Gims

Gims
Gims at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Gandhi Alimasi Djuna

(1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38)
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Other names
  • Meugi Warano
  • Le Fléau
CitizenshipDR Congo
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2002–present
AgentSaïd Boussif
Works
Title
RelativesDadju (brother)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginKinshasa, DR Congo
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
  • TF1 Group
  • Play Two
  • Géante Rouge
  • Indifférence Prod
Websitegimstour.com
YouTube information
ChannelsGims
Subscribers12.1 million
Total views7.49 billion
Last updated: 24 September 2024
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Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in all caps), is a French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He is a member of the hip hop group Sexion d'Assaut. He pursued an individual career under the name Maître Gims in 2013. He previously released an extended play in 2006, titled Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts. During his career he has worked with several international artists such as Sia, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Stromae, Maluma, Sting, and others.[1] He has sold over 5 million records, including 3 million albums since the start of his career.[2] He started his solo career in 2013 with the release of his first album, Subliminal in May on Wati B and Monstre Marin Corporation, which sold over a million copies and peaked at number two in the French album charts. In December he released a reissue titled Subliminal la face cachée. The album contained songs such as "J'me tire", "Bella" and "Zombie". From its first week of operation, the album certified platinum and would end up being double diamond disc for over 1 million in sales.[3] The album was a great success charting in France, Belgium as well as charting in Switzerland.

In August 2015, Gims released his second album, Mon cœur avait raison. The album was divided into two parts: the red pill, which contains rap songs, and the blue pill, which contains pop-urban songs. The idea came from the movie The Matrix. A year later he released a re-release titled À contrecœur. The album contained his best songs in his career, such as: "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?", "Laissez passer", "Brisé", "Sapés comme jamais", "Tu vas me manquer", "Je te pardonne", "Ma beauté" and "Tout donner". The album was well received and after having counted nearly 85,800 records sold for its first week,[4] it was certified platinum. At the end of 2018, more than 700,000 units had been sold in France and 581,000 units had been sold internationally.[5] He released his third album in March 2018, titled Ceinture noire on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels. The album has been reissued several times: Transcendence reissue was released in April 2019 and an other reissue Décennie with 4 new titles was released in December 2019. The album entered pole position in Wallonia. 1st place remains for 7 consecutive weeks before dropping to 2nd place. The following week, he climbs back to first place. He entered Flanders 28th.[6] The album contained songs such as "Caméléon", "Miami Vice", "Hola Señorita", "Reste", "10/10" and "Mi Gna". His song "La même" was the most performed in France in 2018 and it helped Gims become the most performed artist of 2018 on French television and radio,[7] as well as the seventh most performed artist in the world on Deezer.[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic confinement, Gims announces on a live Instagram a 100% rap album for the month of October 2020. According to some publications on his Instagram, Gims reveals that his album would be an 80% rap album contrary to what had been announced. On 4 December 2020, he released his fourth album titled Le fléau. In November 2020, In 2020, he won the International Artist of the Year in Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards after his featuring in Mohamed Ramadan's song "Ya Habibi". On 17 September 2020, Netflix released a documentary about the last ten years of his career titled Gims: On the Record.[9][10] A reissue entitled Les vestiges du fléau was published on 28 May 2021.[11] A second reissue titled L'Empire de Méroé was released on 3 December 2021.[12] The album contained songs such as "Yolo", "Immortel", "Jusqu'ici tout va bien", "Belle" and "Only You".

On 5 October 2022, Gims revealed the new album's title, its release date and its cover.[13] At the same time, the pre-order of the record was made available,[14] accompanied by three tickets, gold, platinum and diamond to be won.[15] In December 2022, he released his fifth album, Les dernières volontés de Mozart or LDVM (Symphony). The album is certified gold with more than 50,000 copies sold in June 2023. In July 2024, the album reached 100,000 copies sold and was certified platinum. The album will have finally had its small success, although it has sold less than his previous projects.[16] In August 2022, he played the song "Arhbo" for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Official Soundtrack along with Ozuna, which they also performed during the closing ceremony.[17] He has topped the French singles chart five times, including once as a featured artist, most recently in 2024 with "Spider", featuring Dystinct.[18] On 13 September 2024, Gims released a second EP and his first since 2006, titled Le Nord se souvient containing the tracks "Spider", "Sois pas timide", "Terminal 2F" and "Vent du Nord" as well as three new tracks.[19]

  1. ^ "7 French Pop Artists You Need to Start Listening to". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "VIDÉO – Le chanteur Maître Gims dévoile son double de cire au musée Grévin". Lci.fr (in French). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ Booska-p. "Maitre Gims atteint le million de ventes avec son album Subliminal !". www.booska-p.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Maître Gims : des ventes phénoménales pour "Mon coeur avait raison", son nouvel album". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Clip "On Off" : Gims prête main forte à Shirin David sur un single estival". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Maître Gims - Ceinture noire". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ ""La même" de Maître Gims et Vianney, chanson la plus diffusée en 2018". Francetvinfo.fr. 17 January 2019.
  8. ^ Fernandez, Suzette (4 December 2018). "J Balvin Is Deezer's Top Artist Worldwide of 2018". Billboard.com.
  9. ^ "GIMS: On the Record | Netflix Official Site". Netflix.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ^ AlloCine, GIMS: On the Record (in French), retrieved 16 January 2021
  11. ^ "Maître Gims – Les vestiges du fléau". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. ^ P, Clement (3 December 2021). "Gims : écoute la réédition du Fléau, L'Empire de Méroé, avec Naps, Vitaa". Rap RNB. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ Lymu (5 October 2022). "GIMS : son nouvel album LDVM bientôt disponible !". Lymu (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Avec son 5e album « LDVM – Symphony », Gims pourrait se lancer dans l'opéra !". Eventsrdc.com (in French). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  15. ^ "GIMS : il annonce un nouvel album pour cette année!". Fun Radio (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  16. ^ RMC, Le bonus RMC : Maître Gims annonce son nouvel album "Les dernières volontés de Mozart" - 07/10 (in French), RMC, retrieved 22 October 2022
  17. ^ Roiz, Jessica (18 December 2022). "Ozuna, GIMS Perform 'Arhbo' & More at 2022 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony". Billboard (in American English and Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Top Albums". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Gims dévoile son nouveau morceau « Vent du nord », Booba lui avait déconseillé de le sortir". Gentsu (in French). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.