Sofiane Zermani (, ; born 21 July 1986) is a French rapper. He is also known as Fianso (; verlan of his first name). Born in Saint-Denis, Paris Region, he lived in the nearby Stains until age 13 when he moved to Le Blanc-Mesnil.Les InRocks: Qui est Sofiane, le rappeur de Blanc-Mesnil devenu porte-parole malgré lui
In 2011, Sofiane released independently the album Blacklist followed by Blacklist II in 2013. In 2016, he launched a series of videos titled #JeSuisPasséChezSo inviting other less-known rappers to take part. In November 2016, he was signed to Capitol Records, an affiliate of Universal Music France. In January 2017, he released "Ma cité a craqué" featuring Bakyl. The album #JeSuisPasséChezSo, with same title as the earlier series, peaked at #2 on SNEP, the French Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in May 2017 for selling over 100,000 copies internationally.
In May 2017 Sofiane released the album Bandit saleté ("Filth bandit"), which again was certified platinum. For the music video for the song "Toka" from the album, Sofiane and around 10 of his crew stood in the middle of the A3 autoroute, blocking cars, while Sofiane rapped the song in front of cameras. The filming was done without a permit. In February 2018 he was fined €1,500 and given a suspended sentence of four months in jail for obstructing traffic. At the sentencing, Sofiane apologized for his actions, and said that the decision to film there had come to him in a moment of "bad inspiration".
Discography
Albums Album detailsChartsCertificationsDetailsFRALesCharts.com: Sofiane pageBELWaSWIBandit saleté Date released: 12 May 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol11513 SNEP: PlatinumAffranchis Date released: 26 January 2018 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol1213 SNEP: PlatinumLa direction Date released: 21 May 2021 Record label: Capitol1923
Mixtapes and EPs
Album detailsChartsCertificationsDetailsFRABELWaSWIPremière claque Date released: 2007 Record label: ———La vie de cauchemar Date released: 2009 Record label: ———Blacklist Date released: 2011 Record label: I Need Money———Blacklist II Date released: 2013 Record label: I Need Money79——#JeSuisPasséChezSo (EP) Date released: 27 January 2017 Record label: Suther Kane, Capitol21239 SNEP: Platinum
Collective albums
Album detailsChartsDetailsFRABELWaSWI93 Empire Date released: 2018 Type: Collective album (project organized by Sofiane) Record label: Affranchis / Capitol 21039
Singles YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbumFRABELWaSWI2017"Tout l'monde s'en fout"37(Ultratip*) SNEP: Diamond#JeSuisPasséChezSo"Bandit saleté"115Bandit saleté2018"Longue vie"(feat. Ninho & Hornet La Frappe)245 SNEP: PlatinumAffranchis2020"#JeSuisPasséChezSo Ep 12"43rowspan="4" "Remontada"(feat. Azet)95"American Airlines"(feat. SCH)1819(Ultratip*)"Nouveaux parrains"(feat. Soolking)422021"#Attrape-moi si tu peux"56La direction *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbumFRABELWaSWI2017"Grand Paris"(Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha)64 SNEP: Gold"Laisse pas traîner ton fils"(Ninho feat. Sofiane)814(Ultratip*) SNEP: GoldNinho albumComme prévu"T'es un marrant"(Hornet La Frappe feat. Sofiane)54Hornet La Frappe albumNous-mêmes"Bling Bling"(Kaaris feat. Kalash Criminel & Sofiane)93(Ultratip*) SNEP: PlatinumKaaris albumDozo 2018 "Dragon"(Vald feat. Sofiane) 4 SNEP: Gold Vald albumXeu "La hagra"(YL feat. Sofiane & Niro) 45 YL albumConfidences "Loup Garou"(Maître Gims feat. Sofiane) 3 38 86 SNEP: Gold Maître Gims albumCeinture noire"ALZ" (Caballero & JeanJass feat. Sofiane)132 Caballero & JeanJass albumDouble hélice 3"Encore" (Sadek feat. Sofiane)110Sadek albumJohnny de Janeiro"Woah" (Sofiane, Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré)712(Ultratip*) SNEP: Gold 93 Empire(by Various Artists)"Sur le drapeau" (Suprême NTM & Sofiane)4 SNEP: Platinum"Empire" (Sofiane & Kaaris)8"Iencli" (Vald & Sofiane)11"Nouvelle monnaie" (Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane)34"Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane)48"Crépuscule des empires" (Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane)88"Pas le choix" (Lartiste, Sofiane & Kaaris)90"93 Coast" (Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane)94"Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (Vegedream & Sofiane)114"Dans le bat" (Dabs & Sofiane)149"Viens dans mon 93" (Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane)159"Jay-Z" (Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa)179"Fashion Week Rmx" (Tedua & Chris Nolan feat. Sofiane)"Cosa nostra" (Soolking feat. Sofiane, Lacrim)39Soolking albumFruit du démon"Il se passe quoi" (Mac Tyer feat. Kaaris & Sofiane)107Mac Tyer albumC'est la street mon pote 2019"Briganté" (Kaaris feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane)33Kaaris albumOr Noir Part 3"Khapta" (Heuss l'Enfoiré feat. Sofiane)7 SNEP: Platinum BEA: GoldHeuss l'Enfoiré albumEn esprit"C'est mon sang" (RK feat. Sofiane)310(Ultratip*)99 SNEP: Gold"Sur le banc" (Naps feat. Sofiane, Dika & Kalif)172 2020"Mecs de cités" (Sifax feat. Sofiane)38 SNEP: GoldSifax albumLa mentale *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs YearSingleChartsCertificationsAlbumFRABELWa2017"X"84 SNEP: Gold#JeSuisPasséChezSo"Jesuispasséchezso: Episode 5" / "Police Nationale"94 SNEP: Gold"Ma cité a craqué"(feat. Bakyl)96"Un boulot sérieux"110"93 Empire"(feat. Kalash Criminel)121 SNEP: Gold"Fais le mouv"186"DZ Mafia"198"Toka"166(Ultratip*) SNEP: PlatinumBandit saleté"Mon p'tit loup"916(Ultratip*) SNEP: Platinum"Dis-leur"81"Pegase"83"Cordelette"105"Parti de rien"106"Le bruit des blocks"113"Poto"42"Marion maréchal"22 SNEP: Gold"Bois d'argent"122"Le cercle"(feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL)46"Bain de sang"(feat. feat. Bakyl & Samat)1562018"Lundi"32(Ultratip*) SNEP: DiamondAffranchis"#JesuispasséchezSo EP 11"27"T'es une galère"38"200"41"Sous contrôle"42"Je fais la fête"56"Coluche"57"Sa mère"68"Arafricain"(feat. Maître Gims)22"Cramé"32"Mistigris"(feat. Kaaris)13"Madame courage"(feat. Soolking)35"IDF"(feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré)49"#cpasdmafaute"(feat. Bakyl)822020"Training Day"133rowspan=2 "Des malades"1132021"Case départ"40La direction"Windsor"57"Zidane"58"XIII"64"Monsieur Alexandre"71"Bout de papier"(feat. Sifax)79"C'est la loi"(feat. Zeguerre)82"I.R.F"83"Traumatisé"91"J'te raconte pas"(feat. Kenem)104"Windsor - A Colors Show"182"Ouais Igo"88 *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Filmography 2014: Terremère by Aliou Sow 2018: Frères Ennemis (English title Close Enemies) by David Oelhoffen 2018: Mauvaises herbes (English title Bad Seeds) by Kheiron 2019: Les Sauvages (TV series) (English title Savages) by Sabri Louatah and Rebecca Zlotowski 2022: Sous emprise (English title No limit) by David M. Rosenthal 2022: Hors Saison (TV series) (English title Off season) by Sarah Farkas, Marine Flores-Ruimi et Claire Kanny 2023: La Vénus d'argent (English title Spirit of ectasy) by Héléna Klotz 2024: The Wages of Fear as Gauthier 2024: Barbès, little Algérie (English title Barbès little Algeria) by Hassan Guerrar 2024: Reine mère by Manele Labidi 2025: Le roi soleil (English title No one will know) by Vincent Maël Cardona 2025: Les règles de l'art (English title The Rules of Art) by Dominique Baumard Theatre 2018: Le Magnifique, adaptation of The Great Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at Festival d'Avignon 2019: La Mort d'Achille, by Wajdi Mouawad, at Festival d'Avignon
Videography 2011: En ouvrant les bras 2012: Aller retour 2012: Elle était belle 2013: Échec et Mat 2013: So 2013: Ciao bonne vie (feat. Léa Castel) 2016: Rapass 2016: #JeSuisPasséChezSo (video series) 2017: Ma cité a craqué (feat. Bakyl) 2017: Tout l'monde s'en fout 2017: Bakhaw (feat. Boozoo) 2017: Toka 2017: Mon ptit loup 2017: Bandit saleté 2017: Pégase 2017: Le cercle (feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL) 2017: Bois d'argent 2017: Parti de rien 2020: American Airlines Ft. SCH 2021: Nouveaux Parrains Ft. Soolking
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