Youssoupha

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Youssoupha
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Youssoupha performing in Brussels, Belgium
Background information
Birth nameYoussoupha Mabiki
Born (1979-08-29) August 29, 1979 (age 44)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Genres
Years active2005present
Labels Bomayé Musik
Memberssolo

Youssoupha Mabiki (French pronunciation: [jusufamabiki] ; born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French rapper of Congolese descent.

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Early life and career

He was born to a Congolese father, the musician and Congo-Kinshasa political figure Tabu Ley Rochereau and a Senegalese mother. After spending his childhood in Congo-Kinshasa, at the age of 10, he moved to France to live with relatives in Beziers, then Osny, Cergy and Sartrouville. He finished his French baccaleureat at Académie de Versailles with high grades and continued with Cultural Mediation, Communication at Roanne and La Guillotière. After obtaining his master's degree, he dedicated himself to music.

His first album Frères Lumières was a trio with two other friends. They released a maxi single. He was also involved in many musical projects including the album Tendance by the band Bana Kin (with Sinistre Kozi Philo and Mic genie).

His own street DVD was released at end of 2005 as Eternel Recommencement followed in 2006 and was signed to Hostile record label. After working with a number of renowned rappers, he released his debut studio album in March 2007 titled À chaque frère ("To Every Brother") containing collaborations from Diam's, Kool Shen, S'Pi and Mike Génie.

His second album came out in October 2009 called Sur les chemins du retour ("On the Ways of Return"), alongside an international tour. In preparation of his third album, he also released a downloadable Digi-tape En noir et blanc - En attendant Noir Désir ("Black & White, Waiting for Black Desire") where he included some remixes of the album. In January 2012, he released his third studio album Noir désir ("Black Desire") featuring Taipan, Corneille, S-Pi, Sam's, Indila, LFDV and his own father Tabu Ley Rochereau"

Accolades

Decorations

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumChartsNotes
FR
[5]
BEL
(Fl)

BEL
(Wa)

SWI
2007À chaque frère32
2009Sur les chemins du retour21
2011En noir et blanc - En attendant Noir Désir(Digitape)117
2012Noir Désir37Also known as Noir D****
2013On se connaît138
2015 NGRTD 482612Also known as Négritude
2018Polaroïd Experience1218
[6]
32
[6]
2021Neptune Terminus9925

Singles

YearSingleChartsAlbum
FR
[5]
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
[5]
2011"Menace de mort"43Noir desir
2012"Histoires vraies"
(feat. Corneille)
75
"Dreamin'"
(feat. Indila & Skalpovich)
1465
"On se connait"
(feat. Ayna)
9761Non-album release
2014"Boma Yé"138
2015"Smile"54NGRTD
YearSingleChartsAlbum
FR
[5]
BEL
(Wa)

2012"I Know" (Remix Street version)"
(Irma feat. Youssoupha)
138Letter to the Lord
2013"Paname Boss"
(La Fouine feat. Sniper, Niro, Youssoupha, Canardo, Fababy, Sultan 7)
5442Drôle de parcours
"Il se passe quelque chose"
(La Fouine feat. Youssoupha)
101
"Coeur de Guerrier"
(Big Ali feat. Corneille, Youssoupha and Acid)
Urban Electro
"Kitoko"
(Fally Ipupa feat. Youssoupha)
Power World
"Fire"
(Ayọ feat. Youssoupha)
Ticket to the World
2016"Bada Bing"
(Cris Cab feat. Youssoupha)
104
[7]
33
"Musique nègre"
(Kery James feat. Lino & Youssoupha)
112
2017"Grand Paris"
(Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha)
65
"Pourquoi chérie"
(BMYE feat. Naza, KeBlack, Youssoupha, Hiro, Jaymax & DJ Myst)
2443
"La danse du matin"
(BMYE feat. Hiro, Naza, Jaymax, Youssoupha, KeBlack & DJ Myst)
177
2018"PLMV"
(Médine feat. Kery James & Youssoupha)
194
2022"W.A.G"

(Rouge feat Sarkodie &Youssoupha)

Other charting songs

YearSingleChartsAlbum
FR
[5]
2012"Les disques de mon père"
(feat. Tabu Ley Rochereau)
137
2015"Entourage"77NGRTD
"Public Enemy"158
"Love Musik"168
2018"Polaroïd Experience"131Polaroïd Experience
2021"Kash"
(feat. Dinos & Lefa)
96
"Mon roi"198

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