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Line 9: | alias = | origin = [[Val-d'Oise]], [[France]] | genre = [[ | years_active = 1997–present | label = Desh Musique Line 17: | past_members = DJ Boudj }} '''Sniper''' is a [[French hip hop]] band formed in 1997 in [[Val-d'Oise]]. It currently consists of [[Tunisiano]] (Bachir Baccour), Aketo (Ryad Selmi) and [[Blacko (singer)|Blacko]]. Afrikaf (Karl Appela) == Beginnings == The members of Sniper first met at the 1997 [[Les Francofolies de La Rochelle|Francofolies]] festival at [[La Rochelle]]. There, DJ Boudj and the three rappers, Aketo, Tunisiano and Blacko, met and decided to form the group, originally called The three members form a complementary group, as Aketo and El Tunisiano have developed more of a rap style and Blacko prefers an approach closer to reggae; meanwhile DJ Boudj takes care of the [[scratching]]. They began by making appearances on various mixes and compilations, such as ''The Power of Unity'', ''Première classe'' (First Class) and ''B.O.S.S.''. Line 49: Sniper's fourth album ''À toute épreuve'' was released on 26 September 2011 in digital format and on 3 October 2011 in physical form. In March 2016, the band announced that Blacko had rejoined the band.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sniper : le groupe se reforme pour un concert exceptionnel !|url=http://www.mouv.fr/article-sniper-le-groupe-se-reforme-pour-un-concert-exceptionnel|website=[[Le Mouv']]|date=16 March 2016|access-date=29 May 2016|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625015434/http://www.mouv.fr/article-sniper-le-groupe-se-reforme-pour-un-concert-exceptionnel|url-status=live}}.</ref> At a concert at [[La Cigale]] on May 28, 2016, they announced that they had started working on a new album. In January 2018 they confirmed that the album was nearly completed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Publication Instagram par Blacko 🇷🇪 • 20 Janv. 2018 à 9 :27 UTC|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BeL7RHbh24O/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BeL7RHbh24O |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|language=fr|access-date=2018-01-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Controversies == Line 61: ! align="center" colspan="3" width="30"| Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[SNEP|FR]]<br/><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | title=Sniper discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com | accessdate=2 February 2014 | archive-date=9 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309165951/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL <br/>(Wa)]]<br/><ref name="bel-wa">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | title=Sniper discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=ultratop.be/fr/ | accessdate=2 February 2014 | archive-date=16 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116170633/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br/><ref name="swi">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | title=Sniper discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=hitparade.ch | accessdate=2 February 2014 | archive-date=17 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317115505/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sniper | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | align="center"| 2001 | |||