Maxence Boitez (; born 16 October 1990 in Orléans), better known by his artistic name Ridsa (stylized as RIDSA), is a French singer and rapper of Spanish descent.
Biography After practicing soccer in his youth, he started rapping in 2010 putting his materials online gaining popularity. Recordings included collaborations with Flavie in "Toi et seulement toi", with Demhys in "J'aime quand" and with Latino, Cween, Angèle, Nabila etc. On 28 December 2012 he released "Amour Secret" with an accompanying music video. But it was his collaboration with Willy William and Canadian drummer Ryan Stevenson that gave him his first commercial success with the charting "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" and an EP Es tu fiesta containing "Es tu fiesta" and more mixes of "Je n'ai pas eu le temps".
Ridsa released his first album Mes histoires on 2 June 2014 with collaborations with Wanz, Dieselle, Pépé Rosso and Angèle. The album peaked at number 44 on the official French SNEP Albums Chart. The follow-up album L.O.V.E, released on 9 March 2015, made it to number 16. It featured collaborations with Marvin, Dieselle, Souf and DJ Kayz. He had further chart success with collaborations notably with Souf on the single "Baby" and with Kenza Farah on "Liées". His third album Tranquille was released on 11 December 2015. The track "Là c'est die" from the album became his biggest commercial success, reaching number 5 on the official French SNEP singles chart. A second track from the album, "Pardon", also charted. On 5 March 2017, Ridsa officially announced his fourth album, Libre, on Twitter.
Discography Albums YearAlbumPeak positionsNotesCertification FR BEL(Wa) SWI2014Mes histoires Date released: 2 June 2014 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / MUSICAST441762015L.O.V.E Date released: 9 March 2015 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / MUSICAST1678Tranquille Date released: 11 December 2015 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / Wagram2186FR: Platinum2017Libre Release date: 14 April 201764285FR: Gold2019Vagabond Release date: 12 April 201920
EPs YearAlbumPeak positionsNotes FR2013Es tu fiesta (EP) Date released: 3 June 2013 Record label: Willy William Music
Singles YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FR BEL (Wa)2011"Toi et seulement toi" (featuring Flavie)2012"Amour Secret"2013"Je n'ai pas eu le temps" (featuring Willy William & Ryan Stevenson)76"Es tu fiesta"(featuring Willy William)Es tu fiesta (EP)"On part tonight" 2014"Nous et seulement nous"Lescharts.com: Ridsa feat. Angèle - "Nous et seulement nous" page (feat. Angèle)113Mes histoires"Oh mama" 183"Baby" (featuring Souf)103L.O.V.E"On s'est perdu" 522015"Liées" (featuring Kenza Farah)81 "Là c'est die"528 Tranquille"Pardon"1539"Selfie" (featuring H Magnum)1372016"Je m'en fous"25Libre"Porto Rico"552017"Avancer"93"Mamamia"79"Leïla"190"J'aime bien"1722018"Désabonné"36"On s'en ira" (feat. DJ Samo)622019"On s'est manqué" (feat. Eva Guess)127Vagabond"Laisser couler" 2023"Nous Deux"61 *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Appearances / Featured in YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FR BEL (Wa)2014 "Olé olé" (Remix) (Lartiste, Zifou & Ridsa) "100 mecs sans meuf" (DJ Kayz presents Ridsa & Li'lya DS)2015 "Validé" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa & Axel Tony)1240*(Ultratip) "On s'met bien" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa)143 *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other songs YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FR2014"Amour sans fin" 169Mes histoires2015"Un petit ange" 84L.O.V.E"Je me souviens" 175"Tout oublier" 193"Elle me love" 187Tranquille2016"Dois-je m'en aller?" –2022"Santa Maria" 18
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