Julien Franck Bouadjie Monono Kamgang (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃k bwadʒi monono kamɡɑ̃ɡ]; born 2 May 1996), better known as Tayc (/tk/ TYKE,[1] French: [tajk]), is a French singer. Prior to the release of his triple album titled Nyxia (2019), he released two mixtapes and a number of singles. His second album called Fleur froide (2020) hit the charts which launched his international career. Tayc's latest release is called Fleur froide - Second état : la cristallisation (2021) accounts for various new singles as well as previous one from Fleur Froide.

Tayc
Tayc in 2022
Tayc in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJulien Franck Bouadjie Monono Kamgang
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels

Career

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Born in Marseille to Cameroonian parents, Bouadjie launched his musical career in 2012 after relocating to Paris. He studied theatre and dance before moving to song and writing. His first release was a10-track mixtape, Alchemy on 30 May 2017 followed by a second mixtape H.E.L.I.O.S on 27 July 2018.[2]

Signing with the label H24 founded by Barack Adama of Sexion D'assaut, he worked on his debut studio album. In February 2019, Tayc released debut album NYXIA[2] which reissued two more times with, the Tome II on 21 June 2019 Tome III on 13 December 2019 all under the title Nyxia. Tome II particularly concentrated on his Cameroonian roots. He featured songs from his triple album with a big concert in Trianon de Paris on 19 October 2019.[3]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Year Peak positions
FRA
[4]
BEL
(Fl)

[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SWI
[7]
Nyxia 2019 100 100
Nyxia, Tome II 78 64
Nyxia, Tome III 39 70
Fleur froide 2020 3 33 6 55
Fleur froide – Second état: la cristallisation 2022 71
Room 96 2023 18 14 16
Héritage
(with Dadju)
2024 171 2 6

Mixtapes

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Title Year
Alchemy 2017
H.E.L.I.O.S 2018

Singles

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Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SWI
[7]
"Moi, je prouve."
(feat. Tayc)
2019 30 28*
(Ultratrip)
Non-album release
"N'y pense plus" 2020 10 13*
(Ultratrip)
Fleur froide
"Pour nous"
(with Vegedream)
47 Non-album release
"Comme toi" 17 20*
(Ultratrip)
Fleur froide
"Le temps" 2021 1 7 10 Fleur froide (Donum Novae)
"Dis moi comment." 23 90 Fleur froide (DMC)
"Dodo" 21 42 45
"Sans effet" 2022 48 Non-album singles
"Salomé"
(with Marcus)
28
"Carry Me" 2023 43
"Room 69" 4 30
"Makila: Wablé"
(with Dadju)
29
"I Love You"
(with Dadju)
2 11
"Yimmy Yimmy"
(with Shreya Ghoshal and Jacqueline Fernandez)
2024
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Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[4]
"Please"
(Dadju feat. Tayc)
2019 38 (Dadju album)
Poison ou antidote
"My Love"
(Josman feat. Tayc)
2021 67 Non-album release
"Bye Bye"
(Soolking feat. Tayc)
50

Other charting songs

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Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[4]
"Les larmes" 2019 152
"Vous deux" 2020 67 Fleur froide
"Le miel" 88
"Et si"
(feat. Camille Lellouche)
93
"Haine colorée "
(feat. Christine and the Queens)
104
"Qui" 115
"J'ai mal" 132
"Cette vie" 149
"Better" 152
"Baby papa" 155
"Vrai og" 164
"Mieux" 169
"Toxic Boy" 177
"Parle moi" 178
"No." 193
"5 ans" 198

Collaborations

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  • 2018: "Dana" (feat Rawdolff)
  • 2019: "Tu mens" (Dj Leska feat. Barack Adama, Tayc)
  • 2019: "Poison ou antidote" (Dadju feat. Tayc)
  • 2019: "Trip" (Lefa feat. Tayc)
  • 2019: "Ewondo ou Bami" (feat Manu Dibango)
  • 2020: "Libertad" (Chapitre 2) (Barack Adama feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Mon Histoire - Part 1" (Abou Debeing feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Meilleurs" (Abou Debeing feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Cocktail" (DJ R'AN feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Cocktail Remix" (DJ R'AN feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Mes défauts (Barack Adama feat. Lefa)
  • 2020: "Melody" (Gracy Hopkins feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Pour nous" (Vegedream feat. Tayc)
  • 2020: "Je Wanda" (Dinos feat. Tayc)

Awards and nominations

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Year Organisation Prize Result
2020 NRJ Music Awards Francophone Revelation of the year Nominated
2023 The Future Awards Africa Prize for Music Pending

References

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  1. ^ Tayc's own pronunciation. tiktok.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Afro-club, le hit des platines avec Tayc, Wizkid, Poison Mobutu, et BGMFK" (in French). rfi.fr. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ RapRB: Tayc nous fait voyager au Cameroun dans Ewondo ou Bami (in French)
  4. ^ a b c d "Tayc discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tayc discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tayc discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Tayc discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 January 2021.