Vaï

Vaï
Birth nameAdil Takhssait
Born (1979-04-24) 24 April 1979 (age 45)
France
OriginMontreal, Quebec
GenresRap, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, rapper
Instrumentvocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsK.Pone Inc Music Group

Adil Takhssait, better known by his stage names Vaï,[1] also Mélo or Mélopsy, is a Canadian rap and hip hop musician of Moroccan origin. Adil Takhssait was born 24 April 1979 in Paris, France, in a Moroccan family and immigrated to Canada in 1993, and established himself in Montreal.[2] He is an author, composer and performer. He is signed to K.Pone.Inc record label.

In LMDS

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Main article: LMDS (band)

Adil Takhssait formed in 1994 his first band LMDS abbreviation of Les Messagers Du Son[2] with his classmate and friend Cyril Kamar (later on K'Maro). Adil took the name "Mélo" (Mélopsy) whereas Cyril Kamar took the name Lyrik.

LMDS, Les Messagers du Son, has had two successful albums, Les Messagers du Son in 1997 and Il Faudrait Leur Dire in 1999. The self-titled debut album of LMDS Les Messagers du Son issued in 1997 achieved top positions in the Quebec charts and the duo appeared at Les FrancoFolies de Montréal music festival in 1999.[2] They followed that by "Il faudrait leur dire"[3] and a compilation released in France, where both had resided for some time.

After the break-up of the group in 2001, both Adil Takhssait and Cyril Kamar have continued with solo careers

Vaï, as a solo act

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Soon after the break-up, Adil issued his solo breakthrough album Street Life[2] through THC Musique with the title track single coming from the album. The song "Street Life" featured Zaho and sampled on "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" from Eurythmics.

The single "Tous Héros" about violence and boxing gained cult status amongst fans. The song sampled on James Brown hit "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".

His follow-up album Ma raison in 2008 included the single "Sur ma vie" and the music video featured in the daily Top 5 chart in Canadian French language cable television specialty channel MusiMax

He was also featured in Zoxea's song "Reste calme" and in DJ Blast's "Un homme à part".

His "Visages tristes" is about the Arab-Israeli conflict using samplings from the soundtrack of Schindler's List.

Personal life

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Vaï is married to a professional photographer and has a son with her. During his hiatus from rapping, he opened a burger business under the name Vaï Burger in Laval and in Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

Albums & EPs

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With LMDS

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  • 1997: Les Messagers du Son
  • 1999: Il Faudrait Leur Dire

As solo act

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Title and details Details
Street Life
  • Type: Album
  • Date released: 2007
Track listing
  • Street Life
    1. "Intro gloire à l'album"
    2. "Pour Ceux"
    3. "Zahri" feat. Freeman (Krhyme Le Roi)
    4. "J moins trois"
    5. "Klebs"
    6. "Street Life"
    7. "Vecu"
    8. "Comme un fanfare"
    9. "On fait le tour" feat. DJ Horg
    10. "Jrap avec mes trippes" feat. Sully Sefil
    11. "Revolta"
    12. 'Esperance"
    13. "Rap tous les jours" featuring Osfa
    14. "J moins deux"
    15. "V. A. I. L. L. A. N. T." feat. Roots Foundation
    16. "Plus"
    17. "Verbal Fight" featuring Zaho
    18. "Original moi"
    19. "Street Life (remix)" featuring Roots Foundation
    20. "J moins un"
    21. "Mtl Connection" feat. Va
Ma Raison
  • Date released: 2008
Track listing
  • Ma Raison
    1. "L'odeur du dancefloor"
    2. "Sur ma vie"
    3. "Infidèle"
    4. "Faux mc"
    5. "Je retiens mon souffle"
    6. "Ma raison"
    7. "Tour du mic"
    8. "Made in" feat. Minea
    9. "Donne-moi le temps"
    10. "Love & happiness"
    11. "Djamer" feat. Minea
    12. "Solide comme un rocher" feat. Mickey Dangerous
    13. "Si seulement"
    14. "Superstar"
    15. "Y'a pas moyen" feat. Minea
    16. "Bienvenue" feat. Bad News Brown
Couleurs
  • Type: EP
  • Date released: 2019
Track listing
  • Couleurs
    1. "À zéro"
    2. "Couleurs"
    3. "Sous la pluie"
    4. "Leila"
    5. "Revolver"
    6. "Corrida"
    7. "Diablo"

Singles

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With LMDS

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  • "Cette une belle histoire" (with Jodie Resther)
  • "Joins toi à la dance"
  • "Tu me dirais"
  • "Le bien de demain"
  • "La Squadra"

As solo act

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  • "Street Life" featuring Zaho (2004)
  • "Sur ma vie" (2008)
  • "Infidèle" (2009)
  • "À zéro" (2019)
  • "Corrida" (2019)
  • "Sous la pluie" (2019)
  • "Revolver" (2019)
  • "Suffoque" (2020)
  • "Namek" (2020)
  • "HEAVEN" (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Le Bizz et le Buzz". Afrique magazine. 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biographie de Vaï". musiqueplus.com. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ K-maro Vai(Lmds) rare Interview on YouTube
  • Lajoinie Adeline (23 June 2008). "Interview de Vaï". waxx-music.com. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • Cyrano & Keke (10 June 2020). "Interview de Vaï". Rapolitik. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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