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Kévin Valleray (born 12 June 1988), known by his stage name Kalash, is a Martinican-born French rapper and singer mixing trap music and Caribbean influences.[1] Kalash is a reference to the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. He is also famous for his collaborations with French rap and hip hop artists notably Booba and Admiral T. His album Kaos released on 6 May 2016 on Capitol Records / Universal Music Group reached number 4 on the French SNEP albums chart.[2]
Kalash | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kévin Valleray |
| Also known as | Kalash |
| Born | 12 June 1988 Strasbourg, Alsace, France |
| Origin | Martinique, Overseas France |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
Discography
editAlbum
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| 2016 | Kaos | 4 | 49 | — | |
| 2017 | Mwaka Moon | 3 | 27 | 79 | |
| 2019 | Diamond Rock[7] | 14 | 77 | — | |
| 2022 | Tombolo | 2 | 66 | — | |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
AUT [8] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
ITA [9] |
SWI [5] | |||
| 2014 | "Chanson du Mwaka" | 200 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "Bando" | 44 | — | — | — | — | Kaos |
| 2016 | "Danjé" | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Après l'automne" | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rouge et bleu" (feat. Booba) |
15 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "N.W.A" (feat. Booba) |
49 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ochan" | 56 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2017 | "Friendzone" (feat. Still Fresh) |
59 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Machine" | 177 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Moments gâchés" (feat. Satori) |
23 | — | — | — | — | Mwaka Moon | |
| "Yen a vla" | 63 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mwaka Moon" (feat. Damso) |
1 | 67 | 1 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 2019 | "Bonda Manman'w" | 67 | — | — | — | — | Diamond Rock |
| "JTC" (with Damso) |
16 | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| "Praliné" (with Damso) |
65 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mada" | 127 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Tu le sais" (with Gazo) |
21 | — | — | — | — | Non-album releases |
| 2022 | "Malpolis" (with Damso) |
— | — | 27 | — | — | Tombolo |
| 2024 | "Alpha" (with Damso) |
1[10] | — | — | — | — | |
Other songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3][11] | |||
| 2016 | "Taken" | 63 | Kaos |
| "Neo" | 165 | ||
| 2017 | "Koussi Koussa" (feat. Niska) |
34 | Mwaka Moon |
| "God Knows" (feat. Mavado) |
94 | ||
| "Mwaka Story" | 112 | ||
| "No Roof" (feat. Vybz Kartel) |
118 | ||
| "I Wanna Be Loved" | 133 | ||
| "Snitch" (feat. Lacrim) |
153 | ||
| "Mode Avion" | 163 | ||
| "I Can See Why" (feat. King Kosa) |
187 | ||
| 2019 | "Polémique" (feat. Kalash Criminel) |
82 [12] |
Diamond Rock |
Featured in
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] | |||
| 2014 | "Pas sans toi" (Yoan feat. Kalash) |
168 | Kaos |
References
edit- ^ 13or du hiphop: Booba en feat avec Kalash sur les titres "Rouge et blue" et "N.W.A" (in French)
- ^ "Mavado Drops New Song "Money & Done" & Link With Rvssian, 450 & Kalash For A Collab". 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Kalash discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Kalash discography". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Kalash discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "SNEP: Kalash - Mwaka Moon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Diamond Rock par Kalash". Apple Music (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Kalash discography". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 21" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 47, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 42, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 45, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.