Mister V (rapper)

Mister V
Mister V in 2020
Born
Yvick Letexier

(1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 33)
Grenoble, Isère, France
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genres
Subscribers6.30 million
Views508 million
Last updated: 2 September 2024[needs update]

Yvick Letexier (French pronunciation: [ivik lətɛksje]; born 14 August 1993), better known as Mister V, is a French YouTuber, Internet personality, comedian, rapper, and actor. In 2014, he and six other young comedians (Hugo Dessioux, Jéremie Dethelot, Youssoupha Diaby, Hakim Jemili, Mike Kenli and MalcolmToTheWord) set up Le Woop, a collective of comedians who post their videos on YouTube, and also perform live. He is of Cameroonian descent from his mother's side and his father is Breton.

He worked alongside Norman Thavaud, Hugo Dessioux, and other French YouTubers in Le Studio Bagel.

Biography

Mister V debuted atop the French SNEP albums chart in May 2017 with his debut album, Double V. His second album, MVP, also reached number-one in early 2020.

His debut album Double V sold over 21,000 copies in its first week of release. It was certified gold on 3 July 2017, with 50,536 albums sold. On 7 February 2018 the album was certified platinum, with over 100,000 copies sold.

In December 2019, he released a feat with rapper PLK called Jamais, the first single from his second album MVP janvier 2020. In January 2020, he released Gang with Dosseh, which racked up 1.6 million views in 2 days.

In June 2022, he appeared on the ZZCCMXTP Mixtape by KronoMuzik, Pandrezz and Ronare, on the tracks Vodka Rhum Contrex (with Freddy Gladieux) and Captain.

In December 2022, he and his country band Les Jones, formed by Freddy Gladieux and Vincent Tirel, released a four-track country mixtape entitled United States Of Rock.

Discography

Albums

Title Year Peak positions Certifications
FRA
BEL
(Fl)

BEL
(Wa)

SWI
Double V 2017 1—210
MVP 2020 13714
  • SNEP: Platinum

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
"Party Night Relou" 2013 115—— Non-album single
"Space Jam"
(featuring Hayce Lemsi and Volts Face)
2017 5—81
  • SNEP: Gold
Double V
"Viano"
(featuring Samy Ceezy)
2018 47——
"BTP" ——— Non-album single
"Saint Laurent"
(featuring RowJay)
———
"AGAMAGOHENMAPOKE (I Got My Gun in My Pocket)" 2019 ———
"Jamais"
(featuring PLK)
63176
  • SNEP: Platinum
MVP
Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
"XPTDR"
(L.E.C.K. featuring Mister V)
2013 63—— Planète Rap 2013
"Massa"
(Dinor RDT featuring Mister V)
2019 62—— Lunettes 2 ski

Other charting songs

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
"Top album" 2017 8——
  • SNEP: Platinum
Double V
"Petit déjeuner" 22——
"Venice" 29——
"Demain" 48——
"Bulletproof" 58——
"Nightcall" 65——
"Thérapie" 68——
"Cendrillon" 86——
"Bonobo" 112——
"Apollo 13"
(featuring Juice)
30——
"Deutsche Qualität"
(featuring Samy Ceezy)
36——
"Gville"
(featuring Tortoz)
36——
"Lambo"
(featuring PLK)
2018 121—— Taxi 5 soundtrack
"Gang"
(featuring Dosseh)
2020 104581
  • SNEP: Gold
MVP
"Pirelli"
(featuring Jul)
9—70
  • SNEP: Gold
"Facetime" 16——
"Tudo bem" 18——
"Vice City" 21——
"Clinton" 24——
"Femme de ménage" 35——
"Boogie" 36——
"Vert" 47——
"Miami Heat" 48——
"Lidl" 49——
"Titanic" 53——
"Menace" 56——
"Kungfu" 65——
"Payakaroon" 68——
"Moulin rouge" 72——
"On y est" 76——
"Gas"
(featuring Gazo)
2021 41—— MVP (Réédition)
"Tempête"
(featuring Laylow)
107——
"Vettel" 134——
"Le tour"
(featuring Naza)
137——
"G-Wagon" 189——

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director
2016 Pattaya A student of Reza Franck Gastambide
Camping 3 Kevin Fabien Onteniente
2017 Le Manoir Djamal Tony Datis
2018 Place publique Biggistar Agnès Jaoui
2019 All Inclusive Pépito Fabien Onteniente
2025 McWalter McWalter Simon Astier

Web series

Year Title Role
2017 Tout pour le muscle: Killian Amontana
(2 episodes)
Les Déguns

Television

  • 2013-2015: Le Dézapping du Before on Canal+
  • 2013: Le Débarquement on Canal+
  • 2016: Le tour du Bagel on Canal+
  • 2016: Le Woop: Mission Grand Rex on C8
  • 2016: Fort Boyard on France 2
  • 2018: Norbert commis d'office on 6ter

Shows

Videography

Dailymotion

YouTube

Studio Bagel

Notes

  1. ↑ "Top album" did not chart on the Walloon Ultratop chart, but peaked at number 37 on the Ultratip chart.
  2. ↑ "Top album" did not chart on the Walloon Ultratop chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Ultratip chart.
  3. ↑ "Top album" did not chart on the Walloon Ultratop chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Ultratip chart.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mister V" (in French). Universal Music France. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mister V". GQ France (in French). 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Pourquoi il faut prendre la musique de Mister V au sérieux". Clique.tv (in French). 2017-06-20. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Qui est une vraie racaille ?". Le Monde Le Monde.fr (in French). 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 21, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Top Albums (Week 6, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mister V disque de platine avec " Double V "". www.booska-p.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  8. ↑ Mouv', Team (2019-12-04). "Mister V fait son retour avec PLK et annonce son nouvel album". Mouv' (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  9. ↑ "Où est Mister V dans la ZZCCMXTP ?". Breakflip Awé. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Discographie Mister V". lescharts.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Discografie Mister V". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Discographie Mister V". ultratop.be (in French). Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Mister V discography". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "French certifications – Mister V" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "BTP - Single par Mister V sur Apple Music" (in French). Apple Music. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Saint Laurent (feat. RowJay) - Single par Mister V sur Apple Music" (in French). Apple Music. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "AGAMAGOHENMAPOKE (I Got My Gun in My Pocket) - Single par Mister V sur Apple Music" (in French). Apple Music. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.