Abderraouf Derradji, aka Soolking, is one of the world’s biggest French-language pop stars, with 13 billion streams on his global catalogue.

Born in Algeria, Soolking was a dancer and even a drummer in a rock band before moving to Paris, where his rap and R&B career took off. What’s even more astonishing for an English-speaking audience is the polyglot intercontinental fusion of styles that characterises his massively popular music. Melodic and addictive, it’s a blend of French road rap, R&B, reggaeton and raï. The performance that got his career off the ground dates back to a 2018 appearance on French radio station Skyrock FM and its Planete Rap show. A freestyle entitled “Guerilla” which has since been viewed an incredible 351M times on YouTube, combined many unique appealing aspects of his work. Since then, Soolking has continued to release singles that have cemented his place in the firmament of French pop mega-stars.

This multi-faceted artist continues to rise on the international scene. His many collaborations with artists from all over the world over the last few years have helped him build up a loyal fan base in many countries, including Gims, Dadju, SCH, Niska, Kendji Girac (France), Mero (Germany), Reynmen (Turkey), Diplo (USA), Dhurata Dora (Albania), Ghali and Boro Boro (Italy), Khaled (Algeria)… and many more…