Tayc

Julien Franck Bouadjie Monono Kamgang (; born 2 May 1996), better known as Tayc ( , ), is a French singer.

Career He studied theatre and dance before moving to song and writing. His first release was a10-track mixtape, Alchemy on 30 May 2017 followed by a second mixtape H.E.L.I.O.S on 27 July 2018.

Signing with the label H24 founded by Barack Adama of Sexion D'assaut, he worked on his debut studio album. In February 2019, Tayc released debut album NYXIA

Prior to the release of his triple album titled Nyxia (2019), he released two mixtapes and a number of singles. His second album called Fleur froide (2020) hit the charts which launched his international career. Tayc's latest release is called Fleur froide - Second état : la cristallisation (2021) accounts for various new singles as well as previous one from Fleur Froide.

Personal life Born in Marseille to Cameroonian parents, Bouadjie launched his musical career in 2012 after relocating to Paris.

When asked to mention his idols Tayc said that "I’m a really big Michael Jackson fan, I love Marvin Gaye, and I grew up listening to Ne-Yo, Joe, and all those artists. There are a few French ones too, Singuila is amazing, he’s a legend."

Tayc describes himself as "lover of the R&B genre first". He stated his style of music to be "Afrolov"; which blends the elements of R&B and Afrobeat.

Discography Albums and EPs Title Year Peak positions FRA BEL (Fl) BEL (Wa) SWI Nyxia2019 100 — 100 — Nyxia, Tome II 78 — 64 — Nyxia, Tome III 39 — 70 — Fleur froide 2020 3 33 6 55 Fleur froide – Second état: la cristallisation 2022 — — 71 — Room 96 2023 18 — 14 16 Héritage(with Dadju)2024 1 171 2 6 Testimony 51 — 48 33 Joÿa 2026 2 — 17 19

Mixtapes Title Year Alchemy 2017 H.E.L.I.O.S 2018

Singles

Songs featured in Title Year Peak positions Album FRA "Please"(Dadju feat. Tayc) 2019 38(Dadju album) Poison ou antidote "My Love"(Josman feat. Tayc) 2021 67Non-album release "Bye Bye"(Soolking feat. Tayc) 50

Other charting songs Title Year Peak positions Album FRA "Les larmes" 2019 152 "Vous deux"2020 67Fleur froide "Le miel" 88 "Et si"(feat. Camille Lellouche) 93 "Haine colorée"(feat. Christine and the Queens) 104 "Qui" 115 "J'ai mal" 132 "Cette vie" 149 "Better" 152 "Baby papa" 155 "Vrai og" 164 "Mieux" 169 "Toxic Boy" 177 "Parle moi" 178 "No." 193 "5 ans" 198

Collaborations 2018: "Dana" (feat Rawdolff) 2019: "Tu mens" (Dj Leska feat. Barack Adama, Tayc) 2019: "Poison ou antidote" (Dadju feat. Tayc) 2019: "Trip" (Lefa feat. Tayc) 2019: "Ewondo ou Bami" (feat Manu Dibango) 2020: "Libertad" (Chapitre 2) (Barack Adama feat. Tayc) 2020: "Mon Histoire - Part 1" (Abou Debeing feat. Tayc) 2020: "Meilleurs" (Abou Debeing feat. Tayc) 2020: "Cocktail" (DJ R'AN feat. Tayc) 2020: "Cocktail Remix" (DJ R'AN feat. Tayc) 2020: "Mes défauts (Barack Adama feat. Lefa) 2020: "Melody" (Gracy Hopkins feat. Tayc) 2020: "Pour nous" (Vegedream feat. Tayc) 2020: "Je Wanda" (Dinos feat. Tayc)

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