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Booba

1976 - Today

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Élie Thitia Yaffa (French pronunciation: [eli jafa]; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than 10 million discs over his career and becoming the most downloaded artist (legally) in France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Booba is the 2,220th most popular singer (down from 2,005th in 2024), the 5,266th most popular biography from France (down from 5,168th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Booba ranks 2,220 out of 4,381. Before him are Jan Peerce, Elsa Lunghini, Adam Ant, Sofi Marinova, T.I., and Jack Harlow. After him are Nilüfer, Dave Williams, Dahyun, Stefanie Sun, Jeongyeon, and Yuri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Booba ranks 333. Before him are Candace Cameron Bure, Gaby Espino, Petter Hansson, Kate Morton, Cristian Brocchi, and Daniel Hagari. After him are Ragnar Jónasson, Saiko Takahashi, Brandon Call, Chiara Siracusa, Ryan Hurst, and Mieko Kawakami.

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In France

Among people born in France, Booba ranks 5,266 out of 6,770. Before him are Patrice Carteron (1970), Elsa Lunghini (1973), Moussa Sow (1986), M'Baye Niang (1994), Luca Zidane (1998), and Olivier Faure (1968). After him are Romain Saïss (1990), Paul Sauvage (1939), Jean-René Bernaudeau (1956), Gaël Kakuta (1991), Hugh of Lincoln (null), and Caroline Garcia (1993).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Booba ranks 103. Before him are Natalie Dessay (1965), Benjamin Biolay (1973), Hélène Ségara (1971), Louane (1996), Martin Solveig (1976), and Elsa Lunghini (1973). After him are Camille (1978), Soko (1985), Yael Naim (1978), Denez Prigent (1966), Matthieu Chedid (1971), and Barbara Pravi (1993).

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