feats". Hip Hop Corner : Actu rap français, US et culture (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Africa Jungle Part. 1 by Soolking". Genius. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Alger : une bousculade à l'entrée d'un concert de Soolking fait plusieurs morts". Leparisien.fr. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Bousculade mortelle au concert de Soolking à Alger : qui est responsable ?". Jeuneafrique.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Soolking, Diias". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Discografie Soolking". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Soolking, Diias". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Discografie Soolking – dutchcharts.nl". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Soolking". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "French album certifications – Soolking" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2024". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 34" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "French single certifications – Soolking" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 41" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 44, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 23, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 22, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking – Vida Loca". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking – Barbe Noire". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking (Ft. Ghost St) – Fuego". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking – Dounia". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking – Yeah!". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking - Blanco Griselda Lyrics". Musixmatch.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking (Ft. Alonzo) – T.R.W". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "7liwa (Ft. Soolking) – Bilal". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Soolking – Mi Amigo". Genius.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
