Sinik

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Sinik
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Birth Name = Thomas Idir
Alias= Sinik Malsain l'Assassin S.I.N.I.K.
Born = birth date and age|1980|6|26
Origin= Essonne, France flagicon|France
Years_active = 1996 - present
Genre = French rap, hardcore rap
Label = 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
Official Site = [http://www.sinik609.com/ sinik609.com]
Associated_acts = Diam's
Tandem
James Blunt
L'Skadrille
Vitaa
Kool Shen
Sniper
Rohff
Soprano
Sefyu
Jérôme Le Banner
Alpha 5.20
Seth Gecko
Hebo
LfD
Alibi Montana
Jeff Le Nerf
Kery James
Soprano
Kennedy
Reeno
Bakar
Grodash
Ul'TeamAtom
Alibi Montana
Profession= Rapper

Thomas Idir a.k.a. Sinik (born June 26, 1980) is a French-language rap artist of Kabylian ethnicity. His father is Algerian while his mother is French.

His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as "brother and sister".

In 2001, he founded his label "Six o Nine".

Le Toit du Monde, releases in 2007, contains a song called Je Réalise which features British songwriter, James Blunt. The single is sung in two languages, English and French (French with Sinik and English with James Blunt).

Discography

* 2000 - Malsain (Maxi)
* 2003 - Artiste Triste (Maxi)
* 2004 - En attendant l'album (Street Album)
* 2005 - La Main Sur Le Coeur ("200,000 copies" sold in France)
* 2006 - Sang Froid (more than "500,000 copies" sold in France)
* 2007 - Le Toit du Monde("75,000 copies" sold in France)

External links

* [http://www.sinik609.com/ Sinik 609]
* [http://music.aol.com/artist/sinik/2228627 Sinik - AOL Music]