Thomas Gérard Idir (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ʒeʁaʁ idiʁ]; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik (sometimes spelled as S.I.N.I.K.), is a French-language rap artist. He is also known as Malsain ("Unhealthy") and L'assassin ("The Murderer"). His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6-0-9).

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Sinik
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Gérard Idir
Also known as	Malsain l'Assassin S.I.N.I.K.
Born	(1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 43) Paris, France
Genres	French rap, hardcore rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1996–2022
Labels	6-0-9 (Six-O-Nine)
Website	sinik609.com

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His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career. They consider themselves as brother and sister.

Le Toit du Monde, released in 2007, contains a song called "Je réalise" which features British singer songwriter, James Blunt. The single is bilingual, with English parts performed by Blunt and French parts by Sinik.

He is also notorious for a number of feuds with other rap artists, most notably Kizito, Booba and Gaiden

• Willy Denzey
• Sidney Duteil
• Abd al Malik (rapper)