# Tayc

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

## Career

Born in Marseille to Cameroonian parents, Bouadjie launched his musical career in 2012 after relocating to Paris. 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 which reissued two more times with, the Tome II on 21 June 2019 Tome III on 13 December 2019 all under the title Nyxia. Tome II particularly concentrated on his Cameroonian roots. He featured songs from his triple album with a big concert in Trianon de Paris on 19 October 2019.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Title | Year | FRA | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | SWI |
| Nyxia | 2019 | 100 | — | 100 | — |
| Nyxia, Tome II | 2019 | 78 | — | 64 | — |
| Nyxia, Tome III | 2019 | 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 | — | 171 | 2 | 6 |
| Testimony | 2024 | — | — | — | 33 |

### Mixtapes

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

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Title | Year | FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Album |
| "Moi, je prouve." (feat. Tayc) | 2019 | 30 | 28* (Ultratrip) | — | Non-album release |
| "N'y pense plus" | 2020 | 10 | 13* (Ultratrip) | — | Fleur froide |
| "Pour nous" (with Vegedream) | 2020 | 47 | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Comme toi" | 2020 | 17 | 20* (Ultratrip) | — | Fleur froide |
| "Le temps" | 2021 | 1 | 7 | 10 | Fleur froide (Donum Novae) |
| "Dis moi comment." | 2021 | 23 | — | 90 | Fleur froide (DMC) |
| "Dodo" | 2021 | 21 | 42 | 45 | Fleur froide (DMC) |
| "Sans effet" | 2022 | — | 48 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Salomé" (with Marcus) | 2022 | 28 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Carry Me" | 2023 | 43 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Room 69" | 2023 | 4 | 30 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Makila: Wablé" (with Dadju) | 2023 | 29 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Love You" (with Dadju) | 2023 | 2 | 11 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Yimmy Yimmy" (with Shreya Ghoshal and Jacqueline Fernandez) | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |

### Songs featured in

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

### Other charting songs

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

### 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)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organisation | Prize | Result |
| 2020 | NRJ Music Awards | Francophone Revelation of the year | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Future Awards Africa | Prize for Music | Pending |