Fabien Marsaud (born 31 July 1977[1]), known professionally as Grand Corps Malade (GCM), is a French slam poet and lyricist.

But sports won out, and at one point he was simultaneously part of tennis, athletics and basketball clubs; the latter would become his greatest passion.

[3] In July 1997, during a sports camp where Marsaud was a supervisor, a diving accident in a swimming pool caused him to displace his spine; he was later told he would never walk again.

He co-founded "Le Cercle des Poètes sans Instru" ("The Circle of Poets Without Instruments"), a group of seven slam artists that includes John Pucc’, Droopy, Techa, 129H members and himself.

GCM opened for Cheb Mami at the Stade de France, and for Mouss and Hakim at the "Boule Noire".

The same year, he performed at the Festival d'été de Québec, gaining in popularity throughout the French-language speaking world.

[8] The year 2010 saw the release of Grand Corps Malade's third studio album, 3ème temps, featuring collaboration with Charles Aznavour and a Shakespearean adaptation, "Roméo kiffe Juliette", a song in which two adolescent lovers living in a Paris banlieue faced a religious divide between Juliette's Jewish and Roméo's Muslim families.

The song's video clip choreography was arranged by Bintou Dembélé, a pioneer in French hip hop.

GCM's first feature film, Patients (2016), based on his own eponymous autobiographical novel describing his accident and rehab, was released commercially in 2017.

In April 2020, Grand Corps Malade released a charity single, "Effets secondaires", a collaboration with Mosimann and producer Rachid Kallouche, with all proceeds going to two hospitals in the Paris region.

[11][12] On 19 June 2020, GCM released the lead single from his upcoming seventh album: "Mais je t'aime" (But I love you), a duet with Camille Lellouche, for which he would receive a Victoires de la Musique award the following year.

His Mesdames (Ladies) album, a tribute to women, was released on 11 September 2020 and includes collaborations with Véronique Sanson, Louane, Suzane, Laura Smet, Camille Berthollet and her sister Julie, as well as Manon, Amuse-Bouche, and Alicia.