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34-1251: (Redirected from Alchimie ) French singer [REDACTED] This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous . Find sources:   "Souf" singer  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( July 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Souf Birth name Soufiène Nouhi Born ( 1990-01-27 ) January 27, 1990 (age 34) Nancy, France Origin French of Moroccan and Algerian origin Genres Urban pop French rap Latin pop R&B Years active 2012-present Labels Polydor, Universal Musical artist Soufiène Nouhi ( French pronunciation: [sufjɛn nui] , [nwi] ; Arabic: سفيان نوحي , sufyān nūḥī ), better known as Souf ,

68-622: A French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine Billboard . The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for Billboard ' s "Hits of the World" column of 5 June 1961. The number 1 record was an Edith Piaf EP featuring the song " Non, je ne regrette rien ". France's coverage in Billboard ' s "Hits of

102-525: Is a French singer of Algerian and Moroccan origins. He gained fame through his online releases, mostly covers of well-known songs. He also played the guitar, piano, violin and percussion. His first chart success was in 2014 when he was featured in Ridsa single "My Baby". He was eventually signed by Maître Gims to the label Monstre Marin Corporation , where Souf released his debut album Alchimie in 2016. "Mi amor"

136-451: Is a music radio format . The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music . Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of Black genres such as R&B , pop-rap , quiet storm , urban adult contemporary , hip hop , Latin music such as Latin pop, Chicano R&B and Chicano rap , and Caribbean music such as reggae and soca . Urban contemporary

170-508: Is automatic and includes physical sales, downloads and streams. Streaming were originally counted by summing up the streaming volume for all tracks in the album, dividing the most popular track by 2, and then dividing the result by 1,000. In May 2018 streaming was limited to paid subscriptions and in January 2019 the conversion method for streaming was amended, accumulating all tracks and dividing by 1,500. The certification levels applicable through

204-422: Is different from Wikidata BLP articles lacking sources from July 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts Pages with French IPA Articles containing Arabic-language text Urban contemporary music Urban contemporary music , also known as urban music , hip hop , urban pop , or just simply urban ,

238-617: The Billboard charts by R&B and hip hop artists. In 2004, all 12 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 were African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the number-one R&B hits that year. Along with Usher 's streak of singles, top 40 radio and both pop and R&B charts were topped by OutKast 's " Hey Ya! ", Snoop Dogg 's " Drop It Like It's Hot ", Terror Squad 's " Lean Back " and Ciara 's " Goodies ". Chris Molanphy of The Village Voice later remarked that by

272-464: The 1970s and early 1980s to satisfy the earlier end of the genre. Many urban-formatted radio stations, such as KJLH , KPRS , KMEL , KDAY , KRNB , and WVEE , play gospel music or urban contemporary gospel music on Sundays. Mainstream urban is a branch of urban contemporary, and rhythmic contemporary is also a branch. In 1971, Frankie Crocker would combine all the elements of his background, with jazz and R&B . When Frankie Crocker

306-525: The Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque. Earlier that year, with reference to the new chart compiler, Billboard had reported that "for the first time the main record companies are cooperating in an effort to produce a reliable sales chart which will serve the industry." By July 1973, SNICOP had long been publishing a national albums chart. These charts were abandoned in November 1977 due to disputes in

340-541: The Creator also spoke out, stating "[i]t sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look like me — do anything that's genre-bending or that's anything, they always put it in a rap or urban category", adding that "I don't like that 'urban' word — it's just a politically correct way to say the n-word to me". Myron Fears, operations manager and program director of the black owned Carter Broadcast Group in Kansas City, defended

374-573: The French music charts for SNEP /SCPP (Civil Society of Phonographic Producers), with the OCC taking over on 1 January 2021. Since September 2002, the official charts have been as follows: Criterion: The following guidelines are applied: The Gold album certification was introduced in January 1973. Platinum certification was added in May 1980, followed by the introduction of Diamond certification in November 1988, which

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408-424: The French music industry, leaving France without an official sales chart. The date recognised as the start of SNEP's charts in the modern era is 4 November 1984. This date marks the debut broadcast of Top 50 , a television chart show on the recently launched Canal+ network. From the late 1980s, the French charts were complied for SNEP by Top No. 1 which was a subsidiary of Europe No. 1 , but SNEP pulled out of

442-580: The Urban music division. Hip Hop and R&B is leading the way for the surge in music sales and usage of streaming. Are the other positions, titles and departments within a record company going to change or dissolve? ... Do they realize the cultural power of Urban Music? In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests , a number of institutions dropped the term urban in favor of other terms. In June 2020, Republic Records and artist management company Milk & Honey stated that they would drop

476-653: The World" continued until May 1964, when Adamis resigned from his position. The chart then resumed in June 1967, overseen by a new French correspondent, until SNICOP's involvement in late 1968. While the list continued to demonstrate the dominance of EPs, the British band Procol Harum succeeded in achieving the first French number 1 single, with their 1967 release " A Whiter Shade of Pale ". SNICOP published its first national singles chart, or "Hit Parade Officiel", in October 1968, compiled by

510-505: The deal in February 1992 because they were unhappy with how Top No. 1 compiled the charts. However, this was resolved when Top No. 1 came up with propositions in May 1992 which SNEP approved of and that were fully implemented in stores by October 1992. In September, 1993, Europe 1 together with Canal+ who had compiled the French charts since 1984, decided to stop producing the charts for SNEP because they were making losses. The singles chart

544-413: The debate, Lance Venta of radio industry publication RadioInsight claimed that the term urban was outdated in that hip hop and R&B music had gained massive popularity outside the inner cities and the descriptor should not serve as a euphemism for "black music". He recommended substituting the terms hip hop for the urban contemporary format and adult R&B for urban adult contemporary . Tyler,

578-406: The decade, WVAZ Chicago and WALR Atlanta became some of the first adult R&B stations, playing artists that appealed to adults rather than rap or other styles that young people enjoyed. Another subformat of urban contemporary is rhythmic contemporary hits . Stations playing rhythmic contemporary hits plays a great deal of dance music; however, hip-hop has become increasingly popular in

612-500: The early 1980s as newly formed WRKS-FM (98.7 Kiss FM) became the first rap station in the United States, WBLS quickly began adding more rap songs to its playlists. The urban format by this time was redefined by an eclectic mix of R&B , rap, reggae , dance , house , and freestyle . WBLS continued as the flagship station of the urban format; however, Kiss FM surpassed them in the ratings. Another successful early urban outlet

646-709: The early 2000s, urban music was pop music. In late-mid of the decade, KRNB Dallas signed on as an R&B and classic soul station. By the late 2000s, urban music had taken a backseat on top 40 radio to mainstream EDM sounds, and several successful urban artists, including Rihanna , Chris Brown , Ciara , Usher , Nicole Scherzinger , Akon , Trey Songz , Pitbull , Flo Rida , and Ne-Yo , were making EDM records for top 40 airplay while continuing to make hip hop or pure R&B records for urban airplay. Pure urban formats continue to be successful in markets with large African-American populations, while medium or smaller markets are more likely to feature urban music through

680-497: The format in recent years. WQHT-FM (Hot 97) and KPWR (Power 106) were the first stations to utilize this format. Since the 1990s, as urban contemporary hits have dominated the US pop charts, many top 40 stations have turned to playing tracks popular on urban contemporary radio stations. Following periods of fluctuating success, urban music attained commercial dominance during the early 2000s, which featured massive crossover success on

714-843: The genre of R&B". They also renamed the Best Latin Pop or Urban Album to Best Latin Pop Album , while changing the name of the Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album to Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album . SNEP SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. The first attempt at

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748-710: The more contemporary elements of R&B and may incorporate production elements found in urban Euro-pop, urban rock, and urban alternative. The term urban contemporary music is heavily associated with African-American music , particularly with R&B in African-American contexts. For Latin Americans , reggaeton and Latin hip hop are considered " Latin urban " due to influence of above mentioned genres. Urban contemporary playlists are dominated by singles by top-selling hip hop and R&B performers. On occasion, an urban contemporary station will play classic soul songs from

782-452: The subset of rhythmic contemporary stations with danceable mainstream hits mixed in. The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002. In 2020, members of the music industry voiced disagreement over the use of the term urban in describing music genres and formats, especially among African-American artists who see the term as a "catchall for music created by black artists, regardless of genre". Contributing to

816-431: The total of equivalent sales, based on the formula of 150 streams equalling one download. In April 2018 streaming was limited to paid subscriptions. The sales certification levels applicable through the years are as follows: Since April 2018, the total sales of a single is calculated in terms of streams (one download or physical sale equaling 150 streams) and the certification levels are as follows: Video certification

850-412: The use of the urban tag. Responding to Republic's elimination of the term, he expressed concern that the action diminishes the status of black music executives within record companies and the industry as a whole: I do not think it's a great idea because it nullifies all the hard work that past African American music executives built. This potentially leads to the dissolving of people and positions within

884-561: The use of the word in relation to music of a black origin. That same month, the National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences renamed and redefined the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album with Best Progressive R&B Album , "to appropriately categorize and describe this subgenre. This change includes a more accurate definition to describe the merit or characteristics of music compositions or performances themselves within

918-527: The years are as follows: The Gold single certification was introduced in January 1973. Platinum single was introduced in May 1980 followed by Silver in July 1985 and Diamond in January 1997. Silver certification was cancelled in July 2009. Until 2016, certifications were awarded at the request of the labels, based on sales reported by an accountant report. Since 2016, certification is automatic and includes physical sales, downloads and streams. Thresholds were set for

952-527: Was Arbitron rated No. 2 12+, just behind the No. 1 rated WMMS with the original " Morning Zoo ". In 1983, WBLS in New York City was the first station to air a rap radio show, "Rap Attack" with Mr. Magic and Marley Marl . Freddie Jackson and Luther Vandross were popular in urban contemporary music scene. Late 1980s, Luther Vandross, Freddy Jackson, and Whitney Houston were popular in this genre. During

986-554: Was WDRQ in Detroit, which switched from a top 40 format in the spring of 1982 and made a #2 showing 12+ in its first Arbitron ratings book. In addition to rap, R&B and dance music, WDRQ featured mainstream pop music with a danceable beat from artists. Many radio stations imitated the urban sound since it was proven to be more profitable than other formats and had proven itself more adept than straightforward black-targeted R&B formats at attracting white and Latino listeners. Late in

1020-501: Was appointed as program director of the newly created WBLS in 1974, he created an eclectic music mix of R&B and disco redefining the R&;B format as urban contemporary . In 1975, WDMT in Cleveland began programming a mix of rhythm, blues, R&B, disco, and rap. The station featured live street jocks mixing vinyl records each night. The station's popularity grew and in 1980, it

1054-689: Was developed through the characteristics of genres such as R&B and soul . Because urban music is a largely U.S. phenomenon, virtually all urban contemporary formatted radio stations in the United States are located in cities that have sizeable African-American populations, such as New York City; Washington, D.C.; Detroit; Atlanta; Miami; Chicago; Cleveland; Philadelphia; Montgomery; Memphis; St. Louis; Newark; Charleston; New Orleans; Milwaukee; Cincinnati; Dallas; Houston; Oakland; Sacramento; Los Angeles; Trenton; Columbia; Jacksonville; Flint; Baltimore; Boston; Birmingham; Indianapolis; Charlotte; Savannah; Hartford; and Jackson. Urban contemporary music includes

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1088-477: Was introduced together with multiple certifications (double Gold, double Platinum and triple Platinum). Silver certification was introduced in 1999. The double Gold certification was discontinued in June 2006 and Silver certification was cancelled in July 2009. Multiple diamond certifications were introduced in January 2014. Until 2016, certifications were awarded at the request of the labels, based on sales reported by an accountant report. Since 2016, certification

1122-574: Was not published by SNEP again until mid-November 1993, and was not published in Music & Media magazine again until mid-April 1994. The new singles chart was criticised by UPFI as being unreliable but this was disputed by SNEP. The albums chart was not resumed until early June 1994. In December 2020, the London-based Official Charts Company (OCC) announced it was taking over the contract from German company GfK, in compiling

1156-3481: Was pre-released as the debut single from the album reaching #23 on SNEP , the French Singles Chart. The follow-up single is "Mea Culpa". Both charted on SNEP , the official French Singles Chart. Discography [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Year Album Peak positions FRA BEL (Wa) 2016 Alchimie 16 47 Other album releases 2020: ADN Singles [ edit ] Year Song Peak positions Album FRA BEL (Wa) 2016 "Mi Amor" 23 43 Alchimie "Mea culpa" 96  – 2019 "Ça c'est fait" 114  – ADN 2022 "Tout Doux" ADN Other songs [ edit ] Year Song Peak positions Album FRA 2018 "Wili Wili" (with Hassan)  – TBA 2019 "Bye Bye" (with Hassan)  – TBA Featured in [ edit ] Year Song Peak positions Album FRA 2014 "Baby" ( Ridsa feat. Souf) 103 Ridsa album L.O.V.E 2015 "Beauté marocaine" ( DJ Kayz feat. Souf)  – DJ Kayz album Paris Oran New York 2015 "Mariage dérangé" (DJ Kayz feat. Souf, Farid & Oussama) 30 2017 "Fuego" (DJ Kayz feat. Souf) 44 2018 "Beauté algérienne" (DJ Kayz feat. Souf & Mounir Kidadi) 174 Music videos [ edit ] 24 June 2012: "Ce matin" 27 January 2013: "Mon amour pour elle" 8 May 2013: "Histoire d'un premier amour" 30 June 2013: "Danse avec moi" 31 October 2013: "Effacer" 2 March 2014: "Elle me rend fou" 30 May 2014: "Te dire merci" 1 July 2015: "Plus que des mots" 9 October 2015: "Après minuit" 23 October 2015: "Beauté marocaine" 1 January 2016: "Regarde moi" 29 January 2016: "Sans abris" 26 February 2016: "Mi Amor" 27 May 2016: "Echoué" 28 June 2016: "Mea Culpa" 28 July 2016: "Ma Bella" 29 September 2017: "Fuego" 8 June 2018: "Una noché" 1 July 2018: "Beauté algérienne" 19 September 2018: "Wili Wili" 10 October 2018: "Abusé" 18 February 2019: "5/5" 29 March 2019: "Di Caprio" 1 May 2019: "Ça c'est fait" 4 September 2019: "Bye Bye" 14 February 2020: "Appel masqué" 1 July 2020: "Plus jamais" 7 April 2021: "Fiancer" 15 June 2021: "Stop Là" 26 April 2022: “Tout Doux” References [ edit ] ^ Public.fr: Souf - Le phénomène web rejoint l'écurie de Maitre Gims (21 November 2014) (in French) ^ LesCharts.com: Souf discography ^ Ultratop Wallonia: Souf discography ^ Genius.com: Souf - ADN album Authority control databases : Artists [REDACTED] MusicBrainz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Souf_(singer)&oldid=1255425115 " Categories : French male singers Living people French people of Moroccan descent 1990 births Hidden categories: Articles with French-language sources (fr) Articles with short description Short description

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