Franglish (rapper)
Gédéon Mundele Ngolo (French pronunciation: [ʒedeɔ̃ mundele (ɛŋ)ɡɔlo]; born 4 August 1994), better known by his stage name Franglish, is a French rapper and singer.
Franglish | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gédéon Mundele Ngolo |
Born | Ménilmontant, Paris, France | 3 August 1994
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Brownie Dubz Gang |
Originating from the 20th arrondissement of Paris and is of Congolese origin,[1] he was passionate about hip hop, rap, and French and American R&B. After seeing his beginnings, Brownie Dubz Gang collective started calling him Mr. Franglish because of his mixed freestyle.[2] He collaborated greatly with the rap group BFBC originating from Montfermeil. In 2013, he released his own Franglish Prototype, followed in 2017 with a second mixtape Changement d'ambiance[3] and a third in 2017 as Signature. His album Monsieur reached number 16 on the French Albums chart in 2019. His biggest single hit was "My Salsa" featuring Tory Lanez.[4]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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FRA [5] |
BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | |||
Monsieur |
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16 | — | 57 | 99 | |
Vibe |
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3 | 176 | 14 | 40 | |
Glish |
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6 | — | 21 | 48 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Mixtapes
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certification | ||
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FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] | ||||
Franglish Prototype |
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— | — | ||
Changement d'ambiance |
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— | — | ||
Signature |
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144 | 187 | ||
Mood |
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— | — | ||
Mood 2 |
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— | — |
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Mood 3 |
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17 | 77 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
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FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] | ||||
"C'est plus l'heure" (featuring Dadju and Vegedream) |
2016 | — | — |
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Signature |
"Plus rien" (feat. Keblack) |
2018 | 185 | — | Monsieur | |
"My Salsa" (Solo or featuring Tory Lanez) |
2020 | 5 | 35 |
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Mood |
"Baby Mama" | 2021 | 106 | — | Vibe | |
"Trucs de choses" (with Gradur) |
22 | — |
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Non-album single | |
"Big Drip" (featuring Gazo) |
2022 | 60 | — | Mood 2 | |
"La calle" (featuring Koba LaD) |
33 | — | |||
"Mano" | 96 | — | Mood 3 | ||
"Sécu" | 16 | — | Non-album single | ||
"Dans la Chambre/Money"" | 2023 | 62 | — | ||
"DJO" (with Aya Nakamura) |
18 | — | Mood 3 | ||
"Trop Parler" | 64 | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Featured singles
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
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FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] | ||||
"Django" (Dadju featuring Franglish) |
2017 | 16 | 35 |
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Gentleman 2.0 |
"Fiable" (Eva featuring Franglish) |
2019 | 156 | — | Queen | |
"Go" (Gazo featuring Franglish and Landy) |
2021 | 37 | — | Drill FR | |
"Mayday" (Alonzo featuring Franglish) |
139 | — | Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III | ||
"Excuse My French" (L'Algérino featuring Franglish) |
135 | — | Moonlight | ||
"Comme avant" (Lynda featuring Franglish) |
154 | — | Papillon (Réédition) | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
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FRA [5] | |||||
"DSL" (Imen Es featuring Franglish) |
2020 | 132 | Nos vies | ||
"Biberon" | 69 | Mood | |||
"Ex" | 140 | ||||
"Mauvais garçon" | 64 | ||||
"Bonnie & Clyde" | 2021 | 152 | Vibe | ||
"Sans moi" (featuring Aya Nakamura) |
41 |
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"Glish vs Glish" | 153 | ||||
"Peur d'aimer" | 176 | ||||
"Nuit blanche" | 188 | ||||
"Slide" (with Hamza) |
141 | ||||
"Jolie" (Negrito featuring Franglish) |
110 | Le Bien ou le Mal | |||
"Black Card" (Tayc featuring MHD and Franglish) |
76 | Fleur froide - Second état : la cristallisation | |||
"No More Drama" (Joé Dwèt Filé featuring Franglish) |
2022 | 198 | Calypso : Winter Edition | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (13 March 2019). "Rappers with African Roots Bridge a Hip-Hop Divide". The New York Times.
- Star Communication: Biography: FRANGLISH (in French)
- MCETV: Mr Franglish: rencontre avec le rappeur au style unique (in French)
- Charts in France: Clip "My Salsa" : Franglish et Tory Lanez font la fête pour leur tube de l'été (in French)
- "Franglish discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Discografie Franglish". ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "Franglish discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- "Franglish discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- "French certifications – Franglish" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 June 2022.