Demon One

Demon One
Born
Hakim Sid

(1975-07-02) 2 July 1975 (age 51)
Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France
GenresHip hop, French hip hop
Years active1994-present
LabelWati B

Hakim Sid (born 2 July 1975), better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French rapper of Algerian origin.

Life and Career

Hakim Sid, born in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne of an Algerian father and a French mother, started rapping at a very young age. He was friends with M.S. (Mansa Konaté). He is a founding member of Intouchable alongside Dry (real name Landry Delica).

Demon One made his first appearance with Dry, M.S. in 1994. In 1996, Intouchable became part of the rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry. In 1997, Mamad joined Intouchable.

Demon One appeared with some solo work in the second album of Ideal J Le combat continue in 1998 with the track "L'amour". In 2000, Intouchable released their debut album Les points sur les I and started a tour with rap band 113.

Demon One also released solo tracks on various Mafia K-1 Fry projects. In 2005, Intouchable released their second studio album La vie de rêve. Thanks to the track "La gagne" with Tonton David, Intouchable gained a lot of fame.

In 2007, Demon One launched "Votez pour moi" (meaning vote for me). In June 2007, he released his solo street album Mon rap with many unpublished tracks most notably "Monsieur le Maire" addressed to mayor of Choisy-le-Roi. In January 2008, he returned with a full studio album Démons et merveilles.

In November 2011, he announced his withdrawal from the Mafia K'1 Fry collective.

Demon One's biggest hit in France was the 2008 single "J'étais comme eux" featuring Soprano.

Discography

Albums, Mixtapes

Solo - Demon One
Year Album Charts Notes Certification
FR
2007 Mon rap - Street album
2008 Démons et merveilles 24 1st studio album
2021 Demonstrada 2.0 - 2nd studio album
As Intouchable
In collective Mafia K'1 Fry

Singles

Year Single Charts Notes Certification
FR
2008 "J'étais comme eux"
(featuring Soprano)		 16

Appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Intouchable [Biographie]". HIPHOPSPIRIT (in French). 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. ↑ "DEMON ONE VOTEZ DEMON Feat SOPRANO SUR SKYROCK.! (demonone94) on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. ↑ LastFM Demon One feat. Soprano[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. 1 2 LesCharts.com: Demon One page