Nekfeu

Ken Samaras, known professionally as Nekfeu, is a French rapper, actor, and record producer. He is widely recognized for his solo music career, as well as his involvement with the hip-hop crew L'entourage and the music groups $-Crew and 1995.

Samaras was born on 3 April 1990 in La Trinité, located within the Nice metropolitan area. He was raised by a father of Greek descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to the 15th arrondissement of Paris.

He began his musical journey as a member of $-Crew alongside his childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington, and DJ Elite. In 2007, he joined the group 1995, taking part in open mic duels across Paris. With 1995, he contributed to the extended plays La Source in 2011 and La Suite in 2012, followed by their studio album Paris Sud Minute in 2013.

Nekfeu launched his solo career with his debut album, Feu, released on 8 June 2015. The album garnered significant media coverage and earned him the award for Best Urban Music Album at the Victoires de la Musique in February 2016. That same year, he contributed a song to the French version of the film Creed and released the album Destins Liés with $-Crew in June 2016. He followed his solo debut with his second album, Cyborg, later in 2016.

In 2017, Nekfeu expanded into acting, making his feature film debut in Tout nous sépare opposite Catherine Deneuve. He returned to music in 2019 with his third solo album, Les Étoiles vagabondes. The project premiered in movie theaters as an accompanying film, which screened two hours prior to the album's release on streaming platforms. The well-received album featured notable tracks, including the song Tricheur featuring Belgian rapper Damso, with multiple tracks placing in the top 20 of the French charts.

Throughout his career, Nekfeu has achieved commercial success, selling over 2 million albums and earning two diamond discs alongside a double diamond disc. Outside of his professional endeavors, he is a supporter of the football clubs Paris Saint-Germain and OGC Nice.