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Fulgurants debuts( 2021-2022)
Werenoi burst onto the rap scene in February 2021 with his very first track,“ Guadalajara”( Werenoi biography- musicMe, 2022). The track was quickly noticed on YouTube, racking up hundreds of thousands of views in just a few weeks. In March 2021, he released“ La League”, which became one of his biggest hits, certified gold and then platinum single( Accueil, 2025). His talent attracted the attention of producer Kore, who signed him to his AWA label and invited him to take part in the soundtrack of the film En Passant Pécho with the track“ Tucibi”.
Flashmag! Issue 162 July 2025
On June 3, 2022, Werenoi unveiled his first EP, Telegram, a nine-track project, some of which had been unofficially shared on the eponymous social network as early as March 2022. The EP was an immediate success, going gold in early March 2023. Several tracks from this EP also received certifications, including“ Solitaire”( gold single in February 2023, then platinum disc in June 2023, and finally diamond single) and“ 3 singes” featuring Ninho( gold single in March 2023). At the end of 2022, Lacrim, one of Werenoi’ s idols, invited him to guest on the track“ Señor de los Gallos”, which appeared on his album Persona Non Grata, thus reinforcing Werenoi’ s reputation.
Ascension and Consecration( 2023- 2024)
The year 2023 marks the year of consecration for Werenoi. On March 10, 2023, he released his first album, Carré, featuring 17 tracks and collaborations with major artists such as Ninho, Tiakola, PLK and Lacrim. The album sold almost 19,000 copies in its first week, and climbed the SNEP Top Albums chart, reaching number one in early June 2023. It was quickly certified gold in April 2023, just over a month after its release, then double platinum.

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