Vald, football leads him to a big flop

After three years of absence, Vald made his comeback with a new album. Baptized Pandemoniumthis project was released on March 28. And this is already a huge success.

In the space of three days, this opus sold 28,858 copies, including 23,621 in physical support. This album, the title of which directly refers to the imaginary capital of the underworld, could therefore be certified gold record (50,000 sales) at the end of its first week of operation.

Vald is one of the biggest sellers among French rappers since the publication of his first album, Agarthain January 2017. However, the success was not syrtematic at the rendezvous for the 32-year-old artist. Witness his clip of the song Footballersposted on June 3, 2021, just before Euro 2020.

Vald, the failure of Footballer perceived as art

Shot at the Licorne stadium in Amiens, it was viewed just over two million times. A relatively low score for Vald, especially since the clip had come out with great fanfare.

“The clip was out of budget. 100,000 euros. This song, in my team, we all agreed with. Everyone sang him, we were 15 adults (…) So when we sent the clip and put 100,000 euros on it … Fortunately, all that did not kill us ”quipped the rapper from Aulnay-sous-Bois, in January 2022, during an interview with Rapelite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YKP30PQXU

Like a footballer who would have made a bad career choice, Vald was able to put it into perspective to better revive.

“I think that's art. It's sending, and sometimes you miss it. If you put everything in it, it gives something weird, that means you cheat. It's good to miss, it's good for the health of missing ”, Had he conceded to Lacrem TV. Faced with little craze around FootballerVald had chosen to dismiss him from the tracklisting of his previous album, entitled V.