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Everyone Say Thank You! Tawsen’s Debut Album ‘Chokran’ Is Finally Here

BYYassine Hariss

June 19, 2026

Following his return to music two-years-ago after a brief hiatus, Moroccan singer-songwriter Tawsen has finally unveiled his debut album, Chokran. Spanning 15 tracks and featuring five collaborations with artists from across the region, including Morocco and Egypt, the project marks the most expansive release of his career to date, equally serving as his first full-length artistic statement.

More than just a debut album, Chokran reflects a direction the Belgian-born artist has been moving towards for several years now. In a previous conversation with MILLE, the singer explained that he had become increasingly focused on creating music for Morocco, the wider Maghreb, the Arab World, and its diaspora, rather than pursuing a broader French-speaking audience. Going independent gave him the freedom to follow that instinct and take full ownership of both his creative vision and career trajectory. “To be completely honest, I wanted to do things differently this time. I wanted the album to feature more Moroccan, Maghrebi, and Arabic sounds, as well as artists from the region,” he told MILLE of the new release. “I’m incredibly proud of the result. I spent months and months in Morocco working with local writers, topliners, and beatmakers. I learned from them, lived alongside them, and immersed myself in the process. I didn’t want to make a Maghrebi album from afar. I think you can hear that throughout the project,” he added.

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That determination to build the project on his own terms was also shaped by the doubts surrounding his return. Reflecting on that period in an earlier conversation with MILLE, he revealed, “It was like, ‘Oh, you don’t want me to win? Fine. Watch me do it on my own. Even better than before.’”

And the watching part is happening as we speak. However, Chokran is not only about proving doubters wrong. The album’s title, which translates to “thank you,” also reflects a sense of gratitude that runs throughout the project. Describing the record as both a comeback and a fresh start, the 29-year-old explained that the album serves as a tribute to everyone who helped him reach this point, while also acknowledging those who motivated him through adversity.

“It’s the beginning of a new chapter in many ways, I feel like a newcomer all over again; someone trying to prove himself while leaving past successes behind,” he reflected. “With this album, I wanted to thank everyone who has been with me since the start: God, my family, my team, and my friends. But I’m also thanking the haters, the people who doubted me, and those who didn’t want to see me win. It might sound strange, but they played a role too. Their negativity pushed me forward and gave me even more motivation to keep going.”

With this sense of reckoning now behind him and the album finally out in the world, Tawsen appears to have closed one chapter and opened. Far from just another release, Chokran feels like the culmination of several years of reinvention, perseverance, and self-belief. And if early standouts like Den Den and Khalini are anything to go by, the project has all the ingredients of a record that will soundtrack countless summer drives and beach days. For us, it’s already shaping up to be one of the season’s defining listens.

Lead picture courtesy of Zineb Koutten

Everyone Say Thank You! Tawsen’s Debut Album ‘Chokran’ Is Finally Here

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