


The album was certified Platinum in France. On 25 August 2017, she released her debut album Journal Intime, led by her first Platinum hit, " Comportement". During the same year, she kept on doing collaborations and she released her second single "Super Héros", featuring the rapper Gradur. In January 2016, the singer signed a deal with Rec. And she dedicated a song to one of the most famous Malian singer Oumou Sangaré, who was born in Bamako just like her. Then she released another song, " Love d'un Voyou", featuring the rapper Fababy.Īs 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. In 2016, she made the song "Brisé" with the composer Christopher Ghenda. An old-time friend, Dembo Camara, became her producer and artistic agent. The song's video reached more than 1 million YouTube views by that time. With the help of the producer Seysey, she composed a break-up song, "J'ai mal", with a zouk type of melody. In 2014, at the age of 19, she released her first single "Karma" on Facebook. She took the name Nakamura after the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes.Ĭareer 2014–2017: Debut and first success with Journal intime At an early age, her family came to France and moved to Paris Northern suburbs in Aulnay-sous-Bois. 2.1 2014–2017: Debut and first success with Journal intimeīorn Aya Coco Danioko in Bamako, Mali on from a family of griot (west African storytellers, praise singers, poets of oral traditions).She also had a big concert at Stade Modibo Kéïta in Bamako, where she opened for the Nigerian star Davido.

She released her debut album with a number of collaborations. 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. Dembo Camara, a long-time friend, became her producer and manager. Nakamura didn’t publish her music online, gaining a following with "Karma" and "J'ai mal". She later launched into music with the stage name Aya Nakamura, after the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC Heroes science fiction drama series. Coming from a family of griots, she is the oldest of five siblings. She was born in Bamako, Mali and emigrated to France with her family, growing up in Aulnay-sous-Bois. She is best known for her hit song " Djadja". Aya Coco Danioko ( French pronunciation: born ), known by her stage name Aya Nakamura ( / ˈ aɪ ə ˌ n æ k ə ˈ m ʊər ə/ EYE-ə NAK-ə- MOOR-ə), is a French-Malian pop singer.
