Lionel Courchinoux is only 30 years old. Arrived from the Ivory Coast in Haut-du-Lièvre almost 20 years ago, he studied literature, then journalism. Today he is a journalist for Radio Caraïbes Nancy, but also and above all a rap singer. His first solo single is available today.
“Music has been with me since childhood. My mother was a singer in a gospel choir and I enjoyed accompanying her to her rehearsals, although, I admit, I was more into football. In college, I fell in love with writing. I filled entire notebooks with texts in prose or verse. Everything inspired me: imagining the continuation of a song or the life of the people I met on the street… Finally, as a teenager, I fell in love with rap,” explains Lionel.
He won the Buzz Booster Grand-Est
Acute ? It really is, and in many areas: literature, opera, African-American music or even cooking… and always football. In his own words, he’s an epicurean and is enjoying life to the fullest.
One wonders how he manages to carry out so many activities at the same time: his work, the writing workshops he leads, musical composition and concerts. Because if his first solo single is out this Friday January 21st, Lisko is already a rap veteran. In 2009 he created the MTB Crew group and, for 7 years, he scoured the local and national scenes sharing them with many artists such as: Gael Faye, Tal, Jazzy Bazz, Demi Portion, Panam Panic, La Fouine… it was in 2017 , after winning the Buzz Booster Grand-Est, who decided to embark on the solo adventure. His album is in preparation and should be released in the spring.
