Orelsan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 August 1982 · Alençon, Orne, France
Aurélien Cotentin (born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan, sometimes stylized as OrelSan, is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He has released three studio albums: his debut Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011 and his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017. He is also one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Gringe, with whom he has released two studio albums: Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters in 2013, and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film Comment c'est loin. Orelsan's artistry and rapping technique has drawn him comparisons to American rap legend Eminem on several occasions, primarily because both are prominent white rappers and both are known for their ability to switch between or combine violent and comical rapping techniques.
Known for
Acting 27
- 2026Orelsan - Dour Festival 2026 as Self
- 2026Le meilleur des Francofolies as Self
- 2025Pierre Garnier : Le concert événement as Self : Guest
- 2025Orelsan: Yoroï, un an dans l’armure as Self
- 2025Yoroï as Aurélien / OrelSama
- 2025F*ckin' Fred : Comme un Léopard as Self
- 2024Stromae en intimité as Self : Interviewed
- 2023Orelsan - Civilisation Tour au cinéma as Self
- 2023Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom as Titanix
- 2022MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre as Orelsan [Montre vraiment ça à tout le monde]
- 2021OrelSan - La Quête
- 2020GIMS: On the Record as Self
- 2020Felicità as The cosmonaut
- 2019Gims - Destination Stade de France as Self
- 2019Damso : Lithopédion Tour (AccorHotels Arena) as Self
- 2019Girls with Balls as Cow-Boy
- 2019Sixty as Self - Rapper
- 2019French Game as Self
- 2018Soprano : le documentaire événement as Self
- 2018Orelsan, le concert événement - Live AccorHotels Arena as Self
- 2018Keep an Eye Out as Sylvain Buron, the son
- 2018MFKZ as Angelino (voice)
- 2016Parisienne as L'ami de Julien
- 2016Quotidien as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2015Comment c'est loin as Orel
- 2015Thomas Ngijol - 2 as Self
- 2012Orelsan - Zenith de Paris as Self
Writing 4
- 2026Orelsan - Dour Festival 2026 · author
- 2025Yoroï · writer
- 2025F*ckin' Fred : Comme un Léopard · writer
- 2015Comment c'est loin · screenplay
Production 1
- 2025Yoroï · producer
Directing 2
- 2023Orelsan - Civilisation Tour au cinéma · director
- 2015Comment c'est loin · director