Guillaume Tranchant (French pronunciation: [ɡijom tʁɑ̃ʃɑ̃]; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe ([ɡʁɛ̃ʒ]), is a French rapper and songwriter. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, with whom he has released two studio albums: Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters in 2013 and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film Comment c'est loin.

Gringe
Gringe at the Festival des Vieilles Charrues in 2019
Gringe at the Festival des Vieilles Charrues in 2019
Background information
Birth nameGuillaume Tranchant
Also known as
  • Gringo[1]
  • Greenje
Born (1980-02-20) 20 February 1980 (age 44)
OriginCergy, Val-d'Oise, France
GenresFrench hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels
Member ofCasseurs Flowters
Websitehttps://difymusic.com/gringe

Career

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In 2004, Gringe formed the hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters with his colleague Orelsan, and with help from French record producer Skread, they released their first mixtape Fantasy: Episode -1 in 2004 with 11 tracks.[2] Afterwards, the two decided to focus on building their solo careers; Gringe collaborated with a number of artists including El Matador, Brasco, Pit Baccardi, La Province, Jamal and Nubi, while he also appeared on the song "Ils sont cools", from Orelsan's second studio album Le chant des sirènes, which peaked at number 66 on the French (SNEP) Singles Chart.[3]

On 3 July 2013, Gringe released his first collaborative single as Casseurs Flowters with Orelsan, "Bloqué", as a pre-release for their upcoming debut studio album,[4] Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters, which was released on 15 November 2013 to generally positive reviews.[5][6] On 9 December 2015, Orelsan and Gringe released their second collective studio album Comment c'est loin, which also served as the soundtrack for their comedy film of the same name, peaking at number 24 on the French Albums Chart and earning a platinum certification in France 13 months later.

In April 2017, Gringe announced that he was working on his debut solo album, but did not provide any exact date for its release.[7][8]

On 3 November 2018, Gringe released his first solo album Enfant lune.[9]

Discography

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Refer also to Casseurs Flowters discography

Solo

Albums

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FRA
[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
SWI
[12]
As Casseurs Flowters
2013 Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters 8 29 40
2015 Comment c'est loin (Soundtrack) 1 1 2
Solo
2018 Enfant lune 5 13 35
2024 Hypersensible 27

Singles

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FRA
[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
As Casseurs Flowters
2013 "La mort du disque" 57 Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
2015 "À l'heure où je me couche" 34 Comment c'est loin

Other charted songs

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FRA
[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
As Casseurs Flowters
2013 "Fais les backs" 115 Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
"Dans la place pour être" 34 43
(Ultratip*)
"Regarde comme il fait beau (dehors)" 58 3
(Ultratip*)
2015 "Inachevés" 101 Comment c'est loin
"Si facile" 174
Solo
2018 "Qui dit mieux"
(feat. Orelsan, Vald & Suikon Blaz AD)
24 Enfant lune
"Déchiré"
(feat. Orelsan)
67
"Jusqu'où elle m'aime"
(feat. Nemir)
97
"Paradis noir"
(feat. DJ Pone)
110
"Retourne d'où tu viens" 113
"Je la laisse faire" 118
"Pièces détachées" 124
"Konnichiwa" 131
"On danse pas" 135
"Scanner"
(feat. Léa Castel)
137
"Pour la nuit" 149
"Mémo" 170
"LMP" 190
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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FRA
[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
2012 "Ils sont cools"
(Orelsan feat. Gringe)
66 Le chant des sirènes
2021 "Casseurs Flowters Infinity"
(Orelsan feat. Gringe)
7 Civilisation

Filmography

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Cinema

Television

  • 2015–2016: Bloqués (TV series) in le Petit Journal of Canal – as himself
  • 2016–2017: Serge le Mytho (TV series, 5 episodes) in le Grand and le Gros Journal on Canal – as himself

References

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  1. ^ "Orelsan et Gringe : "Les Casseurs Flowters sont nés dans un restaurant mexicain"" [Orelsan and Gringe: "The Casseurs Flowters were born in a Mexican restaurant"]. Villa Schweppes (in French). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Charts in France: Orelsan : un nouvel album des Casseurs Flowters avec Gringe! (in French)
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Orelsan feat. Gringe – Ils sont cools" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ Morgane Giuliani (3 July 2013). "Orelsan et Gringe signent le retour de Casseurs Flowters avec Bloqué" (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters – iTunes" (in French). iTunes. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ^ "LES CASSEURS FLOWTERS ANNONCENT 3 SURPRISES ! [VIDEO]" (in French). BOOSKA-P. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Les Casseurs Flowters ont deux grandes annonces à faire !". Rap2Tess.fr (in French). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Gringe : son album "Enfant Lune" est enfin dehors et en écoute !". Mouv (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d "Gringe discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d "Gringe discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Gringe discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b "SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  14. ^ "SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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