Gringe

Gringe
Birth name Guillaume Tranchant
Also known as
  • Gringo
  • Greenje
Born (1980-02-20) 20 February 1980
Origin Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France
Genres French hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2004–present
Labels
Associated acts

Guillaume Tranchant (French pronunciation: ​[ɡiˈjɔm tʁɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃]; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe ([ˈɡʁɛ̃ʒ]), is a French rapper, songwriter and actor. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, 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.

Career

In 2004, Gringe formed the hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters with his colleague Orelsan, and with help from French record producer Skread, they released their first mixtape Fantasy: Episode 1 in 2004 with 11 tracks.[1] Afterwards, the two decided to focus on building their solo careers. In 2009, Gringe released his first solo mixtape, Fantasy Mixtape, among other independent materials, collaborating with a number of artists such as El Matador, Brasco, Pit Baccardi, La Province, Jamal and Nubi. He also appeared on Orelsan's song "Ils sont cools", from Orelsan's second studio album Le chant des sirènes, which peaked at number 66 on the French (SNEP) Singles Chart.[2]

On 3 July 2013, Gringe released his first collaborative single as Casseurs Flowters with Orelsan, "Bloqué", as a pre-release for their upcoming debut studio album,[3] Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters, which was released on 15 November 2013 to generally positive reviews.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Charts in France: Orelsan : un nouvel album des Casseurs Flowters avec Gringe! (French)
  2. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Orelsan feat. Gringe – Ils sont cools" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Morgane Giuliani (3 July 2013). "Orelsan et Gringe signent le retour de Casseurs Flowters avec Bloqué" (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters - iTunes" (in French). iTunes. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.