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Also known as Youssef Akdim

Youssef Akdim (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ; ; born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste (), is a French-Moroccan singer and rapper. He is one of the most successful French Moroccans with several hit songs like Mafiosa, Chocolat, Missile, and Bang Bang.

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Youssef Akdimy , better known as Lartiste or ATOMAN , is a Moroccan rapper and actor. Born in Imintanoute, Morocco, he emigrated to France at seven years old, where he lived in Bondy and Le Blanc-Mesnil, outside of Paris. At age 13, he became part of the rap band Malédiction and at 16 he adopted the stage name Lartiste. First time acting in (Atoman 2025). He released "Évasion", his first maxi…

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
France
Active from
1985

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Listeners
99,968
Total plays
1,349,953

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Morocco
Place of birth
Marrakesh
Occupation
rapper
Languages spoken
Berber
Native language
Berber
Genre
rapping
Instrument
voice
Record label
Because Music
Image
Lartiste en concert.png
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date of birth
1985-07-04
pseudonym
Lartiste
birth name
ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ
start of work period
2006-00-00
social media followers
5410000
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Rise to Fame: ''Fenomeno'' & ''Maestro'' (2015–2016)
  • ''Clandestino'' & Global Success (2016–2017)
  • Later Projects: ''Grandestino'' to ''Comme avant'' (2018–2020)
  • Discography
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Youssef Akdim (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ; ; born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste (), is a French-Moroccan singer and rapper. He is one of the most successful French Moroccans with several hit songs like Mafiosa, Chocolat, Missile, and Bang Bang.

He released "Évasion", his first maxi solo, in 2006 and joined the collective French Cut, having released a mixtape, Rap 1.9, in 2010. Going solo, his 2013 studio album, Lalbum ( l'album – "the album" in English), included several musical influences including funk, soul, pop, electro and African sounds. He released his second studio album, Fenomeno, in 2015, his third and fourth albums, Maestro and Clandestino, in 2016, and his fifth Clandestino, in 2018.

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