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On September 22, 2023, Werenoi surprised his audience with the release of his second EP, Telegram 2, announced the day before. This eighttrack project included a collaboration with SCH on the track“ Magot”, which caused a sensation with its dark video and incisive punchlines( Biographie Werenoi- musicMe, 2022). Telegram 2 accumulates almost 2 million streams in just 24 hours.
In February 2024, Werenoi unveils his second studio album, Pyramide, featuring seventeen tracks and prestigious collaborations with artists such as Damso, SDM, Aya Nakamura, Hamza, SCH and Maes. Pyramide was a phenomenal commercial success, going platinum just three months after its release and becoming the best-selling album in France in 2024, with 235,000 sales in ten months. In October 2024, he released an expanded version, Pyramide 2, which included collaborations with Gazo and PLK, and was certified triple platinum in February 2025.
The Last Diamond: Black Diamond( 2025)
On April 11, 2025, Werenoi released his third album, Diamant Noir, which immediately topped the charts( Biographie Werenoi- musicMe, 2022). This critically acclaimed opus features featurings with French rap stars such as Damso, Ninho, Gims, Kalash and SDM, as well as international artists such as Gunna, Dystinct and Lil Tjay( Biographie Werenoi- musicMe, 2022). Diamant Noir was quickly certified gold in less than a week, a testament to Werenoi’ s continuing impact on the music industry.
Flashmag! Issue 162 July 2025
Distinctions & Records
Werenoi has accumulated numerous distinctions throughout his short career. He was crowned“ Male Revelation of the Year” at the Cérémonie des Flammes in May 2023( Biographie Werenoi- musicMe, 2022). His album Carré was crowned“ most listened-to album” in France in 2023, with almost 200,000 sales, and was certified double platinum by SNEP.

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