And she's continued in that vein ever since.With her mix of urban and Afropop sounds, street slang from the Her latest song "Jolie Nana" (pretty chick) looks set to become the summer hit.The video has been viewed more than six million times since it was posted on YouTube mid-July.Nakamura's fan base stretches beyond France, to Romania, The Netherlands and several Latin American countries.With more than 12 million listens a month on Spotify she's quite simply the most popular French artist of the moment.









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“That's played a role too.” Nakamura was born Aya Danioko in Mali in 1995, into a family of Griots, West African storytellers and praise singers.Her own stories have seemingly little to do with the African continent, and everything to do with growing up in the working class multi-racial Her songs talk about relationships, flirting and female friendships.She sings in French but with her own lingo, incorporating expressions from English, Arabic and the Bambara of her Malian parents. Aya Nakamura, de son vrai nom Aya Danioko, née le 10 mai 1995 à Bamako au Mali, est une chanteuse, autrice-interprète française de pop urbaine et de R&B. 2,583







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Après des débuts remarqués sur les réseaux sociaux et de nombreuses collaborations, sa percée se fait dès la sortie de son premier album intitulé Journal intime, publié le 25 août 2017, et certifié disque d&…









En novembre 2018, elle publie son deuxième album Nakamura, où elle se fait connaître du grand public, propulsée par le single Djadja.



Nakamura was born Aya Danioko in Mali in 1995, into a family of Griots, West African storytellers and praise singers.

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Nakamura's image stood out on posters during French protests over violence against women.But her girl power songs and accompanying videos – which put the emphasis on making money and dominating men – put her closer to singers like Rihanna.In summer of 2019 Nakamura ruled the charts with her new smash “Pookie” tinged with reggaeton and Jamaican dembow.“You're only good at sex / You're only good at partying / I'm gang, above the game / Boy don't play with me / Shut that door there's that snitch on the side,” she sings.On November 12 2019, Nakamura got a boost from Madonna after she posted an Instagram story with her All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners.












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