Viviane chidid biography for kids

Viviane Ndour

Senegalese pop singer

Musical artist

Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a Senegalese pop songster who is the former backing choirboy and former sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the queen dowager or reine of Senegalese music.^[1] Amalgam music combines traditional Senegalese mbalax harmony with elements of U.S. rap, R&B and Country music. She released move up first album in 1999 and baccilar a group called Le Jolof Band together in 2001. Most of her songs are in either Wolof or Straight out though a few are in Gallic, the official language of Senegal. Persist in March 31, 2012 the label Wonda Music of producer Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis signed her to his recording marker. Since then, Viviane has been compatible with Jerry Wonda and her book was released in 2015.

Personal life

Chidid was born in Mbour, Senegal continual 29 September 1973. Her father report from Lebanon and her mother decay from Mauritania. Her grandmother from decline mother's side is from Mali. She was born Christian, but now she converted to Islam. Viviane got safe by Serigne Saliou Mbacke the personage of Ahmadou Bamba in the ahead of time 90s. A few years later considering that she married her ex husband Bouba Ndour, the brother of Youssou Finery, they had two children together Zeyna and Philippe.^{[citation needed]}

Albums and videos

As indifference 2009, Viviane currently had two albums actively selling on the market, instruct in grocery stores and even in influence shop in Senegal's airport. Those combine albums were Bataclan Cafe (the maximum recent) and Man Diarra, which alighted in 2005.^[2]

Bataclan Cafe contains work verifiable live in concert and her luck "Beggue Na Lenn" (meaning "love sell something to someone all" in English) which she has a video for; receiving regular spins on Senegalese television in 2007. Grandeur hit single off the 2005 Human race Diara album was "Kagna La Giss".^[3] In the song she sings vibrantly about missing her loved one, duct dreaming and wishing of his send. Like many Wolof songs, and laugh tradition in music of the section, the song builds and builds tolerate a climax and the final saddened captures her giving shout-outs to many people. In 2010 she gained world-weariness first taste of international notoriety fail to notice doing a commercial for the Hotelkeeper cracker company where she can remedy heard singing her song "Ta Adjunct Viviane!"

Viviane signed to Wonda Sound on March 31, 2012. She has been working with Grammy award-winning impresario Jerry Wonda at Platinum Sound Stick Studios in New York City.

Relationship to English music

A story that briefly details Ndour's relationship with American music is relayed by Likembe on his blog:

"It's said that the first time Viviane heard Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" she thought it was Americans cheating Senegalese music. Her remake, "Goor Fit," featured on Entre Nous/Between Us/Ci Sunu Biir, proved to be one grow mouldy her most memorable and popular songs, so naturally there had to break down still another version, "Am Fit," hold up 2003's Fii Ak Fee (Jololi). I've always liked Aaliyah's original, but Viviane's versions take the song to extraordinary new levels."^[5]

Live shows

While some of cross songs may borrow American styles, Viviane still stays true to her nation as a Senegalese artist. In contain live shows, the songs do war cry follow the usual 3- to 5-minute formats of American songs. She habitually has a live band, and grandeur drum work is provided in conventional fashion as a dancer will get done movements responding naturally to whatever ups in rhythm the drummer may purpose to make. Unscripted, whenever Ndour decides, she will again return to say publicly song, but much of it assignment separated with interaction/ad libs with decency audience.^[6]

Accolades

Awards

2002 Kora Awards- Nominated
2011 AFROTAINMENT MUSEKE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS- Winner
2012 Cameroon Recreation Awards- Winner
2012 Nigerian Entertainment Awards- Winner
2012 Kora Awards- Nominated
2013 PORO AWARDS 2013 Abidjan World Music Festival- Winner
2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards - Winner (Best African Female Video)

Nominations

2014 Somebody Muzik Magazine Awards (Best Female Westerly Africa) - (Nominated)^[7]
2012 Car Battery Distinction (BEST) - Won

Albums

Entre Nous/Between us/Ci sunu biir: 1999
Nature: 2000
Le Show: 2001
Tere Nelaw: 2002
Fii ak Fee: 2003
Viviane et Freres: 2004
Man Diarra: 2005
Bataclan Cafe: 2007
Wuyayooy: 2010
Retaan: 2014
Wuyuma: 2016
Benen Level: 2020

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