Alex Varela is an artist whose journey moves effortlessly between underground rap, global production, and refined sonic design. First known as Diesel from the cult French rap group KDD, making history with Résurrection when he was just 16, he went on to forge a singular path as a producer and songwriter, collaborating with major figures in French rap before crossing the Atlantic. From New York, he helped shape platinum-selling American R&B, discovered and propelled genre-defying classical crossover artists, earned an Emmy Award, and built Mayberry Music, crafting soundscapes for leading luxury houses. Today, Alex Varela steps back into the spotlight with Metroid, his first solo single: a personal, lucid, and fully realized statement marking the next chapter of an artist driven by culture, contrast, and creative independence.