Sefyu
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Youssef Soukouna (born 20 April 1981 in Goutte d'Or, Paris), better known by his stage name Sefyu (, his first name in verlan), is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis of which is located within the northern suburbs of Paris. Sefyu originally aspired to become a professional soccer player, but his dream was derailed after he sustained an injury whilst playing for English club Arsenal. He emerged upon the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s to commercial and critical acclaim.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1981
Discography
- Molotov 42005
- La Légende2006
- Qui suis-je ?2006
- Suis-je le gardien de mon frère ?2008
- Street Lourd Terrible (Street Lourd II)2009
- L’Allumeur de mèche2010
- 5 Minutes2011
- Oui je le suis2011
- Turbo2011
- Yusef2019
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- 34,578
- Total plays
- 534,790
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Sefyu whose real name is Youssef Soukoura (his nickname is his first name in slang) is a French rapper from Senegal living in Aulnay-sous-Bois in Seine-Saint-Denis in the city Emmaus, landing in the middle of the Hip Hop French to 2002. Footballer talented Sefyu has long been at the top level as a striker. He has trampled the lawn of the Red Star, and even the prestigious training center for Arsenal in England. Following a serious injury he had to quit her career and was converted back to the m
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Sefyu
- Musical artist.image
- Sefyu-nantes1.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Sefyu in 2014
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Youssef Soukouna
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Paris, France
- Musical artist.genre
- Hip hop
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.molotov4.com/sefyu-home
- Image
- Sefyu-nantes1.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1981-04-20
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- Youssef Soukouna
- pseudonym
- Sefyu
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- birth name
- Youssef Soukouna
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Youssef Soukouna (born 20 April 1981 in Goutte d'Or, Paris), better known by his stage name Sefyu (, his first name in verlan), is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis of which is located within the northern suburbs of Paris. Sefyu originally aspired to become a professional soccer player, but his dream was derailed after he sustained an injury whilst playing for English club Arsenal. He emerged upon the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s to commercial and critical acclaim.
==Biography== Born in Paris, Sefyu played football for a great deal of time in the role of a left-winger. He went on to England to feature for London club Arsenal where he got an injury which eventually ended his playing days. As so he then changed his focus towards a career in hip hop.
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