Marseille's celebrities

Marseille is the second largest city in France, she saw a large number of well-known personalities on the national level but also internationally. A brief overview:

Music


IAM

IAM is a French rap group from Marseille, created in 1989 and composed of Akhenaton (Philippe Fragione) Shurik'n (Geoffroy Mussard) Kheops (Eric Mazel) Imhotep (Pascal Perez) Kephren (François Mendy) and formerly of Freeman (Malek Brahimi). IAM is often considered one of the pillars of French rap, and as one of the best bands in history.

Massilia Sound System

Massilia Sound System is a French reggae group founded in Marseille in 1984.

Known to have been able to develop from its creation Provencal version of the Jamaican reggae through typical Marseille themes, lyrics sung in Occitan and sound tinged with folk sounds, the Massilia Sound System opened thereafter to new sounds, including Indian sounds, electronic, drum'n'bass, rock and more recently.

The group has been involved for a long time in the cultural life of Marseille, multiplying concerts associations, neighborhood-friendly meals and other initiatives.

Alonzo 

Alonzo , whose real name Kassim Djae , is a French rapper of Comorian descent born in Marseilles on 25 July 1982. He became known within the group Psy 4 of rhymes with Soprano, Vincenzo ( his cousins ​​) and Sya Styles.

 JUL

Jul, pseudonym of Julien Marie, is a French rapper and singer variety born January 14, 1990 in Marseille.Jul hails from the district of Saint-Jean-du-Desert in Marseille (he calls St. John The Puenta). It is present in the world of French rap in recent years. Jul was part of One Industry Liga label created by Kalif Hardcore and Tota, a structure based in the south of France.Jul became known in the world of French rap with his debut song called Get out the stolen cross, released in November 2013. The video clip was viewed 30 million times by Internet users since it went online. This song is the first single from his debut album In my paranoia, released February 24, 2014. He has since released other albums that were successful francs.

SCH

Coming from Marseille, the storm blows over Sch French rap. Recognized by his peers, Sch is the rising star of the hexagonal rap.This particular style - awesome, confusing or questionable, in the opinion of each - is involved in the uniqueness of his character, but Sch is characterized by its universe ... just as unlikely. Can be made in less than a minute Spirited Away, John Lennon and Ciro Di Marzio, it shapes, according to the title, a fabric interwoven references, with only cardinal drug trafficking, weapons caliber and girls to mature mouth.

Cinema and Litterature


Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol is a writer, playwright, French filmmaker and producer, born 28 February 1895 in Aubagne (near Marseille) and died in Paris on 18 April 1974 (at age 79).

He became famous with Marius piece shown at the theater in March 1929. He founded in Marseilles in 1934 his own production company and film studio, and made many movies with major actors of the period (especially Raimu, Fernandel et Pierre Fresnay) : Angèle (1934), Regain (1937), La Femme du boulanger (1938)…
In 1946 he was elected to the French Academy. After 1956, he moves away from film and theater, and began writing his Recollections including La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère. He finally published in 1962, l'eau des collines, novel in two volumes: Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, based on his movie Manon of the sources, made ten years ago and starring his wife Jacqueline Pagnol.

Fernandel

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin says Fernandel, is an actor, comedian, singer and French director born May 8, 1903 in Marseille and died on 26 February 1971 in Paris.

From the music hall, he was for decades one of the biggest stars of French cinema, a true champion of the box office, which attracted more than 200 million spectators in theaters. Comic iconic film before and after the war, many of his films have become classics, like Le Schpountz, L'Auberge rouge, Ali Baba et les Quarante voleurs or La Cuisine au beurre, along with several of his characters, like Don Camillo. He also starred in the most dramatic compositions including La Vache et le Prisonnier, Naïs or Heureux qui comme Ulysse.


Sport


Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane, born June 23, 1972 in Marseille, is a former French international player and current football coach. During his playing career, between 1988 and 2006, it evolves an attacking midfielder as playmaker. From 2013 to 2014, he served as assistant coach positions at Real Madrid and that of coach of the team Real Madrid Castilla until 2016. On 4 January 2016, he became coach of Real Madrid.Nicknamed "Zizou", it is considered one of the greatest players in the history of football. Featuring a unique profile, he won many titles, both with the team of France with the clubs where he played as Juventus and Real Madrid. He, moreover, was named best player of the year at least once in each league where he played.Zidane is the BBC the best European player in history. It is named best European player of the past fifty years by FIFA and UEFA in 2004. It is listed among the 125 best world players still alive in 2004, in a joint filing Pele and FIFA. It is three times named World Player of the Year by FIFA in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and won the Golden Ball in 1998.

Eric Cantona

Eric Cantona is a former French footballer turned actor at the end of his sports career, born in Marseille on May 24 1966. His sports career in France and England - where he was nicknamed "King Eric" - both generates excitement for his player qualities that the polemics around his attitude on the field and off.During his playing career, Cantona is a talented and inspired striker. Champion of England with Leeds United and four times with Manchester United, he became one of the historical figures of the Red Devils. Elected by supporters of Manchester United as the best player who evolved within this club and best player in the history of the Premier League by a survey by Barclays, Eric King is one of the best strikers of his time.His escapades, anger and unpredictability made him a must-media player.


Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri, born 26 June 1987 in Marseille is a French international footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Manchester City.

Nasri is a famous player for his technical abilities, creativity and vision of the game. He started in football clubs in Marseille, his hometown, where he joined the major club, Olympique Marseille, at nine. He followed his training to integrate the professional team in 2004-2005 to 17 years. Became a regular the following season holder, he was named best hope the championship of France in 2007. In 2008, he left Marseille for Arsenal FC, where he confirms his talent. He was named best French player of 2010 by France Football. Expected to be the major player in the London club for the 2011-2012 season, he asked for and obtained his transfer to Manchester City, with whom he won the English championship in 2012.