Fuzati (French pronunciation: [fudzati];[2][3] born in 1978 in Versailles) is a French rapper, singer, DJ and record producer. A secretive artist who performs wearing his signature white mask, and is noted for his wordplay, misanthropic and morbid lyrics, he is mostly known as the co-founder and frontman of the hip hop project Klub des Loosers. He was also the founder of rap collective Klub des 7 in the 2000s.
Fuzati | |
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 Fuzati with the Klub des Loosers in Louvain in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1978[1] Versailles, France |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Career
editFuzati studied communications law and worked as a journalist in Clark magazine before engaging in musical career as an MC and co-founder.[citation needed] His stage name is derived from Italian novelist and journalist Dino Buzzati.[1][4]
Klub des Loosers
editKlub des Loosers | |
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| Genres | Rap, Hip hop |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Members | Fuzati (2000–present) |
| Past members | Orgasmic (2000–2003) DJ Detect (2003–2013) |
Fuzati was co-founder in 2000 of the musical project Klub des Loosers, with producer Orgasmic (as DJ Orgasmic le Toxicologue).
When Orgasmic left Klub des Loosers to join TTC, DJ Detect joined as long-time partner of the duo Klub des Loosers.
Le Klub des 7
editLe Klub des 7 | |
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| Genres | Rap, Hip hop |
| Years active | 2006–2010 |
| Labels | Vicious Circle Records, Encore Records |
| Members | Fuzati DJ Detect Gérard Baste James Delleck Le Jouage Cyanure |
| Past members | Fredy K (died in 2007) |
Fuzati continued with releasing Klub des Loosers materials and organized formation of a rap collective under the emblem Le Klub de 7 with invitation to known rappers and hip hop artists from various groups. The "seven" were: James Delleck and Le Jouage (from Gravité Zéro project), Gérard Baste (of Svinkels), Cyanure and Fredy K (of the collective ATK) and Detect (his partner in Klub des Loosers).
Many had already participated in a successful joint release in 2003 titled Baise Les Gens that had been credited to Fuzati, Teki Latex, James Delleck, Cyanure, Tacteel and Para One on cover. In 2007, as the collective formalized as Le Klub des 7, they released the albums Le Klub des 7 as a self-titled album soon after which, Fredy K (part of the "seven") died in a motorcycle accident on 7 November 2007. The collective had one follow-up album La Classe de Musique in 2009 before parting ways.
Other collaborations
editFuzati collaborated with Teki Latex, a member of TTC in the program Grek'frites on Canalweb between 1999 and 2001.
In the early 2000s, Fuzati collaborated with rap collective L'Atelier with the likes of Teki Latex, Cyanure (of ATK), James Delleck and Tacteel (who were working as a DJ duo as FuckALoop) and Para One (DJ in the formation TTC). L'Atelier released the albums Buffet des anciens élèves and Thé dansant des anciens élèves both in 2003.
In a separate link, Fuzati also collaborated with Jean-Benoît Dunckel (from electronic music duo Air) in 2004.
In 2014, Fuzati and Orgasmic, former collaborators within Klub des Loosers, released the collective album Grand Siècle and a single Planetarium.[1]
Personal life and public image
editFuzati is secretive about his personal life, not publicly disclosing personal details such as his birth name,[5] he stated he grew up in Versailles in a middle-class family.[6] In interviews and in his songs, he has expressed arguments against having children.[7][8] He is known for his signature white mask which covers the upper half of his face in his public appearances; he wears the mask on stage, in video clips and during interviews.[5] He has stated that as an artist, wearing a mask allowed him to distance himself from his stage persona.[6] He described the stage persona as a "character" based on his teenage self, deliberately made more upper-class than he is himself, to play on stereotypes on his native city of Versailles and to stand out in the French rap scene, he stated.[6][9]
Discography
editin L'Atelier
- 2003: Buffet des anciens élèves
as Klub des Loosers
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR [10] | ||
| 2004 | Vive la vie | 178 |
| 2012 | La fin de l'espèce [Format: CD / LP, Les Disques du Manoir] |
70 |
| 2017 | Le chat et autres histoires | 111 [11] |
Others
- 2003: La femme de fer [two releases, CD and 12" vinyl]
- 2004: Sous le signe du V [Vinyl 12"]
- 2005: AM704 [7" vinyl]
- 2005: Radio Show Vol. 1 [CD]
- 2008–2012: Broadcast Sessions [CD]
- 2008: Vol. 1
- 2008: Vol. 1
- 2010: Vol. 3
- 2012: Vol. 4
- 2010: Spring Tales [CD] (Klub Records)
- 2012: Spring Tales (release) [CD / LP] (Corso Fleuri editions)
- 2013: Last Days [CD / LP]
in Le Klub de 7
- 2003: Baise Les Gens [credited to Fuzati, Teki Latex, James Delleck, Cyanure, Tacteel, Para One – CD and 12" vinyl)
- 2006: Le Klub des 7 (credited to Le Klub de 7, Vicious Circle Records)
- 2009: La Classe de Musique – (Le Klub de 7, two releases – as EP and as an album) (Encore Records)
as Orgasmic and Fuzati
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [12] |
BEL (Wa) [13] | ||
| 2014 | Grand siècle | 69 | 83 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Capart, Nicolas (16 January 2018). "Fuzati, le looser magnifique". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ de Amorim, Fernando (host) (3 May 2021). "Fuzati". Thérapie. Season 4. Episode 8 (in French). Viceland France.
- ^ Klub des Loosers : " les gens ont du mal à se dire que Fuzati est un personnage " (in French). Radio Nova. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Chevalier, François (22 March 2018). "TTC, Fuzati, Grems, Svinkels… Que sont devenus les piliers du rap alternatif ?". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Potiron, Albert (30 September 2018). "Klub des loosers : " Elle est bizarre, ton interview "". Technikart (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Klub des Loosers, histoire et fin de l'espèce". Abcdr du son (in French). 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Jégo, Julien (12 April 2012). "Fuzati: " Ma liberté artistique a un prix: c'est d'avoir un taff à côté "". StreetPress (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Doyez, François-Luc (12 March 2012). "Klub des Loosers, la déprime féconde". Libération (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Doyez, François-Luc (31 May 2016). "Quand Fuzati enseigne sa science de l'écriture à Normale Sup". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Klub des Loosers discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 42, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Orgasmic & Fuzati discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Orgasmic & Fuzati discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.