Introduction
William Mundala (born December 4, 1999, in Bondy), known by his stage name Tiakola, is a French rapper and singer, a member of the group 4Keus before the group was put aside for the launch of his own career.
Biography
Of Congolese origin, Tiakola was born in Bondy and grew up in the "Cité des 4000" housing project in La Courneuve. He is the last of eight siblings.
In 2019, without leaving his group, Tiakola embarked on a solo career with the title Sombre Mélodie, taken from the CRCLR Mouvement compilation. Subsequently, he was invited for collaborations by artists such as Tayc, Dadju, Franglish, Leto or Gazo and then returned solo in 2021 with the track Pousse-toi.
On 27 May 2022, he released his first album Mélo containing 16 tracks (20 in the physical versions) including collaborations with rappers Hamza, Gazo, Niska, SDM and Rsko.
On 25 August 2023, he released two songs, Meridian and Special, featuring British rapper Dave.
Discography
Album
| Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL(WA) |
BEL(FL) |
SWI | |||
| Mélo | 27 May 2022 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 7 |
|
| La Melo est Gangx (with Gazo) |
1 December 2023 | 1 |
1 | 69 | 3 | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL(WA) |
SWI | ||||
| "Pousse-toi" | 2021 | 18 | — | — |
|
Booska P Compilation |
| "Étincelle (Maradona)" | 19 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "La Clé" | 50 | — | — |
| ||
| "M3lo" | 2022 | 10 | — | — |
|
Mélo |
| "Si j'savais" | 16 | — | — |
| ||
| "Coucher de soleil" | 31 | — | — | |||
| "Gasolina" (featuring Rsko) |
4 | 38 | 57 |
| ||
| "Mode AV" (featuring Niska and Gazo) |
6 | — | 67 |
| ||
| "Meuda" | 4 | 25 | — | TBA | ||
| "Meridian" (with Dave) |
2023 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| "Special" (with Dave) |
8 | 38 | 53 | |||