Nassi (singer)

Nassim Arrami (born 21 March 1986) is a French rapper, singer and songwriter of Moroccan origin, born in Perpignan, France.^[1][2]

Nassi
Born	(1986-03-21) March 21, 1986 (age 39) Perpignan, France[1][2]
Genres	Hip-hop
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter

Biography

Nassi started writing songs at the age of 11, influenced by rap and urban music.^[1][3]

Before deciding to "eat chicken nuggets" and start a singing career, he had written songs for other artists, such as Kendji Girac, Claudio Capéo, Soprano^[4] and H Magnum.^[5]

In January 2017,^[6] he released his debut solo single, titled "La vie est belle",^[3] which reached number 100 on the French singles chart in April^[7] and would eventually be certified Gold by the French national syndicate for music publishing (SNEP).^[6]

This was followed by the single "Pas fatigué" in June.^[5][8]

In addition to several singles, Nassi has released his album "Arabesque" in 3 volumes.^[9]

In 2018, Nassi had a shot at representing France at that year's Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Rêves de gamin",^[10] reaching the final of the national preliminaries (televised on France 2 under the title Destination Eurovision).

Nassi's music has been featured in the educational song competition "Manie Musicale" in 2020, 2022, and 2023.^[11]

Musical style

Nassi self-identifies as "a singer, not a rapper".^[5][12]

Discography

Singles

• "Je pense à nous" (Akela feat. Nassi) [Radio Edit] (2015)
• "La vie est belle" (2017)
• "Pas Fatigué" (2017)
• "Rêves de gamin" (2018)
• "Mes yeux" (2018)
• "Dancing" (2019)
• "Choix de vie" (Anas feat. Nassi) (2019)
• "À la dérive" (2019)
• "Toi et moi" (2019)
• "Souhila" (2020)
• "Wana" (2022)
• "Rifia" (2022)