Tété

Tété is a French musician, born in Dakar, Senegal on 25 July 1975. His mother is from Martinique and his father is from Senegal.

Tété
Tété in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Niang Mahmoud Tété
Born	(1975-07-25) 25 July 1975 (age 50) Dakar, Senegal
Genres	Pop-folk Rock
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Guitar
Labels	Sony Music
Website	www.tete.tt

Tété is described as the French version of Jeff Buckley. Tété's music can be described as an intimate, solo classical guitar musical style. He defines himself to be a "troubadour and manufacturer of pop-folk-bluesy songs with intellectual pretensions."^[1] His music combines blues, folk and pop influences, such as the Delta Blues, Lenny Kravitz, The Beatles and Bob Dylan.^[1]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FRA [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]
2000	Préambule	—	—
2001	L'Air de rien	39	—
2003	À la faveur de l'automne	16	81
2006	Le sacre des lemmings et autres contes de la lisière	5	68
2010	Le premier clair de l'aube	11	93
2013	Nu là-bas	24	—
2016	Les chroniques de Pierrot Lunaire	33	187
2019	Fauthentique	80 [4]	—

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FRA [2]
2003	Par monts et vallons	78

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FR [2]
2006	Putain de toi: Un hommage à Brassens	—
2008	Night in France	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		FR [2]
2014	"À la faveur de l'automne"	166	À la faveur de l'automne