# Sinik

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Sinik
| image           = Sinik au Francos 2019.jpg
| birth_name      = Thomas Gérard Idir
| alias           = Malsain <br/> l'Assassin <br/>S.I.N.I.K.
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place     = Paris, France
| years_active    = 1996–2022
| genre           = [French rap](/source/French_hip_hop), [hardcore rap](/source/hardcore_hip_hop)
| label           = 6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
| website   = [http://www.sinik609.com/ sinik609.com]
| associated_acts = [Diam's](/source/Diam's)<br> [James Blunt](/source/James_Blunt)<br>[Seth Gueko](/source/Seth_Gueko)<br>[Alibi Montana](/source/Alibi_Montana)<br>[Kery James](/source/Kery_James)<br>[Soprano](/source/Soprano_(rapper))
| occupation      = [Rapper](/source/Rapper)
}}

'''Thomas Gérard Idir''' ({{IPA|fr|tɔmɑ ʒeʁaʁ idiʁ}}; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name '''Sinik''' (sometimes spelled as '''S.I.N.I.K.'''), is a French-language rapper. He is also known as '''Malsain''' ("Unhealthy") and '''L'assassin''' ("The Murderer"). His father is [Algeria](/source/Algeria)n while his mother is [French](/source/French_people). In 2001, he founded his label ''Six o Nine'' (6–0–9).

==Collaborations / Feuds==
thumb|Sinik in Montréal, Québec, Canada at thé 2019 Francos Festival.
His meeting with [Diam's](/source/Diam's) at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as ''brother and sister''.

''Le Toit du Monde'', released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, [James Blunt](/source/James_Blunt). The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik.

He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, [Booba](/source/Booba) and Gaiden

==Discography==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="60"|Record <br>label
!align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [FR](/source/SNEP)<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sinik | title=Sinik discography | website=lescharts.com | accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [BEL<br>(Wa)](/source/Ultratop)<br><ref name="bel-wa">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sinik | title=Sinik discography | website=ultratop.be/fr/ | accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [SWI](/source/Swiss_Hitparade)<br><ref name="swi">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sinik | title=Sinik discography | website=hitparade.ch | accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|2005
|''La Main sur le coeur''
|align="center"| [Warner](/source/Warner_Music_Group)
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|78
|align="center"|47
|
* [SNEP](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique): 2× Gold
|-
|align="center"|2006
|''Sang froid'' 
|align="center"| Warner
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|11
|
* SNEP: Platinum
|-
|align="center"|2007
|''Le Toit du monde''
|align="center"| Warner
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|34
|
* SNEP: 2× Gold
|-
|align="center"|2009
|''Ballon d'or''
|align="center"| 6–0–9
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|—
|
* SNEP: Gold
|-
|align="center"|2012
|''La plume et le poignard''
|align="center"| 6–0–9
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|81
|
* SNEP: Gold
|-
|align="center"|2015
|''Immortel II''
|align="center"|
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|—
|
* SNEP: Gold
|-
|align="center"|2017
|''Drône''
|align="center"| 
|align="center"|108<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=47|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 47, 2017)|publisher=[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique)|language=French|accessdate=28 November 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2019
|''Invincible''
|align="center"| 
|align="center"|26<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=11|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 11, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2022
|''Niksi''
|align="center"| 
|align="center"|28<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=15?&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 15, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|align="center"|126
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|
|}

===Mixtapes=== 
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
!align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications / Sales
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [FR](/source/SNEP)<br><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [BEL <br>(Wa)](/source/Ultratop)<br><ref name="bel-wa"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [SWI](/source/Swiss_Hitparade)<br><ref name="swi"/>
|-
|align="center"|2004
|''En attendant l'album''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|40,000 copies
|-
|align="center"|2011
|''Le Côté malsain''
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|40,000 copies
|}

===Other releases===
'''Mixtapes'''
*1999: ''Ul'Team At Home 1er Volet'' <small>(Mixtape Ul'Team Atom)</small>
*2011: ''Immortel'' (Best of de Sinik )
''Maxis'''
*2000: ''Malsain'' 
*2002: ''Artiste triste''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single
!align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [FR](/source/SNEP)<br><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [BEL <br>(Wa)](/source/Ultratop)<br><ref name="bel-wa"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [SWI](/source/Swiss_Hitparade)<br><ref name="swi"/>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2006
|"Ne dis jamais" <br><small>(feat. [Vitaa](/source/Vitaa))</small>
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|70
|align="center" rowspan="2"|''Sang froid''
|-
|"La cité des anges" 
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2008
|"Je réalise" <br><small>(feat. [James Blunt](/source/James_Blunt))</small>
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|''Le Toit du monde''
|-
|"Bienvenue chez les Bylkas"
(feat Big Ali & Cheb Bilal)
|
|3
|_
|Rai N'B Fever 3
|-
|align="center"|2012
|"Les 16 vérités" <br><small>(feat. [Médine](/source/M%C3%A9dine_(rapper)))</small>
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|''La plume et le poignard''
|-
|align="center"|2015
|"Contradictions" 
|align="center"|148
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|''Immortel II''
|-
|align="center"|2017
|"De Marbre" 
|align="center"|120<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=40|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 40, 2017)|publisher=[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique)|language=French|accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|
|}

== See also ==
* [Willy Denzey](/source/Willy_Denzey)
* [Sidney Duteil](/source/Sidney_Duteil)
* [Abd al Malik (rapper)](/source/Abd_al_Malik_(rapper))

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.sinik609.com/ Sinik 609]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080822174824/http://music.aol.com/artist/sinik/2228627 Sinik – AOL Music]

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Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:French male rappers
Category:French hip-hop musicians
Category:French people of Algerian descent
Category:French people of Kabyle descent
Category:Rappers from Essonne

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