Background
Nicolas Salvadori was born in France of mixed Russian and Italian origin.
Nicolas Salvadori was born in France of mixed Russian and Italian origin.
He has released two albums that have charted in France and a number of street albums and mixtapes. He was discovered by Néochrome, the independent French rap label in the beginning 2000s, appearing in Néochrome compilation Néochrome Hall Stars Game in cooperation with First Rate (at Lloyd's) K-Pote and Zekwe Ramos, before releasing his first maxi album Mains Sales in 2004. In most projects, he worked on a number of maxi albums and street CDs. with the Néochrome label before signing for Electric and Music Industries Music before signing to East-West / Warner Music.
Seth Gueko"s first proper studio album was Louisiana Chevalière on 4 May 2009 with Hostile Records, followed by album Michto on 28 March 2011.
On the 6th of May 2013, Gueko release his latest album, "Bad Cowboy". His pseudonym is from the character Seth Gecko played by George Clooney in the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn directed by Robert Rodriguez.
In the song "Also Known As" taken from his album Louisiana Chevalière, he also mentions that he named himself "Guy Georges Clooney" which is a reference both to Clooney but also to Guy Georges, a serial killer. He utilized the title in "J"marche avec ma clique" that featured Despo Rutti and is a track on his album Patate de forain.
At the end of June 2010, Seth Gueko was detained provisionally for voluntary violence against a young female.
He was imprisoned in Louisiana Santé Prison until 24 September 2010.