Gilles Duarte (French pronunciation: [ʒil dwaʁte]; born 21 May 1972), better known by his stage name Stomy Bugsy, is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France.
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Biography
Born in Paris on 21 May 1972 of Cap Verdian origins, Duarte co-founded hip hop band Ministère AMER in the early 90s. In 1996, he started a solo career with the album Le Calibre qu'il te faut (The calibre that you need) and found great success with the single "Mon papa à moi est un gangster". He went on and released 5 more full-length solo albums and 10 collaborative albums including one live record with hip-hop collective Secteur Ä. His latest solo release is Royalties in 2015, released online on 27 April 2015.
Duarte has also had several acting roles including Ma 6-T va crack-er in 1997, 3 Zeros in 2001, Gomèz and Tavares in 2003, Nèg maron in 2005, Anna Meyer, assistante de choc in 2006, and Aliker in 2008 which he portrayed André Aliker, a Martinique Communism journalist in the 1930s. He later appeared in Bye Bye Blondie (2012), an adaptation of a book by author Virginie Despentes.
Stage name
The origin of his stage name was known in the 1980s. The second part of the name, Bugsy, is derived after the mafia Bugsy Siegel.
Personal life
He has two sons, Bilal, born in 1992, who started a rapping career in 2014 under the stage name Sonof, and Lat Dior born in 2013.
Stomy Bugsy is the nephew of the former Thai boxing champion Aurelién Duarte.
Discography
Albums
Le prince des lascars (1996) (The prince of thugs)
Le calibre qu'il te faut (1996) (The calibre that you need)
Oh Lé Lé Lé (Cabo Verde) REMIX (1996)
Trop jeune pour mourir (2000) (Too young to die)
Black Pimp Fada (2000)
4ème Round (2003) (4th (French) Round (English))
Rimes Passionnelles (2007) (Rhymes of passion)
Royalties (2015)
With Ministère AMER:
Pourquoi Tant de Haine (1992)
95200 (1994)
L'Intégrale (2 CD) - Compilation
Les Meilleurs Dossiers (2004)
Le Secteur Ä (Live) (1998)
Mixomatose (1999)
Secteur Ä All Stars (2000)
Double Pénétration (2001)
Nos probéza ké nos rikéza (2006) with Mc Malcriado, in Cape Verdean Creole
Singles
"Le prince des lascars" ("The Prince of Thugs") (1992)
"Mes forces décuplent quand on m'inculpe"
"Mon papa à moi est un gangster" ("My Father is a Gangster")
"La vie c'est comme ça"
"Gangster d'amour" ("Gangster in Love")
"Black Pimp Fada" (with Michel Gohou) (2000)
"Une femme en prison" ("A Woman in Prison") (feat Kelly Rowland) (2003)
"Aucun Dieu ne pourra me pardonner (feat. Nâdiya) ("No god can forgive me")
Ho lé lé lé (Cabo Verde) (feat. Izé)
"Motivation"
"Viens avec moi" (feat Passi)
"Sois Hardcore" (2008)
Remix version by Alpha 5.20, Tequilla, James Kpage, Lino Despo Rutti and a few others
"Même pas mort" (2008)
"Demain j'arrête" (2009)
Other recordings and collaborations
Partial list
1995:
Ministère A.M.E.R. - "Sacrifices de poulets" on the film soundtrack La Haine
Hamed Daye feat. Stomy Bugsy - "Travail au corps" on the compilation L'Art D'Utiliser Son Savoir by DJ Desh
1996:
Stomy Bugsy - "Le prince des lascars" (Casino Mysto Remix) on the maxi Le Prince Des Lascars
Stomy Bugsy feat. Karlito - "Bouche à bouche à un mort", on the CD single Oh Lé Lé Lé
Stomy Bugsy feat. Les Rongeurs - "Show Lapin" (Bunny Show) on the maxi Oh Lé Lé Lé Remixes
1997:
Nèg' Marrons feat. Ministère AMER, Doc Gynéco, Hamed Daye & Ärsenik - "Tel Une Bombe" on the album Rue Case Nègres by Nèg' Marrons
Stomy Bugsy - "Avoir le pouvoir" on the film Ma 6-T Va Crak-Er
Stomy Bugsy - "Histoire de seuf" on the double CD Mes Forces Décuplent Quand On M'Inculpe by Stomy Bugsy
DJ Kheops feat. Stomy Bugsy - "Le Play-Boy de Sarcelles" on the album Sad Hill by DJ Kheops (IAM)
Passi feat. Stomy Bugsy - "Le Keur Sambo" on the album Les Tentations by Passi
TSN feat. Doudou Masta, EJM, Lamifa, Sages Po', Nemesis & Ministère AMER - "La solidarité noire" on the album Le Mal De La Nuit by TSN
Filmography
Television
Frappes interdites (2005)
Anna Meyer (Anna Meyer, assistante de choc) (2006)
La Glisse (2011)
Falco (2015)
Honours
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2026)