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| Birth name | Fally Ipupa N'simba |
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| Born | 14 December 1977 Kinshasa, Zaire (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Formerly of | Talent Latent, Quartier Latin International |
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Fally Ipupa N'simba (born 14 December 1977), known professionally as Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist, and producer. Often referred to as the "Prince of Rumba",[1][2][3] he is noted for his tenor vocals[4] as well as his blend of contemporary and traditional Congolese music genres, including Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo.[5][4][6][7][8][9] His lyrics often cover themes of romance, suffering, and joy.[9]
Ipupa made his public musical debut in 1997, at the age of 20, with the Kinshasa-based band Talent Latent.[7] In 1999, he joined Koffi Olomide's Quartier Latin International, before branching out as a solo artist with his debut solo studio album, Droit Chemin, which attained a gold record after selling over 100,000 copies within one month.[10][11][12][13][14] In 2007, Ipupa won the Kora Award for Best Central Africa Artist.[15] The same year, he became the first Congolese artist to sell out the Olympia Hall in Paris.[16][17][18] In 2008, he toured France,[19] Belgium,[20] Germany,[20] the United States,[20] and Cameroon.[21] In April of the same year, Ipupa won the Kundé d'Or for Best Central African Artist.[22][23] Ipupa's second studio album, Arsenal de Belles Melodies, included chart-toppers like "Chaise Électrique" (featuring Olivia) and "Sexy Dance", which became some of his signature songs. The album quickly sold over 100,000 copies.[24] Ipupa subsequently won two consecutive 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Francophone Artist and Best Video, with "Sexy Dance".[25]
His third studio album, Power "Kosa Leka", featuring the singles "La vie est belle", "Ndoki", and "Service", sold over 30,000 copies in a month.[26][27][28][29][30] In 2013, Ipupa won the Trace Urban Music Award for Best African Artist[31][32] and was nominated for Best Live Act at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards.[33] His fourth studio album, Tokooos, was certified gold by SNEP, making him one of the first Congolese solo artists that honor.[34][35][36][37][38] Tokooos also peaked at number five on the French iTunes chart.[39] The album's singles "Kiname" (featuring Booba) and "Bad Boy" (featuring Aya Nakamura) achieved gold certification.[40][41][42][43] His fifth studio album, Control, released in November 2018, debuted at number ten on SNEP's list of the top downloaded albums in France.[44][45][46] Ipupa released his sixth studio album, Tokooos II, in December 2020.[47] On 25 February 2022, he issued Tokooos II Gold.[48][49] On 17 October 2022, he published his seventh studio album Formule 7, which amassed over three million streams on Spotify within 24 hours and dominated French iTunes sales.[50][51] In less than two years, Formule 7 was certified gold by the Centre National de la Musique for selling more than 50,000 copies outside France.[52][53][54][55]
In 2014, Forbes ranked Ipupa as the sixth richest African musician,[56] and Jeune Afrique named him one of the fifty most influential African artists in 2018.[57] He is the most-streamed French-speaking artist on Boomplay and the most-followed Congolese artist on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.[58] Ipupa is also known for his humanitarian work: he is the founder of the Fally Ipupa Foundation, which provides aid to marginalized groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including victims of sexual violence and disease, as well as orphans.[59][60]
- ^ Denis, Jean-Michel (9 February 2016). "Fally Ipupa, le prince congolais de la rumba mondialisée". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Milimo, Dennis (27 June 2018). "Prince of Rhumba Fally Ipupa set to land in Kenya". Pulse Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Lorho, Chantal (11 February 2020). "Vous m'en direz des nouvelles – Ça bouge dans VMDN avec Fally Ipupa, le prince de la rumba congolaise!". RFI (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ a b Diallo, Nkumu Isaac Katalay (20 September 2017). "Afropop Worldwide | Tokooos". Afropop Worldwide. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Ajegbo, Adaobi. "Interview: Fally Ipupa Continues His Legacy with 'Tokooos II'". okayafrica.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Fonseca, Anthony J.; Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn, eds. (December 2018). Hip Hop Around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]. Santa Barbara, California, United States: ABC-CLIO. p. 137. ISBN 9780313357596.
- ^ a b "Fally Ipupa – Short Bio of a Very Talented Artist". Congolese Music. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Fally Ipupa devient officiellement Ambassadeur national de l'UNICEF". www.unicef.org (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b Seck, Jean-Pierre (25 November 2023). "Fally Ipupa : de roi de la rumba à emblème d'une génération" [Fally Ipupa: from king of rumba to emblem of a generation]. Le Point (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ George, Nelson (20 October 2008). Carr, Daphne; George, Nelson (eds.). Best Music Writing 2008. New York City, New York State, United States: Hachette Books. p. 129. ISBN 9780786726127.
- ^ Ahenda, Ben. "How Fally Ipupa found success after parting ways with Koffi Olomide". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Lavaine, Bertrand (31 December 2009). "Fally Ipupa au Zénith". RFI Musique (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Fally Ipupa revient au Zénith de Paris le 12 mars 2011" [Fally Ipupa returns to the Zénith de Paris on March 12, 2011]. Afrik (in French). 16 February 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:28was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "MTV EMA 2011 :: 06.11.2011 :: Belfast :: Fally Ipupa". 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "DRC: Fally Ipupa or Ferre Gola, who is the real king of rumba?". The Africa Report.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "RFI – Fally Ipupa en concert à l'Olympia, le 7 avril" [Fally Ipupa in concert at the Olympia, April 7]. www1.rfi.fr (in French). 2 April 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Colcombet, Louise (8 April 2007). "Le DiCaprio de Kinshasa a fait un tabac" [The DiCaprio of Kinshasa was a hit]. leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Concert Fally Ipupa Paris – Billet & Place Elysee Montmartre – Samedi 23 Février 2008" [Fally Ipupa Paris Concert – Ticket & Place Elysee Montmartre – Saturday February 23, 2008]. www.infoconcert.com (in French). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Fally Ipupa – Biographie, discographie et fiche artiste". RFI Musique (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Lembembe, Eric O. (18 April 2008). "Cameroun : Fally Ipupa en concert ce soir à Douala" [Cameroon: Fally Ipupa in concert this evening in Douala]. AllAfrica (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Palmares 2008 – Kunde". Kunde.bf (in French). 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Naze, Hermann (28 April 2008). "Kundé 2008 : Yoni, nouveau roi de la musique burkinabè" [Kundé 2008: Yoni, new king of Burkinabè music]. lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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:02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "P-Square and Fally Ipupa are the kings of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2010 nominees list – 2Face, Banky W, Wande Coal & Lizha James also receive multiple nods". BellaNaija. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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:47was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Le nouvel album de Fally Ipupa "Power – Kosa leka" dans les bacs depuis le 5 avril" [Fally Ipupa's new album "Power – Kosa leka" in stores since April 5]. Radio Okapi (in French). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Lavaine, Bertrand (3 June 2013). "Fally Ipupa, sur la piste internationale". RFI Musique (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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:50was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kibangula, Trésor (20 May 2013). "Fally Ipupa : "Les dirigeants de RDC doivent ramener la paix une bonne fois pour toutes"" [Fally Ipupa: "DRC leaders must bring peace once and for all"]. Jeuneafrique.com. Paris, France. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Davido lead nominations for MTV Africa Music Awards". SowetanLIVE. Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Les certifications : Fally Ipupa – Tokooos". SNEP (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Tilouine, Joan (7 July 2017). "Fally Ipupa, l'élégant de Kinshasa à la voix suave". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Mpiutu, Miguel Jegou (10 October 2022). ""Tokooos" de Fally Ipupa certifié disque d'or par le Snep". Mbote (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Miclet, Brice (24 July 2023). "Fally Ipupa, de haut en rumba". Libération (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Ongagna, Divine (27 October 2022). "Musique : "Formule 7" de Fally Ipupa disponible dès le 2 décembre". www.adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "French Albums iTunes Chart: "Tokooos" by Fally Ipupa". www.itunescharts.net. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ ""Kiname" de Fally Ipupa certifié single d'or !" ["Kiname" by Fally Ipupa certified gold!]. Rapunchline.fr (in French). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Ahebla, Ata Ahli (13 December 2016). "Fally Ipupa /Booba : la ferveur Kiname". BBC News Afrique (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "KINAME, le grand succès de fin d'année" [KINAME, the great end-of-year success]. Mbote (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "La chanson "Bad boy" de Fally Ipupa featuring Aya Nakamura déclaré single d'or" [The song "Bad boy" by Fally Ipupa featuring Aya Nakamura declared gold]. Mbote (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "French Albums iTunes Chart: "Control" by Fally Ipupa". www.itunescharts.net. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "L'album "Tokooos" de Fally Ipupa certifié disque de platine à l'export" [Fally Ipupa's album "Tokooos" certified platinum for export]. Mbote (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Masela, Nioni (26 November 2018). "Afrima : Fally Ipupa contrôle l'Afrique centrale" [Afrima: Fally Ipupa controls Central Africa]. adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Paliakara, Nidhya (17 December 2020). ""Tokooos II" : le nouvel album évènement de Fally Ipupa". TV5MONDE Afrique (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Jegou, Miguel (25 February 2022). "La réédition "Tokooss II Gold" de Fally Ipupa déjà disponible". MBOTE (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Coulibaly, Justin (27 January 2022). ""Tokooos II Gold" de Fally Ipupa sortira le 25 février" ["Tokooos II Gold" by Fally Ipupa will be released on February 25]. Afrik (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Sadaka, Edmond (18 December 2022). "Invité Afrique – Fally Ipupa: "C'est un album calibré pour les gens qui aiment la rumba congolaise"". RFI (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Fally Ipupa : l'album "Formule 7" réalise plus de 3 millions des streams en 24h sur Spotify" [Fally Ipupa: the album "Formule 7" achieves more than 3 million streams in 24 hours on Spotify]. Mbote (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Certifications export 2023 par le Centre National de la musique" [2023 export certifications by the National Music Center]. SNEP (in French). Paris, France. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Mugisho, Grady (29 April 2024). "CNM : "Formule 7" certifié, Fally Ipupa sur un petit nuage" [CNM: "Formule 7" certified, Fally Ipupa on cloud nine]. Ouragan.cd (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "L'album "Formule 7" de Fally Ipupa, certifié disque d'or à l'export, s'est vendu à 64000 exemplaires hors de la France" [Fally Ipupa's album "Formule 7", certified gold for export, sold 64,000 copies outside France]. mbote.cd (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Mpiutu, Miguel Jegou (29 April 2024). ""Formule 7" de Fally Ipupa, premier album rumba certifié or à l'export" ["Formule 7" by Fally Ipupa first gold-certified rumba album for export]. mbote.cd (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Tashaya, Clemence (7 February 2014). "Namibian Musicians Not Richest in SADC or Africa". AllAfrica. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Pajon, Léo (7 May 2018). "Les 50 Africains les plus influents – 45. Fally Ipupa – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Fally Ipupa devient l'artiste musicien francophone le plus écouté sur Boomplay" [Fally Ipupa becomes the most listened to French-speaking musician on Boomplay]. Mbote (in French). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "RDC : le chanteur Fally Ipupa crée une fondation caritative" [DRC: singer Fally Ipupa creates a charitable foundation]. Radio Okapi (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Fally Ipupa répond en musique de manière voilée à son retrait des nuits de la francophonie" [Fally Ipupa responds through music in a veiled way to his withdrawal from the nights of the French-speaking world]. www.mediacongo.net (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.