BIOGRAPHY :
Orelsan, whose real name Aurelian Cotentin, was born on 1st August 1982 in Caen in Calvados (France). His parents are teachers, and it must follow studies that conclude by obtaining a bachelor of science and a few months in school management. That is how it will meet Skread, a producer of rap music. The report is already in the culture of Orelsan for several years and this meeting will be an additional click. In 2002, with the group Casseurs Flowteurs, Orelsan out a mixtape and the group manages to participate in the recording of some tracks on compilations of rap. Like many other artists, Orelsan will use the Internet to take off his career. It launches multiple titles on Youtube and Myspace and the Internet are increasingly likely to follow his early career. The buzz and operates a label decides to sign Orelsan in 2008. He recorded his first album, "Lost in advance", released in early 2009. His flow and his lyrics are provocative quickly one of the new standard-bearers of french rap.