Seth Gueko
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicolas Salvadori |
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27 October 1980 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France |
| Genres | French rap |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Labels | Néochrome |
Nicolas Salvadori (born in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise, France on 27 October 1980), better known by his stage name Seth Gueko, is a French rapper. He has released two albums that have charted in France and a number of street albums and mixtapes.
Nicolas Salvadori was born in France of mixed Russian and Italian origin. He was discovered by Néochrome, the independent French rap label in the beginning 2000s, appearing in Néochrome compilation Néochrome Hall Stars Game in cooperation with Al K-Pote and Zekwe Ramos, before releasing his first maxi album Mains Sales in 2004. In most projects, he worked on a number of maxi albums and street CDs. with the Néochrome label before signing for EMI Music before signing to East-West / Warner Music.
Seth Gueko's first proper studio album was La Chevalière on 4 May 2009 with Hostile Records, followed by album Michto on 28 March 2011. On 6 May 2013, Gueko released his latest album, "Bad Cowboy".
Seth Gueko is well known for his skills in punchlines in his tracks full of references to various popular culture items. His emblematic track like "Shalom Salam Salut" is a reference to "Salut à toi", a famous track by alternative punk band Bérurier Noir. Track "Tapis moquette" has become a street anthem. His rap is also various linguistic influences using "parler banlieue", a contemporary Parisian lingo in addition to use of Romani (gypsy) languages (known as gitan), particularly "Manouche" of the nomadic Romani Tziganes, African lingala, Arabic language and also English language expressions. Using Verlan, a French argot in the French language, and a common slang language used by the youth featuring inversion of syllables in a word, many neologisms and onomatopoeia. His lyrics are full of humour and gimmicky phrases and newly invented words followed by fans. As influences he mentions popular French singer-songwriter Renaud, alternative punk band Bérurier Noir, French hip hop band 113 and French rock band Mano Negra.
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