Timal

Real name Ruben Louis, born in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) on July 10, 1997, French rapper Timal grew up in Seine-et-Marne. He took his pseudonym from his Guadeloupean origins, and began to make a name for himself with videos posted on video-sharing sites. The "Rapport" freestyle series inaugurated in 2016 runs for three episodes, and continues each year with the release of a new number. Between 2016 and 2019 follows another series of eleven tracks, from "La 1" to "La 11". At the same time, other tracks follow, such as "Dans la ville", "Maria" and "Flics et stups", featured on his debut album Trop Chaud (2018), a double album charting at No. 2 and certified gold, including the series behind his fame. In 2019, the track "Story" paved the way for the release of the second album Caliente (No. 2 in 2020), whose seventeen tracks found themselves ranked, including "Ailleurs" with Maes (No. 7), among other duets accompanied by Leto and PLK. The year 2021 saw a succession of chart-topping tracks, including "La 14" (no. 37) and "Fuego " (no. 20), until the release of the third album to reach no. 2, Arès, with its sixteen chart-topping tracks, including "La Beu beu" with Jul (no. 18), alongside other collaborations with Heuss l'Enfoiré and Morad. The following year, the duet "Filtré " with Gazo topped the French singles chart, before a collaboration with Booba on "Caméléon" . Following the Darvaza EP, which reached No. 9 in 2024, Timal released a string of chart-topping singles, including "Ounahi" (No. 55), before the 2025 release of the album Ultimatum and its first single "Pétard neuf" with Leto and Gradur, among other contributions from Naza, SDM, Soolking and NSG.