Aurélien Cotentin (born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan, sometimes stylized as OrelSan, is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He has released three studio albums: his debut Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011 and his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017. He is also one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Gringe, with whom he has released two studio albums: Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters in 2013, and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film Comment c'est loin. Orelsan's artistry and rapping technique has drawn him comparisons to American rap legend Eminem on several occasions, primarily because both are prominent white rappers and both are known for their ability to switch between or combine violent and comical rapping techniques.

Filmography

• Numbers — Orelsan
• 2026Orelsan - Dour Festival 2026 — Self, Author
• 2025F*ckin' Fred : Comme un Léopard — Self, Writer
• 2025Yoroï — Aurélien / OrelSama, Writer, Producer
• 2023Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom — Titanix
• 2023Orelsan - Civilisation Tour au cinéma — Self, Director
• 2022MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre — Orelsan [Montre vraiment ça à tout le monde]
• 2021OrelSan - La Quête
• Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone — Self, Music
• 2020Felicità — The cosmonaut
• The Flame — Fabulo
• 2019Girls with Balls — Cow-Boy
• 2018Keep an Eye Out — Sylvain Buron, the son
• 2018MFKZ — Angelino (voice)
• 2016Parisienne — L'ami de Julien
• Serge le Mytho — Orel
• Blocked — Orel, Writer
• 2015Comment c'est loin — Orel, Screenplay, Director

Appearances as themselves (27)

• 2026Le meilleur des Francofolies — Self
• "Couch" by Lena Situations — Self - Guest
• ORELSAN : Yoroï, un an dans l'armure — Self
• 2025Orelsan: Yoroï, un an dans l’armure — Self
• 2025Pierre Garnier : Le concert événement — Self : Guest
• Squeezie: Thanks Internet — Self
• 2024Stromae en intimité — Self : Interviewed
• Ça va bien se passer, Dadju — Self
• Le Late avec Alain Chabat — Self - Guest
• The A Talks — Self - Guest
• 2020GIMS: On the Record — Self
• Un bon moment — Self - Guest
• Bonsoir bonsoir! — Self
• 2019Damso : Lithopédion Tour (AccorHotels Arena) — Self
• 2019French Game — Self
• 2019Gims - Destination Stade de France — Self
• 2019Sixty — Self - Rapper
• 2018Orelsan, le concert événement - Live AccorHotels Arena — Self
• 2018Soprano : le documentaire événement — Self
• Quotidien — Self - Guest
• 2015Thomas Ngijol - 2 — Self
• Casting(s) — Self
• Clique — Self - Guest
• 2012Orelsan - Zenith de Paris — Self
• Le Petit Journal — Self
• C à vous — Self - Guest
• Victoires de la musique — Self