Ridsa
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Birth name | Maxence Boitez |
Born | Orléans, Centre, France | 16 October 1990
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
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Maxence Boitez (French pronunciation: [maksɑ̃s bwatɛz]; born 16 October 1990 in Orléans), better known by his artistic name Ridsa (stylized as RIDSA), is a French singer and rapper of Spanish descent.
Biography
[edit]After practicing soccer in his youth, he started rapping in 2010 putting his materials online gaining popularity. Recordings included collaborations with Flavie in "Toi et seulement toi", with Demhys in "J'aime quand" and with Latino, Cween, Angèle, Nabila etc. On 28 December 2012 he released "Amour Secret" with an accompanying music video. But it was his collaboration with Willy William and Canadian drummer Ryan Stevenson that gave him his first commercial success with the charting "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" and an EP Es tu fiesta containing "Es tu fiesta" and more mixes of "Je n'ai pas eu le temps".
Ridsa released his first album Mes histoires on 2 June 2014 with collaborations with Wanz, Dieselle, Pépé Rosso and Angèle. The album peaked at number 44 on the official French SNEP Albums Chart. The follow-up album L.O.V.E, released on 9 March 2015, made it to number 16. It featured collaborations with Marvin, Dieselle, Souf and DJ Kayz. He had further chart success with collaborations notably with Souf on the single "Baby" and with Kenza Farah on "Liées". His third album Tranquille was released on 11 December 2015. The track "Là c'est die" from the album became his biggest commercial success, reaching number 5 on the official French SNEP singles chart. A second track from the album, "Pardon", also charted. On 5 March 2017, Ridsa officially announced his fourth album, Libre, on Twitter.[1]
Discography
[edit]Albums
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2014 | Mes histoires
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44 | 176 | - |
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2015 | L.O.V.E
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16 | 78 | - |
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Tranquille
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21 [5] |
86 | - |
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FR: Platinum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Libre
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6 [6] |
42 | 85 |
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FR: Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Vagabond
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20 [7] |
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EPs
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2013 | Es tu fiesta (EP)
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Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
2011 | "Toi et seulement toi" (featuring Flavie) |
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2012 | "Amour Secret" | - | - | |
2013 | "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" (featuring Willy William & Ryan Stevenson) |
76 | - | |
"Es tu fiesta" (featuring Willy William) |
- | - | Es tu fiesta (EP) | |
"On part tonight" | - | - | ||
2014 | "Nous et seulement nous"[8] (feat. Angèle) |
113 | - | Mes histoires |
"Oh mama" | 183 | - | ||
"Baby" (featuring Souf) |
103 | - | L.O.V.E | |
"On s'est perdu" | 52 | - | ||
2015 | "Liées" (featuring Kenza Farah) |
81 | - | — |
"Là c'est die" | 5 | 28 | Tranquille | |
"Pardon" | 15 | 39 | ||
"Selfie" (featuring H Magnum) |
137 | - | ||
2016 | "Je m'en fous" | 25 | - | Libre |
"Porto Rico" | 55 | - | ||
2017 | "Avancer" | 93 | - | |
"Mamamia" | 79 | - | ||
"Leïla" | 190 | - | ||
"J'aime bien" | 172 | - | ||
2018 | "Désabonné" | 36 | - | |
"On s'en ira" (feat. DJ Samo) |
62 | - | ||
2019 | "On s'est manqué" (feat. Eva Guess) |
127 | - | Vagabond |
"Laisser couler" |
- | - | ||
2023 | "Nous Deux" |
61[9] | - |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Appearances / Featured in
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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2014 | "Olé olé" (Remix) (Lartiste, Zifou & Ridsa) |
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"100 mecs sans meuf" (DJ Kayz presents Ridsa & Li'lya DS) |
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2015 | "Validé" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa & Axel Tony) |
12 | 40* (Ultratip) |
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"On s'met bien" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa) |
143 | - |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other songs
[edit]Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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2014 | "Amour sans fin" | 169 | Mes histoires |
2015 | "Un petit ange" | 84 | L.O.V.E |
"Je me souviens" | 175 | ||
"Tout oublier" | 193 | ||
"Elle me love" | 187 | Tranquille | |
2016 | "Dois-je m'en aller?" | - | |
2022 | "Santa Maria" | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ridsa on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Ridsa discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ridsa discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ridsa discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "TOP Albums fusionnés GFK / Mai 2013". 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 16, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 16, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Lescharts.com: Ridsa feat. Angèle - "Nous et seulement nous" page
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 14, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 April 2023.