Ridsa
# Ridsa

Maxence Boitez (French pronunciation: ​; born 16 October 1990 in Orléans), better known by his artistic name Ridsa (stylized as RIDSA), is a French rapper and singer of Spanish descent.

## Biography

After practicing soccer in his youth, he started rapping in 2010 putting his materials online gaining popularity. Recordings included collaborations with Flavie in "Toi et seulement toi", with Demhys in "J'aime quand" and with Latino, Cween, Angèle, Nabila etc. On 28 December 2012 he released "Amour Secret" with an accompanying music video. But it was his collaboration with Willy William and Canadian drummer Ryan Stevenson that gave him his first commercial success with the charting "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" and an EP Es tu fiesta containing "Es tu fiesta" and more mixes of "Je n'ai pas eu le temps".

Ridsa released his first album Mes histoires on 2 June 2014 with collaborations with Wanz, Dieselle, Pépé Rosso and Angèle. The album peaked at number 44 on the official French SNEP Albums Chart. The follow-up album L.O.V.E, released on 9 March 2015, made it to number 16. It featured collaborations with Marvin, Dieselle, Souf and DJ Kayz. He had further chart success with collaborations notably with Souf on the single "Baby" and with Kenza Farah on "Liées". His third album Tranquille was released on 11 December 2015. The track "Là c'est die" from the album became his biggest commercial success, reaching number 5 on the official French SNEP singles chart. A second track from the album, "Pardon", also charted. On 5 March 2017, Ridsa officially announced his fourth album, Libre, on Twitter.

## Discography

### Albums

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Notes | Certification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album | FR | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Notes | Certification |
| 2014 | Mes histoires Date released: 2 June 2014 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / MUSICAST | 44 | 176 | – | No.TitleLength1."Oh mama"3:212."Solo"3:403."Family (feat. Wanz)"3:324."A la tienne"3:545."Quoi qu'on en dise"4:176."Elle a mal"3:387."On s'évade"3:158."Ne m'oublie pas"3:529."Fais le vide (feat. Dieselle)"3:2410."Mes histoires"3:3611."Je cours"3:3412."Amour sans fin"3:3413."Laisse-moi parler"7:0314."Adios (feat. Pépé Rosso & Angèle)"3:2615."Nous et seulement nous" (feat. Angele)"3:44 | |
| 2015 | L.O.V.E Date released: 9 March 2015 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / MUSICAST | 16 | 78 | – | No.TitleLength1."On s'est perdu"3:372."Tout oublier"2:513."Cogite"3:164."Cette nuit"2:585."Qu'une envie" (feat. Marvin)"3:066."Je me souviens"3:097."On s'aimera" (feat. Dieselle)"3:468."Pour toi"3:409."Baby (feat. Souf)"3:1210."Follow"3:1211."Je t'emmenerai"3:4312."Avec elle"3:1213."T'es dans le love" (feat. Marvin)"3:3314."Un petit ange"3:2615."Bailando, Contigo"3:4616."Progresse (feat. Marvin)"4:4517."Il te rend folle"3:4218."100 mecs sans meuf (feat. DJ Kayz & Li'lya Ds)"3:3719."Ecoute moi"3:3020."Tout oublier (Version acoustique)"2:13 | |
| 2015 | Tranquille Date released: 11 December 2015 Record label: Juston Records (JST) / Wagram | 21 | 86 | – | No.TitleLength1."Dois-je m'en aller?"3:262."C'est pas méchant"2:493."Ti amo"2:544."Fini"2:565."La nuit"2:556."Ils ne font que parler"3:047."Je n'ai pas sommeil"3:078."Là c'est die"3:159."Tu connais la suite"2:5310."Elle me love"3:3211."Élégant"3:1712."Selfie (feat. H Magnum)"2:5613."Pardon"3:0814."Dans la ville (feat. Pepe Rosso)"3:4915."Tranquille"3:0016."On fait comment"3:4817."En Lové (feat. Stony)"3:2118."Laissez-moi"3:0719."Donne"3:4020."Seul"2:5621."Sa femme (feat. Roldan de Orishas)"2:5322."Génération"3:2023."Rien à prouver"3:0624."Tu te fais des scènes"3:0725."Je me rappelle"3:0726."Deux inconnus"3:07 | FR: Platinum |
| 2017 | Libre Release date: 14 April 2017 | 6 | 42 | 85 | No.TitleLength1."Oubliez-moi"3:232."Avancer"3:373."Leïla"3:234."Si tu savais"3:155."Pourquoi"3:276."Mamamia"3:487."Je chill"3:298."Ça va aller"3:199."Dernier verre"3:1810."Libre"3:2811."Les gens"3:0112."Fais ta maligne"3:2613."À la vie à la mort"3:1114."Encore"3:0315."Loco"3:1416."Porto Rico"3:33 | FR: Gold |
| 2019 | Vagabond Release date: 12 April 2019 | 20 | – | – | No.TitleLength1."Plume"3:492."Ciao"3:403."Joga Bonito"2:594."Je les ferais danser"3:125."Ragazza"2:576."Je vais bien"3:067."Tu m'aimes à mort"2:568."Trop dit"3:039."J'vais te"2:4110."Laisser couler"2:5111."Charbonné"2:4112."Vagabond"3:2413."Andale"2:5614."Douleur"3:0615."Magicienne"2:5216."Mambo"2:5917."C'est carré"2:4918."On s'est manqué (feat.Eva Guess)"3:15 | – |

### EPs

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album | FR | Notes |
| 2013 | Es tu fiesta (EP) Date released: 3 June 2013 Record label: Willy William Music | – | No.TitleLength1."Es tu fiesta (Radio Edit) (feat. Willy William)"3:092."Es tu fiesta (Club Edit) (feat. Willy William)"4:363."Je n'ai pas eu le temps (Reggaeton Radio Remix) (feat. Willy William)"3:204."Je n'ai pas eu le temps (Extended Reggaeton Remix) (feat. Willy William)"4:525."Je n'ai pas eu le temps (Original Pop Rock Version) (feat. Willy William)"3:35 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | FR | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| 2011 | "Toi et seulement toi" (featuring Flavie) | – | – | |
| 2012 | "Amour Secret" | – | – | |
| 2013 | "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" (featuring Willy William & Ryan Stevenson) | 76 | – | |
| 2013 | "Es tu fiesta" (featuring Willy William) | – | – | Es tu fiesta (EP) |
| 2013 | "On part tonight" | – | – | |
| 2014 | "Nous et seulement nous" (feat. Angèle) | 113 | – | Mes histoires |
| 2014 | "Oh mama" | 183 | – | Mes histoires |
| 2014 | "Baby" (featuring Souf) | 103 | – | L.O.V.E |
| 2014 | "On s'est perdu" | 52 | – | L.O.V.E |
| 2015 | "Liées" (featuring Kenza Farah) | 81 | – | — |
| 2015 | "Là c'est die" | 5 | 28 | Tranquille |
| 2015 | "Pardon" | 15 | 39 | Tranquille |
| 2015 | "Selfie" (featuring H Magnum) | 137 | – | Tranquille |
| 2016 | "Je m'en fous" | 25 | – | Libre |
| 2016 | "Porto Rico" | 55 | – | Libre |
| 2017 | "Avancer" | 93 | – | Libre |
| 2017 | "Mamamia" | 79 | – | Libre |
| 2017 | "Leïla" | 190 | – | Libre |
| 2017 | "J'aime bien" | 172 | – | |
| 2018 | "Désabonné" | 36 | – | |
| 2018 | "On s'en ira" (feat. DJ Samo) | 62 | – | |
| 2019 | "On s'est manqué" (feat. Eva Guess) | 127 | – | Vagabond |
| 2019 | "Laisser couler" | – | – | Vagabond |
| 2023 | "Nous Deux" | 61 | – |

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Appearances / Featured in

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | FR | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| 2014 | "Olé olé" (Remix) (Lartiste, Zifou & Ridsa) | – | – | |
| 2014 | "100 mecs sans meuf" (DJ Kayz presents Ridsa & Li'lya DS) | – | – | |
| 2015 | "Validé" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa & Axel Tony) | 12 | 40* (Ultratip) | |
| 2015 | "On s'met bien" (DJ Kayz feat. Ridsa) | 143 | – | |

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

### Other songs

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | FR | Album |
| 2014 | "Amour sans fin" | 169 | Mes histoires |
| 2015 | "Un petit ange" | 84 | L.O.V.E |
| 2015 | "Je me souviens" | 175 | L.O.V.E |
| 2015 | "Tout oublier" | 193 | L.O.V.E |
| 2015 | "Elle me love" | 187 | Tranquille |
| 2016 | "Dois-je m'en aller?" | – | Tranquille |
| 2022 | "Santa Maria" | 18 |
