L'Algérino
L'Algérino | |
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| Born | Samir Djoghlal 2 May 1981 |
| Origin | Marseille, France |
| Genres | Hip hop, raï, reggae |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Samir Djoghlal (Arabic: سمير جغلال; born 2 May 1981), better known as L'Algérino (French pronunciation: [lalʒeʁino]), is an Algerian-French rapper and singer whose family came from the Chaoui-Berber tribes in Khenchela, Algeria
A childhood friend of JUL, he was discovered in 2001 by rapper Akhenaton, a member of the IAM group, who signed him on his 361 Recordz label, and in which he published his first album " Les derniers seront les premiers" (English: The Last will be the First), in June 2005. Aged 25, L'Algérino becomes the first Marseille artist signed on an independent Paris label, the Sinik Six-O-Nine.