French the Kid
French the Kid | |
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| Born | Harold Hill, London, England[1] |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
French the Kid is a British rapper and singer. Born in Harold Hill, his family moved to Australia and France while he was a child. He moved back to the UK in his teens, beginning to release freestyles on Instagram in 2018.
Early life
French the Kid was raised in Romford.[2] In 2009 his family moved to Australia before moving to France when he was nine. There, he would be exposed to numerous French hip-hop artists, including PNL and Jul.[1]
After passing his exams, he moved back to England with his father.[1]
Career
Beginning in 2018, French the Kid released freestyles through Instagram.[3] He released his debut single, "Bella Latina", in 2019; the song switchies between English and French.[1]
In 2020, he released "Broken Lives & Stolen Peds",[4] also appearing on the Mad About Bars and Daily Duppy freestyle series,[5][6] with the latter having 17 million views as of April 2022.[7] He would also collaborate with Kenny Allstar on "Coco".[8]
In 2021, French the Kid released "Essex Boys" with Slimz and a remix of "Playing Games" with Jaykae.[9][10] Later in the year, he released "Can't Feel My Face" and "Thrill",[11][12] which peaked at number 98 and 90 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.[13]
In 2022, he released "Remedy",[14] which peaked at number 81. In April, he released his debut mixtape, Never Been Ordinary.[15]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| Never Been Ordinary |
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21 |
Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| UK [13] | |||
| "Can't Feel My Face" | 2021 | 98 | Never Been Ordinary |
| "Thrill" | 90 | ||
| "Remedy" | 2022 | 81 | |
| "Neverland" | 72 |
References
- ^ a b c d O'Connor, Roisin (4 April 2022). "French the Kid: 'I had to prove myself at school in Toulouse – they hated English people'". The Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Evans, Elle (1 April 2022). "Conversations: French The Kid Opens Up". Clash. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Murray, Robin (16 July 2021). "French The Kid's 'Can't Feel My Face' Punches Hard". Clash. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (14 July 2020). "FRENCH THE KID HITS US WITH VISUALS FOR DEEP TRACK "BROKEN LIVES & STOLEN PEDS"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (19 July 2020). "FRENCH THE KID DOES IT FOR ESSEX & FRANCE IN ALL-NEW 'MAD ABOUT BARS' FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (13 December 2020). "PREMIERE: FRENCH THE KID STEPS UP FOR A HARD-NEW DAILY DUPPY FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Pilley, Max (6 April 2022). "French The Kid: bilingual Essex rapper mining his personal life for inspiration". NME. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (19 November 2020). "PREMIERE: FRENCH THE KID JOINS KENNY ALLSTAR ON BRAND-NEW BANGER "COCO"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (27 May 2021). "PREMIERE: FRENCH THE KID & SLIMZ PUT ON FOR THE "ESSEX BOYS" ON NEW COLLAB". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Scott, Jimi (8 April 2021). "FRENCH THE KID & JAYKAE JOIN SILKY ON BIG "PLAYING GAMES" REMIX". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Knight, Oli (15 July 2021). "FRENCH THE KID HITS US WITH VIDEO FOR "CAN'T FEEL MY FACE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (9 September 2021). "FRENCH THE KID HITS US WITH NEW "THRILL" VISUALS". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "FRENCH THE KID | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (13 January 2022). "FRENCH THE KID LETS US INTO HIS LIFESTYLE IN NEW "REMEDY" VISUALS". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (1 April 2022). "FRENCH THE KID UNLEASHES DEBUT MIXTAPE 'NEVER BEEN ORDINARY'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.