Aya Nakamura
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Aya Coco Danioko (born 10 May 1995), known by her stage name Aya Nakamura, is a French-Malian pop, Afro-beat and R&B singer. Many of Aya songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.
She was born in Bamako and immigrated to France with her family, growing up in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Coming from a family of griots, she is the oldest of five siblings. She studied fashion at La Courneuve. She later launched into music with the stage name Aya Nakamura, after the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC Heroes science fiction drama series.
Aya Nakamura released music through her YouTube channel before her 2017 debut album reached number six on the French charts. Her rise to success was sealed a year later when "Djadja, "the lead single from her second album, became a number-one hit in France and charted throughout much of Europe.
Career
Nakamura published her music online, gaining a following with "Karma" and "J'ai mal". Dembo Camara, a long-time friend, became her producer and manager. Notably, her song "Brisé", composed by Christopher Ghenda, garnered 34 million views on YouTube, and a duo with rapper Fababy "Love d'un voyou" resulted in her charting in France.
She released her debut album with a number of collaborations. She also had a big concert at Stade Modibo Kéïta in Bamako, where she opened for the Nigerian star Davido.
In 2014, at the age of 19, she released her first single "Karma" on Facebook. With the help of the producer Seysey, she composed a break-up song, "J'ai mal", with a zouk type of melody. The song's video reached more than 1 million YouTube views by that time. An old-time friend, Dembo Camara, became her producer and artistic agent.
In 2016, she made the song "Brisé" with the composer Christopher Ghenda.. Then she released another song, "Love d'un Voyou", featuring the rapper Fababy.
As a tribute to her cultural heritage and roots, she did a concert at the Modibo-Keïta stadium in Bamako, opening for the American-Nigerian star Davido. And she dedicated a song to one of the most famous Malian singer Oumou Sangaré, who was born in Bamako just like her.
In January 2016, the singer signed a deal with Rec. 118, a label from Warner music France. During the same year, she kept on doing collaborations and she released her second single "Super Héros", featuring the rapper Gradur.
On 25 August 2017, she released her debut album Journal Intime, led by her first Platinum hit, "Comportement". On 17 July 2020, she released the single "Jolie nana" as the lead single from her third studio album Aya.
It debuted at number one on the French singles chart, and achieved Gold status in 2 weeks. It also reached the top 10 in Belgium and Switzerland as well as top 40 in the Netherlands. On the UK Afrobeats chart, it reached number 7.
On the 9th of October, she released the second single from the album, "Doudou". It peaked at number 6 in France, in the top 40 in Belgium and number 16 on the UK Afrobeats chart.
She announced the album on 15 October, with a release date of 13 November. The tracklist was released on 4 October, revealing collaborations with Stormzy, Ms Banks and Oboy.
Follow Boomplay and keep up to date with the latest Aya songs and information.
Aya Songs and Albums
• Plus Jamais
• Doudou
• Jolie Nana
• La Dot
• Timo Prod
• Faya
• Noxious
• Whine Up
• Starow Omega
• Oula
• Le Side
• Gangster
• Starow Omega
• Gang
• Dans ma Bulle
• Le Side
• Ça fait Mal
• Julio Masidi
• Oublier
• Dany Synthé
• Dégaine
• Journal intime (Album)
• Aya (Album)
• Nakamura (Album)
Achievements
• She won the most listened Female Artist at the 2018 W9 D'OR
• She also won the Public Choice Awards (France) at the 2019 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards
• She won the Francophonic Female Artist of the Year at the 2020 NRJ Music Awards
• She won the Best International New Act at the 2020 LOS40 Music Awards
• She won the Artist of the Year (France) at the 2021 Apple Music Awards
Aya songs are included in Boomplay music playlists. Search to stream and download Aya songs MP3/ single/ albums on the platform.
She was born in Bamako and immigrated to France with her family, growing up in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Coming from a family of griots, she is the oldest of five siblings. She studied fashion at La Courneuve. She later launched into music with the stage name Aya Nakamura, after the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC Heroes science fiction drama series.
Aya Nakamura released music through her YouTube channel before her 2017 debut album reached number six on the French charts. Her rise to success was sealed a year later when "Djadja, "the lead single from her second album, became a number-one hit in France and charted throughout much of Europe.
Career
Nakamura published her music online, gaining a following with "Karma" and "J'ai mal". Dembo Camara, a long-time friend, became her producer and manager. Notably, her song "Brisé", composed by Christopher Ghenda, garnered 34 million views on YouTube, and a duo with rapper Fababy "Love d'un voyou" resulted in her charting in France.
She released her debut album with a number of collaborations. She also had a big concert at Stade Modibo Kéïta in Bamako, where she opened for the Nigerian star Davido.
In 2014, at the age of 19, she released her first single "Karma" on Facebook. With the help of the producer Seysey, she composed a break-up song, "J'ai mal", with a zouk type of melody. The song's video reached more than 1 million YouTube views by that time. An old-time friend, Dembo Camara, became her producer and artistic agent.
In 2016, she made the song "Brisé" with the composer Christopher Ghenda.. Then she released another song, "Love d'un Voyou", featuring the rapper Fababy.
As a tribute to her cultural heritage and roots, she did a concert at the Modibo-Keïta stadium in Bamako, opening for the American-Nigerian star Davido. And she dedicated a song to one of the most famous Malian singer Oumou Sangaré, who was born in Bamako just like her.
In January 2016, the singer signed a deal with Rec. 118, a label from Warner music France. During the same year, she kept on doing collaborations and she released her second single "Super Héros", featuring the rapper Gradur.
On 25 August 2017, she released her debut album Journal Intime, led by her first Platinum hit, "Comportement". On 17 July 2020, she released the single "Jolie nana" as the lead single from her third studio album Aya.
It debuted at number one on the French singles chart, and achieved Gold status in 2 weeks. It also reached the top 10 in Belgium and Switzerland as well as top 40 in the Netherlands. On the UK Afrobeats chart, it reached number 7.
On the 9th of October, she released the second single from the album, "Doudou". It peaked at number 6 in France, in the top 40 in Belgium and number 16 on the UK Afrobeats chart.
She announced the album on 15 October, with a release date of 13 November. The tracklist was released on 4 October, revealing collaborations with Stormzy, Ms Banks and Oboy.
Follow Boomplay and keep up to date with the latest Aya songs and information.
Aya Songs and Albums
• Plus Jamais
• Doudou
• Jolie Nana
• La Dot
• Timo Prod
• Faya
• Noxious
• Whine Up
• Starow Omega
• Oula
• Le Side
• Gangster
• Starow Omega
• Gang
• Dans ma Bulle
• Le Side
• Ça fait Mal
• Julio Masidi
• Oublier
• Dany Synthé
• Dégaine
• Journal intime (Album)
• Aya (Album)
• Nakamura (Album)
Achievements
• She won the most listened Female Artist at the 2018 W9 D'OR
• She also won the Public Choice Awards (France) at the 2019 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards
• She won the Francophonic Female Artist of the Year at the 2020 NRJ Music Awards
• She won the Best International New Act at the 2020 LOS40 Music Awards
• She won the Artist of the Year (France) at the 2021 Apple Music Awards
Aya songs are included in Boomplay music playlists. Search to stream and download Aya songs MP3/ single/ albums on the platform.
