# Vald (rapper)

Valentin Le Du (French pronunciation:; born 15 July 1992), better known by his stage name Vald (French:; sometimes stylized as VALD), is a French rapper.
Born in Aulnay-sous-Bois, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, he studied at Lycée privé catholique l'Espérance where he received a Baccalauréat S (Sciences). He then studied medicine for a semester before moving to Mathematics/Information, graduating with a licence. He also studied sound engineering.
He started rapping at age 17. He released a mixtape, NQNTMQMQMB (Ni Queue Ni Tête Mais Qui Met Quand Même Bien) in 2012, followed by another mixtape Cours de rattrapage the same year. Both were re-edited in 2016 as a double CD released through his website. On 27 October 2014, he released his debut EP NQNT (Ni Queue Ni Tête) with a music video, Bonjour, finding success. It was followed by the release of EP NQNT 2 on 25 September 2015. On 20 January 2017, he released his debut album Agartha on Mezoued Records & Suther Kane Films, and on Millenium, Capitol, Universal; the album earned a platinum certification in France. A leak of song material resulted in the release of the EP project NQNT 3. On 2 February 2018, Vald released his second album XEU featuring collaborations with rappers Sirius, Suik'on Blaz AD and Sofiane; the album received a double platinum certification. This was followed by the mixtape NQNT33 in September 2018. In October 2019, he released a third album, Ce monde est cruel (This world is cruel).

## Personal life

Vald is of Breton descent through his father. In an interview with radio station Mouv', he stated he has a son, Charles, born in 2014.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certification |
| Year | Album | FRA | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Certification |
| 2017 | Agartha | 2 | — | 6 | 15 | FRA: 3× Platinum |
| 2018 | XEU | 1 | 98 | 1 | 4 | FRA: 4× Platinum |
| 2019 | Ce monde est cruel | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | FRA: 2× Platinum |
| 2020 | Horizon vertical (joint album with Heuss l'Enfoiré) | 20 | – | 20 | 71 | FRA: Gold |
| 2022 | V | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | FRA: 2× Platinum |

### EPs

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Year | Album | FRA | BEL (Wa) |
| 2014 | NQNT | 66 | 139 |
| 2015 | NQNT 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 2018 | NQNT 33 | 8 | 10 |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Album |
| 2017 | "Trophée" | 37 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Désaccordé" | 1 | 9 | 75 | XEU |
| 2019 | "Journal perso II" | 4 | 29 | 91 | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2021 | "Footballeur" | 31 | — | — |
| 2022 | "Anunnaki" | 4 | 37 | 66 | V |
| 2022 | "Peon" (featuring Orelsan) | 1 | 33 | 67 | V |

### Other charted songs

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Album |
| 2016 | "Eurotrap" | 118 | — | — | Agartha |
| 2017 | "Je t'aime" | 171 | — | — | Agartha |
| 2017 | "Ma meilleure amie" | 49 | — | — | Agartha |
| 2017 | "Vitrine" (feat. Damso) | 71 | 17 (Ultratip*) | — | Agartha |
| 2018 | "Primitif" | 5 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Dragon" (feat. Sofiane) | 4 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Possédé" | 9 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Gris" | 10 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Résidus" | 12 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Seum" | 13 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Offshore" (feat. Suikon Blaz AD) | 15 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Chépakichui" | 20 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Réflexions basses" | 21 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Dqtp" | 24 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Deviens génial" | 26 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Rituel" (feat. Sirius) | 30 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "J'entertain" | 31 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Rocking Chair" | 32 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Ne me déteste pas" | 48 | — | — | XEU |
| 2018 | "Valise" (with Hornet La Frappe) | 66 | — | — | Game Over |
| 2018 | "Non Stop" | 54 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Mana" | 63 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "YAX3" | 76 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Berflam" | 107 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Foie gras" | 112 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Rhumance" | 114 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Rechute" | 122 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "No Tube Zone" | 139 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Vlad" | 173 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Baby Squirt" | 186 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "MacDo" | 199 | — | — | NQNT 33 |
| 2018 | "Iencli" (with Sofiane) | 11 | — | — | 93 Empire |
| 2019 | "Poches pleines" | 16 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "NQNTMQMQMB" (featuring Suikon Blaz AD) | 11 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Ce monde est cruel" | 9 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Pensionman" | 19 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Ma star" | 27 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Ignorant" | 13 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Halloween" | 10 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Dernier retrait" (featuring SCH) | 5 | — | 93 | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Keskivonfer" | 14 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Pourquoi" | 31 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "J'pourrai" | 28 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "No Friends" | 26 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "ASB" (featuring Maes) | 18 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Royal Bacon" | 36 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2019 | "Rappel" | 38 | — | — | Ce monde est cruel |
| 2020 | "Gotaga" | 6 | 43 | — | |
| 2020 | "C'est pas nous les méchants" | 131 | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Guccissima" (with Heuss L'Enfoiré) | 27 | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Matrixé" (with Heuss L'Enfoiré) | 33 | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Canada" (with Heuss L'Enfoiré) | 16 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Maudit" | 5 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "La Faux Le Fer" | 6 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Pandemie" | 7 | — | 94 | |
| 2022 | "Papoose" | 9 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Sur Un Nouvel Album" | 10 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Un Mot" | 11 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Regarde Toi" | 13 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Rappeur Conscient" | 15 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Je Ressens Rien" | 19 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Happy End" | 22 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Laisse Tomber" | 23 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Bien Sur" | 24 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Pas Deux Fois" | 27 | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Qui Ecoute ?" | 30 | — | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

### Featured in

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | FRA | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| 2018 | "Bizarre" (Lorenzo feat. Vald) | 4 | 17 (Ultratip*) | Lorenzo album Rien à branler |
| 2018 | "Woah" (Sofiane feat. Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Kalash Criminel, sadek & Heuss l'Enfoiré) | 7 | 12 (Ultratip*) | 93 Empire |
| 2018 | "L'addition" (Heuss L'Enfoiré feat. Vald) | 84 | — | Heuss L'Enfoiré album En esprit |
| 2018 | "Qui dit mieux" (Gringe feat. Orelsan, Vald & Suikon Blaz AD) | 24 | 15 (Ultratip*) | Gringe album Enfant lune |
| 2018 | "Un jour de plus" (Kalash Criminel feat. Vald) | 124 | — | Kalash Criminel album La fosse aux lions |
| 2019 | "Elévation" (Vald x Vladimir Cauchemar) | 64 | | |
| 2019 | "J'suis loin " (Jul feat. Vald) | 31 | | |
| 2019 | "Bitch" (Lefa feat. Vald) | 10 | 12 (Ultratip*) | |
| 2020 | "Pour eux" (Naps feat. Vald) | 90 | | Naps album Carré VIP |
| 2020 | "Pas de reine" (Koba LaD feat. Vald) | 5 | | Koba LaD album Détail |
| 2020 | "Jetez pas l'oeil" (Maître Gims feat. Vald) | 52 | | Maître Gims album Le Fléau |
| 2021 | "Alliance" (Sadek feat. Vald) | 53 | | Sadek album Aimons-nous vivants |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.