GIMS

About

GIMS, born Gandhi Alimasi Djuna on 6 May 1986 in Kinshasa, is a Congolese-French singer, rapper and songwriter who grew up in Paris. He first rose to fame as a member of the hip-hop collective Sexion d'Assaut, then built a formidable solo career with hits including "Bella", "Sapés comme jamais" and "Ciel", which topped the French charts for ten weeks. With over 8 million albums sold and 10 billion streams, he ranks among the most-streamed Francophone artists in the world.

14.3M

YouTube subscribers

8.79B

YouTube views

18.2M

monthly listeners on Spotify

10B+

total streams across all platforms

What's new

2026-02
GIMS announced the Carpe Diem Tour for 2026-2027, with concerts in Nantes, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Brussels and Paris, among others.
2025-10
GIMS released the new single "Garantie" on October 24, 2025, a collaboration with La Rvfleuze.
2025-08
GIMS had nine songs simultaneously in the Spotify Top 50 France in August 2025.
2025-06
"Ciel" reached the 100 million streams milestone on Spotify in June 2025, six months after its release.
2025-02
"Ninao" was released on February 20, 2025 and was number one on the French charts for seven weeks.