Wes Madiko
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| Wes | |
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| Birth name | Wes Madiko |
| Born | January 15, 1964 |
| Origin | Motaba, Cameroon |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Existence |
| Associated acts | Deep Forest |
| Website | http://www.wesmuzik.com/ |
Wes Madiko (born January 15, 1964), better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician.[1] He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane".
As of late 2010,[2] he was working on a new project with electronic composer and producer Paul Kwitek.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| AUT | BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA | NED | NZ | SWI | ||||||||
| Welenga |
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5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 13 | ||||||
| Sinami: The Memory |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Melowe |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA | GER | NED | NOR | SWE | SUI | UK[3] | |||||
| 1997 | "Alane" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 11 | Welenga | ||
| "Awa Awa" | — | 50 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "Midiwa Bôl" (I Love Football)" | — | — | — | 94 | 71 | 72 | — | — | 49 | 75 | |||
| 2000 | "Keli Maye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sinami | ||
| 2010 | "Sela-Sela (Dance Together)" (featuring Zahra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Awards
Title Winner Nomination
| Title | Winner | Nomination |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 1 | 2 |
| World Music Awards | 3 | 2 |
| MTV Europe Video Music Awards | 1 | 1 |
| NRJ Music Awards | - | 2 |
[edit] References
- ^ Beyond exoticism: western music and the world Timothy Dean Taylor - 2007 - Page 142
- ^ Wes Madiko biography Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
