Orelsan
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Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released five studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011, his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017 and his fourth album Civilisation '' on 19 November 2021.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1982-08-01
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Orelsan is the stage name of Aurélien Cotentin (born August 1, 1982), a French hip hop and rap artist. His music is often described as conscious rap. He started getting famous by posting videos on his Myspace. The song “St valentin” is one of the songs that made him known then followed by other bangers like “Changement”(=change) in 2008. His first album "Perdu d'avance" (=lost in advance) was published in 2009 but at the same he had a controversial follow-up to his song "Sale pute" (=dirty whore
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- Musical artist.name
- Orelsan
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.image
- File:Orelsan Deauville 2019.jpg
- Musical artist.image_size
- 220px
- Musical artist.caption
- Orelsan in 2019
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Aurélien Cotentin
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Alençon, Normandy, France
- Musical artist.origin
- Caen, Normandy, France
- Musical artist.genre
- French hip hop
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2002–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- Casseurs Flowters
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- Official website
- orelsan.show
- Image
- Portrait Photographique d'Orelsan.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- name in native language
- Orelsan
- date of birth
- 1982-08-01
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- Orelsan
- social media followers
- 2090000
- pseudonym
- Orelsan
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1982–2003: Early life and beginnings
- 2004–2010: Early career and ''Perdu d'avance''
- 2011–2012: ''Le chant des sirènes'' and rising recognition
- 2013–2014: Casseurs Flowters reunion and debut studio album
- 2015–2017: ''Comment c'est loin'' and ''La fête est finie''
- 2021–present: ''Civilisation''
- Controversy
- Printemps de Bourges
- Legal issues
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- External links
Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released five studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011, his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017 and his fourth album Civilisation on 19 November 2021.
He is also one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Gringe, with whom he has released two studio albums: Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters in 2013, and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film Comment c'est loin''.