Viviane N'Dour
Viviane Chedid N'Dour [ viˈvjan n̩ˈduːʀ ], as an artist often just Viviane , (*? In M'bour ) is a Senegalese Mbalax / R & B singer.
From 1993 Viviane worked as a background singer in Youssou N'Dour's "Super Etoile de Dakar". Viviane, who married Bouba N'Dour, Youssou's brother and manager, a few years later, had great international success with Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry's hit "Seven Seconds", in which she played Neneh Cherry on Youssou Ndour's live concerts sang. She then released her first single. "Sama Nene" was a great success in Senegal and quickly made it popular in Africa.
In 2001 she founded her band, Le Jolof Band, and a first partial album came out. By 2003, she released five albums in five years.
Discography
- 1997 Entre Nous (Cassette, Jololi )
- 1999 Entre Nous / Between Us / Ci Sunu Biir (CD, Jololi)
- 2000 Nature (CD, Jololi)
- 2001 Le Show (with Le Jolof Band) (CD, Jololi)
- 2002 Tere Nelaw (with Le Jolof Band) (CD, Mélodie)
- 2003 Fii ak Fee (with Le Jolof Band) (CD, Jololi)
- 2005 Man Diarra (CD)
- Not sorted in time: Esprit
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Viviane Chidid - Collection of Images
- Kassoumay: Mbalax ( Memento from January 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Page with Viviane's artist profile
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | N'Dour, Viviane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Viviane (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | M'bour , Senegal |