Saïd M'Roumbaba, aka Soprano, is a French hip-hop performer with a background from the Union of the Comoros, the former French colony in the Indian Ocean. He gained fame in 2002 as a member of the Marseille rap group Psy 4 de la Rime and also pursued a solo career from 2006 with the release of mixtape 'Psychanalyse Avant l'Album'. His 2007 debut solo studio album, 'Puisqu'il Faut Vivre', went to number two on the French Albums Chart and the track 'Ferme Les Yeux et Imagine-Toi' featuring Blacko reached number three on Billboard's France Digitial Song Sales Chart. He put out concert album 'Live au Dôme de Marseille' in 2008 and featured on Lea Castel's 'Derniere Chance' (2008), which peaked at number four on the France Digital Song Sales Chart.Following another mixtape, 'De Puisqu'il Faut Vivre à La Colombe', his second studio release, 'La Colombe' (2010), topped the French Albums Chart and the track 'Hiro' hit number two on the France Digital Song Sales Chart. He featured on Magic System's 'Cherie Coco' (2011) which went to number two on the France Digital Song Sales Chart and follow-ups 'Le Corbeau' (2011) reached number three on the French Albums Chart and 'E=2MC's' (2012) with R.E.D.K. went to number six. 'Cosmopolitaine' (2014) reached number two on the French Albums Chart and the track 'Cosmo' peaked at number five on the France Digital Song Sales Chart, with 'Fresh Prince' and 'Clown' achieving number nine. 'L'Everest' (2016) reached number two on the French Albums Chart and the track 'Roule' hit number six on the France Digital Song Sales Chart. Also in 2016, he featured on Kendji Girac's 'No Me Mires Mas', which peaked at number eight on the France Digital Song Sales Chart. His 2018 release, 'Phoenix', peaked at number two on the French Albums Chart. A single titled 'Fragile' came out in 2019.Artist biography compiled by BDS/West 10. All rights reserved
