^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
The following article outlines the awards and nominations received by French rapper and songwriterOrelsan. He began his career in 2004 and has since garnered phenomenal attention and praise for his music and songwriting skill.
His second studio album, Le chant des sirènes, won the 2012 Victoires de la Musique award for "Urban Music Album of the Year", and Orelsan won the award for "Group or Artist Popular Revelation of the Year". The music video of "RaelSan", the album's lead single was nominated for "Music Video of the Year" .[6][7][8][9][10]
In 2013, Orelsan was nominated for the 2013 Victoires de la Musique award for "Male Artist of the Year",[11] while in the same year he won the Prix de la Création Musicale award for "Songwriter of the Year".[12] He was also nominated for the NRJ Music Award for French Revelation of the Year in 2013.[13][14] At the 2013 Trace Urban Music Awards, Orelsan was nominated for the Male Artist of the Year and Best Live Performance awards, while "La terre est ronde" was nominated for Best Song and "Ils sont cools" featuring Gringe was nominated for Best Music Video.[15][16][17]
His third studio album La fête est finie was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[22]
In February 2018, Orelsan won three awards at the 2018 Victoires de la Musique, one in the category of "Urban Album of the Year" for La fête est finie, one in the category of "Male Artist of the Year", and one in "Audiovisual Creation (Music Video of the Year)" for the music video of "Basique", one of the lead singles of the album.[23]
In February 2019, Orelsan won the award of "Musical Show, Tour or Concert of the Year" for his tour at the 2019 Victoires de la Musique.[24]
Since the release of his fourth studio album Civilisation in November 2021, Orelsan has won multiple awards. In February 2022, Orelsan won three awards at the 2022 Victoires de la Musique, one in the category of "Male Artist of the Year", one in the category of "Original Song of the Year" for the lead single L'odeur de l'essence, and one in the category of "Audiovisual Creation (Video of the Year)" for "Montre jamais ça à personne", a documentary about Orelsan directed by his younger brother, Clément Cotentin.[25]
In November 2022, Orelsan won two awards at 2022 NRJ Music Award: Francophone Male Artist of the Year and Francophone Tour of the Year.[26]
In February 2023, Orelsan won three awards at the 2023 Victoires de la Musique, one in the category of "Concert of the Year" for his Civilisation tour, one in the category of "Original Song of the Year" for the lead single "La Quête", and another one in the category of "Audiovisual Creation (Music Video of the Year)" for the music video of "La Quête".[27] By 2023, Orelsan has won a total of twelve awards at Victoires de la Musique, surpassing French music legends Johnny Hallyday and Alain Souchon who had 10 trophies each.[28]
IMPALA European Independent Album of the Year Award
The NRJ Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as a NMA) are an award ceremony presented by French radio station NRJ to honour the best in French and worldwide music industry.
The Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year.
Victoires de la Musique is an annual French award ceremony where "Victoire" accolades are awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.
