Zaoui

Raphaël Faget-Zaoui is a songwriter, composer, performer and musician. After the phenomenal success of Thérapie Taxi (over 400,000 albums sold, 800 million streams, and more than 350,000 spectators), Raphaël launched a solo career under the name Zaoui and is now the sole master at the helm of ultra-effective pop music that is as insolent as it is intimate. Zaoui is very close to his fans and is committed to writing the soundtrack of their lives.

It seems that Zaoui’s true gift, beyond composing highly effective songs, is his ability to sharply analyze our norms and habits and present them in a new light. After a first EP, Mauvais Démons (2022), Zaoui unveiled his debut album Pulsations in October 2023, supported by six radio singles including “Laisse aller ton corps” and “Stigmate.” An instinctive and sensitive record, it affirms his artistic identity. The accompanying tour confirmed his stage ease and direct connection with the public, culminating in a final concert at the Olympia.

In 2024, Zaoui signed a successful collaboration with Vernis Rouge on the track “Comme des loups” (over 8 million streams). In 2025, Zaoui opened a new chapter and made a blazing return with “Toxic et Chic” followed by “Xanax mon amour.” These two complementary tracks—balancing emotional clarity, self-mockery and immediate pop melodies—evoke Thérapie Taxi’s DNA while anchoring themselves in Zaoui’s unique identity.

In 2026, Zaoui continued rolling out his next album (expected in September 2026) with the early-April release of the single “Love Noir,” featuring Stéphane. Zaoui is also returning to meet his audience with several live dates, including a first Paris show on 20 May 2026 at the Cabaret Sauvage.