Ateyaba
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Ateyaba | |
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 Joke at WeekEnd des curiosités 2015, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler |
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| Born | 27 October 1989 Narbonne, Aude, France |
| Origin | Montpellier, Hérault |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | www |
Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler better known as Ateyaba, previously as Joke (born 1989) is a French rapper.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Narbonne, France on 27 October 1989 and at age 10 moved to Montpellier.
As an adolescent, he released some materials on Myspace through which he was discovered by Teki Latex (of TTC)[citation needed] and was included in Stunts,[citation needed] the rap division of the label Institubes.
Career
[edit]He recorded some materials in Paris that appeared in his mixtape Prêt pour l'argent in August 2009.[citation needed] He left Institubes after the release.[citation needed] He had independent releases, the EP Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 in with the guest appearance of the New York MC, Action Bronson. and EP Kyoto in 2012 and an appearance in Golden Eye Music 2012 compilation We Made It v.1 with the track "MTP Anthem", a tribute to his city Montpellier.
Joke released his third EP Tokyo on 27 May 2013. This project had a big success. The same year, he was signed to Def Jam France, part of Universal Music
His debut album Ateyaba was released on 2 June 2014[1] with a number of tracks from the album charting on the SNEP Singles Chart. On this project, Joke worked with major artists like Jhené Aiko, Dosseh or Pusha T.
In 2015, Joke released his fourth EP, Delorean Music.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Credit | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | BEL (Wa) [3] | ||||
| 2014 | Ateyaba | Joke | 5 | 31 | |
| 2021 | Infinigga | Ateyaba | 41 | 29 | |
| 2023 | La vie en violet | Ateyaba | — | 48 | |
EPs
[edit]| Year | Album | Credit | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | |||
| 2012 | Kyoto | Joke | — |
| 2013 | Tokyo | 49 | |
| 2015 | Delorean Music | — | |
| 2020 | Space Pack EP | Ateyaba | 112 |
Mixtapes
[edit]| Year | Album | Credit | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | |||
| 2011 | Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 (Mixtape) | Joke | — |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Credit | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | BEL (Wa) [3] | ||||
| 2014 | "Majeur en l'air" | Joke | 22 | 46* (Ultratip) | Ateyaba |
| "Vénus" | 19 | 44* (Ultratip) | |||
| "Miley" (feat. Dosseh) | 23 | – | |||
| "Sphinx" (feat. Rim'K & Seth Gueko) | 24 | – | |||
| "On est sur les nerfs" | 142 | – | |||
| "Black Card" (feat. Pusha T) | 170 | – | |||
| "Amistad" | 192 | – | |||
| "Le coup du patron" (with Dosseh & Gradur) | 10 | 35* (Ultratip) | Dosseh album Perestroïka | ||
| 2017 | "Vision" | 113 [4] | – | TBA | |
| "Playa Pt. II" | 124 [5] | – | |||
| "Caramelo" | 154 [5] | – | |||
| "Mendeleïev" | 155 [5] | – | |||
| 2018 | "Rock with You" | Ateyaba | 83 [6] | – | |
| 2020 | "Moonwalk" | 98 | – | ||
| 2021 | "Solitaires" (feat. SahBabii) | 145 | – | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
[edit]- ^ Le Nouvel Obsérvateur: Vrairapfrancais - Chronique - Joke - Ateyaba (in French)
- ^ a b c d "Ateyaba discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Joke discography". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- "Discographie Ateyaba". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 31, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 39, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
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