Nekfeu


Ken Samaras, better known by his stage name Nekfeu, is a French-Greek rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the bands L'entourage and 1995. He started his career as a member of the group S-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2Zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris.

Early life and career

Samaras was born in La Trinité, a commune within the Nice metropolitan area, to a father of Greek descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
After two extended plays with 1995, as well as the studio album Paris Sud Minute in 2013, Nekfeu released his debut studio album Feu on 8 June 2015, for which he won Best Urban Music Album at the Victoires de la musique in February 2016, as well as Destins Liés with S-Crew in June 2016. In 2015, he also wrote and performed a song for the French version of the film Creed.. In 2016, he released his second album entitled Cyborg.
In 2017, he made his acting debut in the film Tout nous sépare, opposite Catherine Deneuve.
In 2019, he released his third album “les étoiles vagabondes”. The album premiered in cinemas, as a movie accompanied the album. The movie premiered 2h before the album was made available on streaming platforms. The album was extremely well received. It Included a song featuring mainstream Belgian rapper Damso, and many other songs entered the top 20 in the French charts.

Personal life

Nekfeu is an avid follower of Paris Saint-Germain, based in the city where he grew up, and his hometown club OGC Nice.

Discography

EPs and albums

As part of 1995
With Alpha Wann
As part of S-Crew
As part of L'Entourage
As part of 5 Majeur
Solo

Singles

Other charted songs

Filmography

Film