Tiakola
Tiakola | |
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 Tiakola in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Tiako, Tiako La Mélo, La Mélo |
| Born | William Mundala 4 December 1999 Bondy, France |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | 4Keus |
William Mundala (born 4 December 1999), known professionally as Tiakola, is a French rapper and singer, and a former member of the group 4Keus before his solo career.
Biography
Of Congolese origin, Tiakola was born in Bondy and grew up in the "Cité des 4000" housing project in La Courneuve. He is the last of eight siblings.
In 2019, while remaining a member of the group, Tiakola embarked on a solo career with the title Sombre Mélodie, taken from the CRCLR Mouvement compilation. Subsequently, he was invited for collaborations by artists such as Tayc, Dadju, Franglish, Leto and Gazo and then returned solo in 2021 with the track Pousse-toi.
On 27 May 2022, he released his first album Mélo containing 16 tracks, with 20 in physical versions, including collaborations with rappers Hamza, Gazo, Niska, SDM and Rsko.
On 25 August 2023, he released two songs, featuring British rapper Dave, namely, 'Meridian' and 'Special'.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
SWI | |||
| Mélo |
|
1 | 2 | 40 | — | 7 |
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| BDLM Vol. 1 |
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1 | 2 | 24 | — | 5 | |
| WpointM |
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1 | 3 | 13 | 89 | 1 | |
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
BEL (FL) |
SWI | |||
| La Melo est Gangx (with Gazo) |
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1 | 1 | 69 | 3 |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
SWI | ||
| X |
|
11 | 14 | 13 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
IRE |
NZ Hot |
SWI |
UK | ||||
| "Sombre mélodie" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | CRCLR Mouvement, vol. 1 | |
| "Pousse-toi" | 2021 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Booska P Compilation |
| "Étincelle (Maradona)" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mélo | |
| "La Clé" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "M3lo" | 2022 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mise en garde" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Mayday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sans nouvelle" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Planète Rap Tiakola #Mélo | ||
| "Meuda" | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Meridian" (with Dave) |
2023 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 41 |
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| "Special" (with Dave) |
8 | 38 | — | — | 53 | — |
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| "Mami Wata" (with Gazo) |
5 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
|
La Mala est Gangx | |
| "God Bless" (with Leto & Rsko) |
2024 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Trap$tar 3 | |
| "500" (with La Fève) |
84 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| "T.I.A (A Colors Show)" | 12 | 50 | — | — | — | — | BDLM Vol. 1 | ||
| "Manon B" (with Ryflo and Oksoow) |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pona nini" (with Genezio and Prototype) |
6 | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "1h55" (with Rsko and Hamza) |
8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "La melo est dans la bounce" (with Genezio) |
— | 50 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Les diamants de Bokassa" (with Ninho) |
2026 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mélo décale" | 2 | 41 | — | — | 50 | — | WpointM | ||
| "La nocturne" (with Theodora) |
2 | 34 | — | — | 31 | — | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
SWI | ||||
| "Mme Caroline" (Liim’s featuring Tiakola) |
2019 | — | — | — | Planète Rap Leto #TRAP$TAR2 | |
| "Snake #3 (Pause)" (Prototype featuring Tiakola) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Biberon" (Franglish featuring Tiakola & Leto) |
2020 | 69 | — | — | Mood | |
| "Mood" (Liim’s featuring Tiakola) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Dieu Merci" (Dadju featuring Tiakola) |
7 | 34 | 94 |
|
Poison ou Antidote | |
| "Bob Marley" (Prototype featuring Tiakola) |
— | — | — | Jeune Bandit Serpent | ||
| "Kassav" (Gazo featuring Tiakola) |
2021 | 19 | — | — |
|
Drill Fr |
| "Pololo" (MHD featuring Tiakola) |
15 | — | 81 | Mansa | ||
| "Comme Moi" (Ronisia featuring Tiakola) |
71 | — | — | Ronisia | ||
| "Reste-là" (Gambino La MG featuring Tiakola) |
2022 | 64 | — | — |
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Gambinerie |
| "Devant Le Nine" (Dehmo and Hache-P featuring Tiakola) |
— | — | — | Pœtic Bendo II | ||
| "Redescends" (SDM featuring Tiakola) |
15 | — | — |
|
Liens du 100 | |
| "Bosseur" (Rsko featuring Tiakola) |
65 | — | — | LMBD | ||
| "Toute La Journée" (Zola featuring Tiakola) |
2023 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
|
Diamant du Bled |
| "Délire" (Joé Dwèt Filé featuring Tiakola) |
21 | — | — | Daddy 9 | ||
| "Bonsoir Paris (Mama No Cry)" (S.Pri Noir featuring Tiakola) |
46 | — | — | La Cour des Miracles | ||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
SWI | ||||
| "Ami ou ennemi" (Alonzo featuring Tiakola) |
2021 | 111 | — | — | Capo Dei Capi Vol. II & III | |
| "Prends mes lovés" (Dinos featuring Tiakola) |
88 | — | — | Stamina, Memento | ||
| "Mapessa" (Leto featuring Tiakola) |
6 | — | 64 |
|
17% | |
| "Journée" (with Niska) |
70 | — | — |
|
Le monde est méchant | |
| "Pas comme ça" (with Tayc) |
39 | — | — | Fleur froide – Second état: la cristallisation | ||
| "Mardi gras" (Maes featuring Tiakola & Zed) |
6 | — | 67 |
|
Réelle vie 3.0 | |
| "1ntro'p" | 2022 | 47 | — | — |
|
Mélo |
| "#TT" | 38 | — | — | |||
| "Arsenik" | 51 | — | — | |||
| "Parapluie" | 35 | — | — |
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| "Mode AV" (Tiakola featuring Gazo & Niska) |
6 | — | 67 |
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| "Si j'savais" | 16 | — | — |
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| "Meuda" | 3 | 25 | — |
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| "Gasolina" (Tiakola featuring Rsko) |
4 | 38 | 57 | |||
| "Soza" | 30 | — | — |
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| "Riri / No camera" | 41 | — | — |
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| "Atasanté" (Tiakola featuring Hamza) |
10 | 38 | 79 |
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| "Roro" (Tiakola featuring SDM) |
15 | — | — |
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| "Coucher de soleil" | 31 | — | — |
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| "R.I.Peace" | 46 | — | — | |||
| "Fleurs" (Gazo featuring Tiakola) |
10 | — | — |
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KMT | |
| "Palavé" (Rsko featuring Tiakola) |
83 | — | — |
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LMBD | |
| "Quand j’y repense" (Mig featuring Tiakola) |
8 | — | — | Toujours + | ||
| "Plus belle la vie, plus belle la mort" (Dosseh featuring Tiakola) |
32 | — | — | Trop tôt pour mourir | ||
| "Me Sauvert" (Zed featuring Tiakola) |
170 | — | — | SOIXVNT3 – Part. 2 | ||
| "Cadeau" (Aya Nakamura featuring Tiakola) |
2023 | 4 | 47 | — |
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DNK |
| "Atasanté Part.2" (Hamza featuring Tiakola) |
6 | — | — |
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Sincèrement | |
| "Tout seul" (Werenoi featuring Tiakola) |
9 | — | — | Carré | ||
| "Balle Dans le Coeur" (Ikaz Boi featuring Tiakola) |
16 | — | — | Brut4l | ||
| "24/34" (with Gazo) |
7 | 33 | — | La Melo est Gangx | ||
| "Sobad" (with Gazo) |
10 | — | — | |||
| "A.V.S.D" (with Gazo featuring Skread) |
16 | — | — | |||
| "Cartier" (with Gazo) |
4 | 34 | 76 |
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| "Notre Dame" (with Gazo) |
1 | 18 | 43 |
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| "Interlude" (with Gazo) |
18 | — | — | |||
| "Afrikanbadman" (with Gazo) |
14 | — | — | |||
| "200K" | 8 | 40 | — |
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| "Ambitions" (with Gazo featuring Kore) |
17 | — | — | |||
| "Mami Wata" (with Gazo) |
6 | 28 | — |
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| "Outro" (with Gazo) |
19 | — | — | |||
| "Miné sur Paname" (Jul featuring Tiakola) |
12 | — | — | La route est longue | ||
| "X" | 2024 | 28 | — | — | X | |
| "Solo" (Tiakola featuring La Fève) |
47 | — | — | |||
| "#Bátiment1" | 63 | — | — | |||
| "Human Weakness" | 77 | — | — | |||
| "2009'" | 66 | — | — | |||
| "P&Lové" | 81 | — | — | |||
| "Protect" | 29 | — | — | BDLM Vol. 1 | ||
| "Formidable" | 31 | — | — | |||
| "Reste-Là" | 27 | — | — | |||
| "Cabrel" | 40 | — | — | |||
| "Y.J (C'est Ko)" | 42 | — | — | |||
| "Psychologique" | 46 | — | — | |||
| "Ping Pong" | 49 | — | — | |||
| "Fast Like Famille" | 56 | — | — | |||
| "Grand Prix" | 83 | — | — | |||
| "Derniere Danse" | 85 | — | — | |||
| "Jet Lag" (with Jorja Smith) |
2026 | 11 | — | 88 | WpointM | |
References
- ↑ "Tiakola". Gentsu (in French). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Tiakola sur RAPRNB : Les dernières news, Biographie, Albums, Lyrics et Playlist". RAPRNB (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ Bendi, Rodrick (16 July 2021). "Mhd et Tiakola s'enjaillent dans "Pololo"". Lemag (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Tiakola s'essaie en solo avec " Sombre Mélodie "". Ventes Rap (in French). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Dadju invite Tiakola sur le morceau Dieu Merci [Clip]". RAPRNB (in French). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Franglish feat Tiakola & Leto – Biberon" (in French). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ Mouv', Team (14 January 2021). "Gazo et Tiakola lâchent un gros banger avec "Kassav"". Mouv' (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ Mouv', Team (27 May 2022). "Tiakola livre "Mélo", son premier album solo". Mouv' (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Dave Links up With French Rapper Tiakola for Double-Drop "Meridian/Special"". Hypebeast. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "lescharts.com - Discographie Tiakola". lescharts.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Discographie Tiakola - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Discografie Tiakola - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of October 10, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Discographie Tiakola - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 "French single certifications – Tiakola" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 40, 2026)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ "irishcharts.com - Discography Tiakola". irishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "Tiakola | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ Noa (9 September 2021). "Tiakola débarque en solo avec Etincelles (Maradona)". Raplume. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "Top Singles (Week 43, 2026)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Top Singles (Week 40, 2026)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
External links
- TIakola on Discogs
- Tiakola on MusicBrainz