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{{short description|French rapper from Rennes (born 1994)}}
{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Lorenzo
| image           = File:Lorenzo - empereur du sale.jpg
| caption         = Lorenzo in 2016
| birth_name      = Jérémie Serrandour
| alias           = {{flatlist|
* Larry Garcia
* L'Empereur du Sale
* Lucien Boursin
}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1994|6|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place     = [[Brest, France|Brest]], [[France]]
| genre           = [[French hip hop]], [[comedy hip hop]], [[Trap music]]
| occupation      = [[Rapper]]
| years_active    = 2016-present
| associated_acts = [[:fr:Columbine (groupe)|Columbine]]
| label           = [[Universal Music France]]
| website        = laboutiquedusale.fr
}}
'''Jérémie Serrandour'''<ref name=OFArtSonic>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/flers-61100/art-sonic-du-rap-troisieme-degre-et-de-la-pop-acidulee-5538346|title=Art Sonic : Du rap troisième degré et de la pop acidulée |last=Pionneau |first=Maxime |work=[[Ouest-France]] |date=2018-02-02| access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref name=FranceBleu>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/culture-loisirs/le-maire-des-sables-d-olonne-s-agace-de-la-venue-en-concert-du-rappeur-lorenzo-1553264018|title=Le maire des Sables-d'Olonne s'agace de la venue en concert de "l'empereur du sale" |last=Bertrand |first=Marc |work=[[France Bleu Loire Océan]] |date=2019-03-22| access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> is a French rapper from [[Rennes]], who has also been known since 2016 by his stage [[persona]] '''Lorenzo'''.<ref name=FranceBleu /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/ille-et-vilaine/rennes/lorenzo-phenomene-rennais-du-rap-crade-1286427.html|title=Lorenzo, le phénomène rennais du rap crade|website=[[France 3 Bretagne]]|language=fr|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> Previously, he was a member of hip hop collective [[:fr:Columbine (groupe)|Columbine]], under the moniker '''Larry Garcia'''.<ref>{{Cite web|language=fr |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-concert-le-rappeur-lorenzo-retourne-un-chabada-rempli-d-ados-93952074-19c9-11ea-8a39-9bacd9d78654 |title=Angers. Concert : le rappeur Lorenzo retourne un Chabada rempli d'ados |work=[[Ouest-France]] |date=2019-12-08 |access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> He released his first mixtape as Lorenzo, ''Empereur du sale'', on 31 March 2016.<ref>{{Citation|title=Empereur du sale de Lorenzo extraits, cover et tracklist|url=http://www.trackmusik.fr/media/l/lorenzo/empereur-du-sale|language=fr-fr|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> followed by two albums: ''Rien à branler'' (2018) and ''Sex in the City'' (2019) both topping the French Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?categorie=Albums&interprete=lorenzo |title=SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|accessdate=2020-04-20}}</ref>
== Biography ==
Before becoming a rapper, Jérémie Serrandour followed a literary terminal with a theater and cinema option at the Lycée Bréquigny in [[Rennes]], where he obtained his baccalaureate diploma in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Avant la hype et la polémique, Lorenzo n'était qu'un lycéen en option ciné|url=https://www.greenroom.fr/118373-118373/|date=2017-08-14|website=Greenroom|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> It was there that he met the members of the hip hop collective Columbine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbine, le collectif qui met un coup de vieux au rap français|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/2017/04/20/musique/musique/columbine-le-collectif-qui-met-un-coup-de-vieux-au-rap-francais/|date=2017-04-20|website=Les Inrockuptibles|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> Under the name of Larry Garcia, he produced most of the music videos for the collective Columbine.
In 2016, Lorenzo began his career by posting his humorous songs on [[YouTube]] and decided, following numerous requests from his fans, to release a single disc from the album ''Empereur du sale'' which he burned on a CD and decorated with marker. It was sold on [[eBay]] and within minutes, the price exceeded €50,000 . eBay later removed the CD because of the penis drawn on the cover. He later republished it with the penis blurred.
[[File:Festival de Bobital 2017 - Lorenzo 02.jpg|thumb|Lorenzo performing at Festival de [[Bobital]] in 2017]]
He works with several labels such as [[Universal Music]] and Digital Distribution Serbia. They contributed to his album, ''Rien à branler'', released on February 23, 2018, with the single ''Carton rouge''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lorenzo a été la victime d'un gamer accro|url=https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/lorenzo-a-ete-la-victime-d-un-gamer-accro-123116264242|date=2018-03-08|website=www.20min.ch|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> The album is certified platinum.
Some of his music videos on YouTube have received millions of views such as ''Fume à fond'', ''Freestyle du sale'' and ''Le Son qui fait plaiz''. His single ''Fume à fond'' was certified gold two months after its release. In April 2018, the title was certified diamond by the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]. He released his third studio album, ''Sex in the City'', on August 23, 2019. The project is certified platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les certifications|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/|website=SNEP|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
'''Solo albums'''
{| class="wikitable"
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"| Album
! align="center" colspan="4" width="30"| Peak positions
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="140"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! width="20"| <small>[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts">[https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lorenzo+%5BFR%5D LesCharts.com: Lorenzo discography]</ref></small>
! width="20"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Fl)]]<br><ref name=bel-fl>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lorenzo+%5BFR%5D Ultratop 50 (Flanders): Lorenzo discography]</ref></small><br>
! width="20"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name=bel>[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lorenzo+%5BFR%5D Ultratop 50 (Wallonia): Lorenzo discography]</ref></small><br>
! width="20"| <small>[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name=swi>[http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lorenzo+%5BFR%5D HitParade.ch: Lorenzo discography]</ref></small><br>
|-
| align="center"| 2017
| ''Empereur du sale''
| align="center"| 102
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 138
| align="center"| —
|
|-
| align="center"| 2018
| ''Rien à branler''
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 184
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 10
|
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]: Platinum<ref name="SNEP">{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?awards_cat=0&awards_awd=0&awards_year=0&awards_artist=Lorenzo&awards_title=&awards_edit_distrib=&awards_sort=date_certif-desc&awards_nb=30&submitAdvanced=Rechercher|title=SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2019
| ''Sex in the City''
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 73
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 5
|
* SNEP: Platinum<ref name="SNEP"/>
|-
| align="center"| 2022
| ''Légende vivante''
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| 16
|
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"| Title
! align="center" colspan="2" width="30"| Peak positions
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"| Album
|-
! width="20"| <small>[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/></small>
! width="20"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name=bel/></small>
|-
| align="center" rowspan=3| 2017
| "Le son qui fait plaiz"
| align="center"| 70
| align="center"| —
| align="center" rowspan=2| ''Rien à branler''
|-
| "Fume à fond"
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 4*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
|-
| "Freestyle du sale"
| align="center"| 170
| align="center"| —
|
|-
| align="center" | 2018
| "Carton rouge"
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 22*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| align="center" | ''Rien à branler''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| "Damdamdeo"
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 20*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| align="center" | ''Sex in the City''
|-
| align="center" | 2020
| "Je vous déteste tous"
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 18*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| align="center" | Non-album release
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| "La Kush"
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| —
|
|}
<small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
===Other charted songs===
{| class="wikitable"
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"| Title
! align="center" colspan="2" width="30"| Peak positions
! align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"| Album
|-
! width="20"| <small>[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/></small>
! width="20"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name=bel/></small>
|-
| align="center" rowspan=11| 2018
| "Bizarre"<br><small>(feat. [[Vald (rapper)|Vald]])</small>
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 17*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| align="center" rowspan=11| ''Rien à branler''
|-
| "Tu le C"
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 26*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
|-
| "Ce genre"<br><small>(feat. [[Columbine (band)|Columbine]])</small>
| align="center"| 26
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Bizness"
| align="center"| 34
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Champagne & pétou"<br><small>(feat. [[Charles Vicomte]])</small>
| align="center"| 37
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Faudrait"
| align="center"| 52
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Les ovni"
| align="center"| 55
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Rien à branler"
| align="center"| 64
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Sucer la bite"
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Ouai mon cars"
| align="center"| 72
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Bouteille d'eau"
| align="center"| 89
| align="center"| —
|-
| align="center" rowspan=16| 2019
| "Nique la bac"
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 2*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| align="center" rowspan=16| ''Sex in the City''
|-
| "Toujours plus"<br><small>(feat. [[Orelsan]])</small>
| align="center"| 13
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Power Rangers"
| align="center"| 22
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Nous deux"<br><small>(feat. [[Shy'm]])</small>
| align="center"| 33
| align="center"| —
|-
| "MBK Rocket"
| align="center"| 35
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Kekchose"
| align="center"| 37
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Voyage auditif"<br><small>(feat. Le Poto Rico)</small>
| align="center"| 45
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Sexto"
| align="center"| 47
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Impec"<br><small>(feat. [[Tommy Cash (rapper)|Tommy Cash]] & Vladimir Cauchemar)</small>
| align="center"| 48
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Nana"<br><small>(feat. Les Anticipateurs)</small>
| align="center"| 50
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Parler de quoi"
| align="center"| 51
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Pumpidup"<br><small>(feat. [[Oliver Tree]])</small>
| align="center"| 62
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Juste un soir"
| align="center"| 81
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Intro"
| align="center"| 84
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Ah c'est cool"
| align="center"| 85
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Revolver rose"
| align="center"| 106
| align="center"| —
|-
| align="center"| 2021
| "Légende vivante"
| align="center"| 36
| align="center"| —
| align="center" rowspan=4|''Légende vivante''
|-
| align="center" rowspan=3| 2022
| "Coco"
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 20
|-
| "le Daron" <small>(with [[Jean Dujardin]] and Vladimir Cauchemar)</small>
| align="center"| 30
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Dans L'Appart"
| align="center"| 76
| align="center"| —
|}
<small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Alter egos]]
[[Category:French male rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1994 births]]