Akhenaton

Akhenaton

Born: September 17, 1968
in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Philippe Fragione was born on September 17, 1968 in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille. Coming from a family of Italian immigrants from Naples, young Philippe and his brother Fabien live in the suburbs of Marseille with their mother, an EDF employee. After a stay with his father's family living in New York in 1982, Philippe discovered rap. From that day on, his outlook on life changed completely. He will abandon his studies in the first year of DEUG in biology. His first recording appearance is on the title This Is The B Side, B side of the vinyl Let's Make Some Noise by Choice MC's recorded in Brooklyn in 1988, making it the first Franco-American rap featuring. Back in Marseille, his meetings with Shurik'n, Kheops and Imothep led to the creation of the group. IAM, and in 1989 they released the self-produced cassette "Concept". In 1991, the first studio album of the group De La Planète Mars was released, the success was such that many would affirm that the IAM group was 5 years ahead of the competition. Akhenaton converted to Islam in 1993, shortly before his marriage to Aïcha, thus becoming Abdel Hakim.

In 1993, IAM's second studio album "Ombre Est Lumière" was released. With the success of the title "Je danse le Mia" (1993), the group expanded its audience beyond French rap. Akhenaton released his first solo album, in October 1995, "Métèque Et Mat", a personal work, where he confirmed his status as the best French rapper, which sold 300,000 copies. Akhenaton invests himself in production, sets up a label Côté Obscur and a publishing house, La Cosca. He wrote with Kheops the soundtrack, in 1998, for the film “Taxi” produced by Luc Besson. In February 99, they received the Victoire de la Musique for best original soundtrack. At the end of the 90s, he co-signed with Kamel Saleh the feature-length fiction film “Comme Un Aimant”. Akhenaton composes the soundtrack with Bruno Coulais.

In 2001, Akhenaton returned solo with "Sol Invictus", which sold more than 175,000 copies. In November 2002, he released a "Black Album" made up of pieces composed during the recording of the previous album, but not retained, and of titles intended for soundtracks. In 2003, IAM released "Revoir Un Printemps". At the end of 2005, Akhenaton released "Double Chill Burger", a compilation of his solo tracks with 8 unreleased tracks. In 2006, he released the solo “Soldats De Fortune”. IAM's album, "Season 5" was released in 2007. The group celebrated their 20 years of existence with a concert at the foot of the pyramids of Giza, Egypt, in March 2008. In 2011, Akhenaton and Faf Larage released the album "We Luv New York". Akhenaton published his fifth solo opus, "Je Suis En Vie", in the fall of 2014, which received the Victory for urban music album of the year 2015. Also in 2015, Akhenaton provided artistic direction, at the Institut du Monde Arabe, from the exhibition “Hip hop, From the Bronx to the Arab Streets”. With IAM they released the albums “Rêvolution” in 2017 and “Yasuké” in 2019, accompanied by concerts. In 2020 he composed "Asteroid", an album of seventeen tracks which he put online on YouTube on June 8, 2020. In October 2020, Akhenaton and Shurik'n appear on the album "13'Organisé" initiated by Jul, with the title "I am Marseille".

Movies for Akhenaton...

À jamais les premiers
Title: À jamais les premiers
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 2023
Type: Movie
The story of the 1992-1993 season, when the Olympique de Marseille became the first french soccer team to win a European Cup.
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Title: Soprano: Sing or Die
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 2022
Type: TV
The documentary series tells of the journey made by Saïd M’Roumbaba (aka Soprano), son of Comorian immigrants born in Marseille’s Northern neighborhoods and now one of France’s most popular artists. It reveals a key element of this success: a friendship “for life” with the three other craftsmen of this saga: Mateo, Mej and Djamali.
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IAM à l'Olympia
Title: IAM à l'Olympia
Character: Self
Released: April 19, 2022
Type: Movie
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IAM - Warrior Tour 2021 - Live à l'Olympia
Title: IAM - Warrior Tour 2021 - Live à l'Olympia
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2022
Type: Movie
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Il était une fois Marseille
Title: Il était une fois Marseille
Character: Self
Released: April 6, 2022
Type: Movie
The heroine of this film is immortal. She is over 2600 years old. This is the self-portrait of the oldest city in France. A city whose landscapes bear the scars of a destiny that has spared it no trials. Gateway to the Orient, crossroads of trade and immigration, Marseille is a mosaic with 111 districts and 200 nationalities. Rebellious, chaotic, in turn desired, torn apart, transformed, it is reborn each time from its ashes. Marseille tells us more about the history of France and sheds light on what France is today.
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IAM est de retour Dans le Club
Title: IAM est de retour Dans le Club
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 2022
Type: Movie
The legendary Marseille group IAM unveils six new tracks on Friday in an EP entitled Second Wave. Far from the controversies around Covid-19, the group returns to music and the stage.
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D'IAM à Jul, Marseille capitale du rap
Title: D'IAM à Jul, Marseille capitale du rap
Character: Self
Released: November 14, 2020
Type: Movie
IAM, Soprano, the Fonky Family, Jul, and a dozen other rappers, composers and producers recount the genesis and blossoming of the rap movement in Marseilles, a leading musical attitude for more than 30 years in the making now.
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Title: We're Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: September 26, 2020
Type: TV
On est en direct is the place where we talk about news and culture, where we host singers, actors, writers, and where surprises, and humor are par for the course! It's freedom of speech, with guests coming to speak on the news for debates without filter. It's also an opportunity to discover new talents ...
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Hip hop live : L'anthologie
Title: Hip hop live : L'anthologie
Character: Self
Released: August 7, 2020
Type: Movie
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IAM Symphonic - Basique, le concert
Title: IAM Symphonic - Basique, le concert
Character: Self
Released: December 16, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: Concrete Feeling
Character: Self
Released: April 8, 2019
Type: TV
Concrete Feeling tells the story of French hip-hop. It’s about rap as social comment and how French hip-hop climbed the charts to become the most popular music in France.
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French Game
Title: French Game
Character: Self
Released: April 8, 2019
Type: Movie
A chronological and thematic history of French rap, told through a list of 11 short films, emblematic titles from 1990 to the present day. Each episode ends with an original cover by an emerging French artist or rapper.
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Soprano : le documentaire événement
Title: Soprano : le documentaire événement
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 2018
Type: Movie
French rapper Soprano opens up like never before. He has become the artist with the highest album sales in France. With over 700,000 spectators, he also leads the biggest tour in 2017 and becomes the first rapper to perform at the Stade Vélodrome. Beyond the numbers and records that illustrate Soprano's success, it is the artist's extremely endearing personality that is revealed.
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Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Title: Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Basique, le concert
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2018
Type: TV
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The Perfect Day
Title: The Perfect Day
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2018
Type: Movie
French soccer fans, celebrities and athletes retrace the exhilarating events of July 12, 1998, as France earned a historic win in the World Cup final.
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IAM Concert Alcaline
Title: IAM Concert Alcaline
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2017
Type: Movie
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Symphonic Hip Hop
Title: Symphonic Hip Hop
Character: Self
Released: July 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Hip Hop Symphonique is a creation by Mouv', the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Adami. It is based on a selection of ten emblematic French rap tracks from 1990 to 2015, replayed, rearranged and re-orchestrated for Symphonic Orchestra & a contemporary musical ensemble. Five emblematic groups from the French rap scene take part in this symphonically orchestrated musical show: IAM, MC SOLAAR, ARSENIK, YOUSSOUPHA, BIGFLO & OLI. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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IAM Concert Arte Studio
Title: IAM Concert Arte Studio
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 2014
Type: Movie
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IAM Concert Privé Le Mouv'
Title: IAM Concert Privé Le Mouv'
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2013
Type: Movie
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IAM Concert Mouv'Live
Title: IAM Concert Mouv'Live
Character: Self
Released: July 5, 2012
Type: Movie
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Conte de la frustration
Title: Conte de la frustration
Character: Le double rappeur de Daniel
Released: August 8, 2010
Type: Movie
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IAM 20: Retour aux Pyramides
Title: IAM 20: Retour aux Pyramides
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self (guest)
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: TV
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Alias Akhenaton
Title: Alias Akhenaton
Character: Self
Released: April 17, 2005
Type: Movie
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IAM Live au Dôme de Marseille
Title: IAM Live au Dôme de Marseille
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 2004
Type: Movie
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Au Cœur d'IAM : Génèse d'un album
Title: Au Cœur d'IAM : Génèse d'un album
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2004
Type: Movie
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Title: Samedi soir en direct
Released: September 13, 2003
Type: TV
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Akhenaton : Live au dock des suds
Title: Akhenaton : Live au dock des suds
Character: Self
Released: November 5, 2002
Type: Movie
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Rap Attack
Title: Rap Attack
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary at the heart of French rap: its beginnings, its history, its influences. Featuring exclusive interviews, freestyles, and live performances from the French rap scene.
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The Magnet
Title: The Magnet
Character: Sauveur
Released: May 31, 2000
Type: Movie
The story of a group of friends, all around 30, who live in the Le Panier district of Marseille, France. It's not a bad life, made up of slightly shady dealings, nights out, sun and just hanging out. But the neighborhood is an inescapable presence. Over a period of a few summer days, their carefree lives will plunge into a predictable tragedy.
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I Rap Therefore I Am
Title: I Rap Therefore I Am
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Rap ? Violent words, a social chronicle without complacency at a time of the politically correct and a wishywashy consensus. Twenty years after its first babblings in the popular quarters of New York, rap has imposed its presence beyond the borders. Je rap donc je suis (I Rap Therefore I Am) goes around five different towns where it meets rappers driven by the same motivation. In Paris and its suburbs, Marseille and its districts, Algiers, London or Berlin, rappers move, play, record, teach... And above all, they talk. Outside of any promotional context, the present-day heralds of French hip-hop, from La Rumeur to IAM, speak about the role of rap, the environment in which it was born, boredom, the feeling of belonging to a sacrificed generation, drugs in districts of towns, immigration, parents, political and social actors, the police, school, writing, money, the parallel economy, violence...
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RapLine
Title: RapLine
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
Between 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin hosted a musical TV show on M6 called "RapLine". The show exclusively devoted to rap and other alternative music. This cult show presented all the facets of these emerging movements through interviews, lives and clips made especially for the show, around fifty clips were produced by RapLine. Another sequence of the show consisted of broadcasting new US rap clips subtitled in French.
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Urban Music Album of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Original Cinema/Television Soundtrack of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self - IAM (Honorary Award)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self - IAM (Album of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: IAM (Group of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self - IAM
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Télématin
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1985
Type: TV
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
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IAM - HHHistory Tour 2024
Title: IAM - HHHistory Tour 2024
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
IAM, returns to the stage with the Hip Hop History (HHHistory) 2024 tour.