Ruben Louis (born 10 July 1997) better known by the stage name Timal is a French rapper born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis and grew up in Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne. His Guadeloupean origin inspired him to take the name Timal. In 2016, he started posting freestyles on Daymolition's YouTube channel, which gives coverage to young rappers, and became popular with the freestyle series "Rapport". On 27 April 2018, he released his first studio album Trop chaud that was certified gold.Rap RnB: Timal annonce son nouvel album: Cover, titre, tracklist et date de sortie He followed it up with album Caliente in 2020 with collaborations from Maes, Leto and PLK.Rap RnB: Timal dévoile son 2ème album Caliente avec Maes, Leto et PLK
Discography Albums Title Year Peak positions FRA BEL (Fl) BEL (Wa) SWI Trop Chaud 2018 2 — 9 54 Caliente 2020 2 98 4 13 Arès 2021 2 98 5 6 Darvaza 2024 9 — 32 63
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak positions Album FRA BEL(Wa) "Arrivant" 2018 28 15*(Ultratip) Trop chaud "Cavaler"2020 20 36*(Ultratip) Caliente "Routine" 40 37*(Ultratip) "Ailleurs"(featuring Maes) 7 — "Bresom"2021 131 —non-album releases "Fuego" 20 — "Filtré" 2022 1 45 "R R Phantom"2024 18 — "Sicario"2026 2 — *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist Title Year Peak positions Album FRA "Dis-moi où tu pécho" (Sofiane featuring YL & Timal) 2016 — #JesuispasséchezSo(Sofiane mixtape) "#SixièmeOinj" (COR featuring Timal)2018 — "Pas pareil" (YL featuring Timal) 113 Nyx & Érèbe(YL album) "Trafiquante" (Badjer featuring Timal)2019 — O.D(Badjer album) "Toute l'année" (PLK featuring Timal) — Mental(PLK album) "Nuit" (Boumso featuring Timal) — "La vie de rêve" (Kaza featuring Timal) 2020 — Heartbreak Life(Kaza album)
Other charted songs Title Year Peak positions Album FRA BEL (Wa) "Rapport n°5"2017 120 —Non-album song "Vatos" 49 Tip "La 6" 91 Tip "La 7"2018 151 — "La 8 (Chivas)" 54 Tip "Dans la ville" 56 —Trop chaud "Rien de nouveau" 49 — "La 9 (Ruinart)" 55 — "Cartel" (feat. Meryl) 66 — "Maria" 69 — "Du rire aux larmes" 85 — "Timal" 87 — "Lyca" 89 — "Pirate" 96 — "Je sais" 104 — "La zone" 124 — "Suarez" 129 — "Trop chaud" 158 — "Flics & stups" 86 —Non-album song "La 10" 25 Tip "Overdose"2019 159 — "Story" 101 — "La 11" 51 Tip "La 12" 105 36*(Ultratip) "Week-end"(feat. Leto)2020 16 TipCaliente "Promis"(feat. PLK) 17 — "La 13" 26 — "Copilote" 32 — "Disponible" 34 — "Le temps passe" 49 — "Caliente" 50 — "Tu me connais" 55 — "Sale" 58 — "Souvenirs" 59 — "Vida" 61 — "Jour de paye" 63 — "TBA" 70 — "La maille" 91 — *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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