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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Profile: Fally Ipupa

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Today Fally joins the Hotshots in the Big Brother Africa house, continuing his work with the ONE Africa campaign!

Fally Ipupa Nsimba (born December 14, 1977), known by his stage name Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist and producer. from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was part of the band of Koffi Olomidé, Quartier Latin International, from 1999 to 2006 before starting a solo career. His first solo album was Droit chemin released in 2006, which went on to sell over 100,000 units, and his second album Arsenal de Belles Melodies (A2BM) was released in 2009.
 
 In 2007, Ipupa won the Kora Awards for Best Artist or Group from Central Africa. In 2010, Fally Ipupa won the MTV Africa Music Awards 2010for Best Video (for Sexy Dance) and Best Francophone. He won the urban awards for best African artist. Ipupa was nominated in the Best Live Act category at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards. 
 
He released an album named kosa leka in 2014.Ipupa, who is also a noted guitar player, connected with audiences stateside with “Chaise Electrique,” a bilingual love song featuring former G-Unit singer Olivia.

Having worked with more than 35 artists from Africa and abroad in numerous collaborations, he has certainly left his mark as a sought-after artist. His collaborators include G-unit artist Olivia from the U.S.A, Youssupha from France and D’banj from Nigeria.
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