Lefa (rapper)
Karim Fall, better known by his stage name Lefa (born 28 November 1985 in Paris), is a French rapper and dancer. He is a founding member of the French rap / hip hop collective Sexion d'Assaut. He has also released solo materials in 2015 and 2016. In June 2015 he released his debut solo album Monsieur Fall with big commercial success.
He was born to the Senegalese jazz musician Cheikh Tidiane Fall and his mother was a French choreographer and art therapist Christiane de Rougemont. He grew up in the 18e arrondissement of Paris and his beginnings were in breakdance.
He has closely collaborated with artists Black M and Maître Gims, also members of Sexion d'Assaut, appearing on many of their albums. His friend Maître Gims named him Lefa (French slang for Fall, Lefa's family name). Later in 2013, he was reintroduced back in taking part in their 2013 tour but at much lower key, with Lefa deciding to concentrate more on his solo work. 2015-2016 was a veritable comeback with the release of the single "Quelques minutes" in 2015 and the album Monsieur Fall in February 2016.
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Peak positions | Units | Certification | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FR [1] |
BEL (Fl) [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
SWI [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Monsieur Fall | 4 | 140 | 10 | 19 | Gold |
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2017 | Visionnaire | 26 [5] |
— | 37 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 3 du mat | 14 | — | 32 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Fame | 3 [6] |
139 | 11 | 32 |
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Singles
Year | Song | Peak positions | Album | |
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FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
2015 | "Quelques minutes" | 36 | 43 (Ultratip*) |
Monsieur Fall |
"Masterchef" | 72 | – | ||
"20 ans" | 73 | – | ||
2016 | "En terrasse" | 104 | – | |
"Reste branché" (featuring Sexion d'Assaut) |
200 | – | ||
2017 | "Visonnaire" | 166 | – | TBA |
"Rouler" (featuring S.Pri Noir) |
134 [8] |
– | ||
"Bi Chwiya" | 140 [9] |
– | ||
2019 | "Bitch" (featuring Vald) |
10 [10] |
– |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
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FR [1] | |||
2015 | "Longue vie" (Maître Gims featuring Lefa) |
52 |
Other charted songs
Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
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FR [1][10] | |||
2019 | "Mauvais" | 41 | Fame |
"Fame" | 130 | ||
"Spécial" (featuring Dosseh) |
139 | ||
"Pause" | 142 | ||
"T'y arrivais pas" | 152 | ||
"Nouveau maillot" | 160 | ||
"Sors de ma tête" | 172 | ||
"Batman" | 188 |
References
- LesCharts.com Lefa discography
- Ultratop.be/nl/ Lefa discography
- Ultratop.be/fr/ Lefa discography
- hitparade.ch Lefa discography
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 39, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Top Albums (Week 29, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- Min, 4 Novembre 2019 | 11 H. 05 (2019-11-04). "Ventes de la semaine 44 : Johnny Hallyday écrase la concurrence". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 27, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 34, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 43, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.