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Stomy Bugsy

Stomy Bugsy
Stomy Bugsy in 2013
Stomy Bugsy in 2013
Background information
Birth nameGilles Duarte
Born (1972-05-21) 21 May 1972 (age 52)
Paris, France
OriginParis, France
GenresFrench rap
Occupation(s)Rapper, actor
Years active1991-present

Gilles Duarte (French pronunciation: [ʒil dwaʁte]; born 21 May 1972), better known by his stage name Stomy Bugsy, is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France.[1]

Biography

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Born in Paris on 21 May 1972 from Republic of Cape Verde, Duarte co-founded hip hop band Ministère AMER in the early 90s. In 1996, he started a solo career with the album Le Calibre qu'il te faut (The calibre that you need) and found great success with the single "Mon papa à moi est un gangster". Going on to release 5 more full-length solo albums, 10 collaborative albums including one live record with hip-hop collective Secteur Ä. His latest solo release is Royalties in 2015, released online on April 27, 2015.

Duarte has also had several acting roles especially Ma 6-T va crack-er in 1997, 3 Zeros in 2001, Gomèz and Tavares in 2003, Nèg maron in 2005 and Anna Meyer, assistante de choc in 2006, Aliker in 2008 which he portrayed André Aliker, a Martinique Communism journalist in the 1930s, he later appeared in Bye Bye Blondie (2012), an adaptation of a book by author Virginie Despentes.

Stage name

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His origin of the stage name was known in the 1980s his second part of the name Bugsy is named after the mafia Bugsy Siegel

Personal life

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He has two sons, Bilal, born in 1992, who started a rapping career in 2014 under the stage name Sonof, and Lat Dior born in 2013

Stomy Bugsy is the nephew of the former Thai boxing champion Aurelién Duarte.

Discography

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Albums

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With Ministère AMER:

Compilation albums

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Singles

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Other recordings and collaborations

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Partial list

Filmography

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  • Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997) (My hood will crack-er)
  • Beauté Fatale (2000) (Fatal Beauty)
  • De l'amour (2001) (About love)
  • Pretty Things (2001)
  • Le Boulet (2002) (The drag)
  • 3 zéros (2002) (3 zeros)
  • Le Fleuve (2003) (The River)
  • Gomez et Tavarès [fr] (2003) (Gomez and Tavares)
  • Nèg Maron (2005) (The concealed man)
  • The Best of Times (2006)
  • Gomez contre Tavares (2007) (Gomez vs Tavares)
  • Sang Froid (2008) (Cool)
  • Aliker (2009)
  • Bye Bye Blondie (2012)

Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Gilles Duarte". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
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