Vald (French rapper)

Valentin Le Du (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ lə dy]; born 15 July 1992), better known by his stage name Vald (French: [vald]; sometimes stylized as VALD), is a French rapper. Raised in Aulnay-sous-Bois, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, he studied at Lycée privé catholique l'Espérance where he received a Baccalauréat S (Sciences). He then studied medicine for a semester before moving to Mathematics/computer science, graduating with a bachelor's degree, known in France as a licence.[citation needed] He also studied sound engineering. He started rapping at age 17. He released a mixtape, NQNTMQMQMB (Ni Queue Ni Tête Mais Qui Met Quand Même Bien) in 2012, followed by another mixtape Cours de rattrapage the same year. Both were re-edited in 2016 as a double CD released through his website. On 27 October 2014, he released his debut EP NQNT (Ni Queue Ni Tête) with a music video, Bonjour, finding success. It was followed by the release of EP NQNT 2 on 25 September 2015. On 20 January 2017, he released his debut album Agartha on Mezoued Records & Suther Kane Films, and on Millenium, Capitol, Universal; the album earned a platinum certification in France. A leak of song material resulted in the release of the EP project NQNT 3. On 2 February 2018, Vald released his second album XEU featuring collaborations with rappers Sirius, Suik'on Blaz AD and Sofiane; the album received a double platinum certification. This was followed by the mixtape NQNT33 in September 2018. In October 2019, he released a third album, Ce monde est cruel (This world is cruel). Vald is of Breton descent through his father. In an interview with radio station Mouv', he stated he has a son, Charles, born in 2014. *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international festival that promotes the art of music videos. Brain magazine: Vald - En gaulois dans le texte Archived 2019-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (in French) Agartha certification (Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique) Society - Vald ne rigole plus. (in French) Good Morning Cefran - 26 May 2017 (in French). "Vald discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019. "Vald discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 February 2019. "Vald discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 December 2025. "Vald discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 December 2025. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 14, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2025. "Top Albums (Week 49, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 December 2025. "Top Singles (Week 14, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2025. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019. "Berlin Music Video Awards". Berlin Music Video Awards. Retrieved 2026-06-29. Official website