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.
French the Kid | |
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| Born | December 1999 (age 24) Harold Hill, London, England[1] |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Early life
editFrench the Kid was raised in Romford.[2] He is of Irish descent, In 2009 his family moved to Australia before moving to south west 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
editBeginning in 2018, French the Kid released freestyles through Instagram.[3] He released his debut single, "Bella Latina", in 2019; the song switches 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] He also collaborated with Clean Bandit on a single titled “Sad Girls” in September 2022.
In 2023, he released "Single Player", the lead single from his second mixtape, No Signal.[16]
Discography
editMixtapes
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [13] | ||
| Never Been Ordinary |
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21 |
| No Signal |
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55 |
Charted singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| UK [13] | ||||
| "Can't Feel My Face" | 2021 | 98 | Never Been Ordinary | |
| "Thrill" | 90 |
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| "Remedy" | 2022 | 81 | ||
| "Neverland" | 72 |
References
edit- ^ 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 Step 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.
- ^ "French The Kid unloads his No Signal mixtape". GRM Daily. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b "British certifications – French The Kid". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 April 2024. Type French The Kid in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.