Aya Nakamura
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Aya Nakamura | |
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Birth name | Aya Danioko |
Born | Bamako, Mali | 10 May 1995
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Aya Danioko (French pronunciation: [aja danjɔko]; born 10 May 1995 in Bamako), known by her stage name Aya Nakamura (/ˈaɪə nækəˈmʊərə/, French: [aja nakamuʁa]), is a French pop singer of Malian origin. Nakamura was born in Bamako but immigrated to France with her family and grew up in Aulnay-sous-Bois.[1] Coming from a family of griots (West African storytellers, praise singers / poets of oral tradition), 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.[2]
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 13 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 the Modibo-Keïta stadium in Bamako, where she opened for the Nigerian star Davido. She is best known for her number one[3] song "Djadja" that has more than 426 million views on YouTube.
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak positions | Units | Certification | ||||
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FRA [4] |
BEL (FL) [5] |
BEL (WA) [6] |
NLD [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||
Journal intime |
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6 | 143 | 34 | — | — | ||
Nakamura |
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3 [10] |
29 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak positions | Units | Certification | Album | ||||||||
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FRA [4] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
BEL (WA) [14] |
GER [15] |
ITA [16] |
NLD [7] |
POR [17] |
SWE [18][19] |
SWI [8] | |||||
"Super héros" (featuring Gradur) |
2016 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Journal intime | ||
"Comportement" | 23 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Oumou Sangaré" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Djadja"
(solo or featuring Loredana) |
2018 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 43 | — | 1 | 37 | 72 | 32 | Nakamura | ||
"Copines" | 1 | 74 | 7 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 60 | ||||
"Pookie" (solo, featuring Lil Pump or featuring Capo Plaza) |
2019 | 5 [26] |
18 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | —[A] | 55 | |||
"Soldat"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Featured in
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification | |
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FRA [4] |
BEL (WA) [6] | |||
"Love d'un voyou" (Fababy featuring Aya Nakamura) |
2015 | 9 | 37* (Ultratip) |
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"Sorry" (Abou Debeing featuring Aya Nakamura) |
2016 | 188 | — | |
"Bad Boy" (Fally Ipupa featuring Aya Nakamura) |
2017 | 68 | — |
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"Moi je vérifie" (Naza featuring Dadju and Aya Nakamura) |
171 | — | ||
"Pourquoi tu forces" (DJ Erise featuring Aya Nakamura) |
2018 | 177 | — | |
"Comme ci comme ça" (Tour 2 Garde featuring Aya Nakamura) |
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*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification | Album | ||
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FRA [4][29] |
BEL (WA) [6] |
SWI [8] | ||||
"Oublier" | 2016 | 96 | — | — | Journal intime | |
"Fuego" (feat. Dadju) |
2017 | 85 | — | — | ||
"J'ai mal (Part 2)" | 109 | — | — | |||
"Problèmes" (feat. MHD) |
118 | — | — | |||
"Jalousie" (feat. Lartiste) |
121 | — | — | |||
"Karma" | 146 | — | — | |||
"Orphelin" (featuring KeBlack) |
151 | — | — | |||
"La dot" | 2018 | 3 | 32 | 71 |
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Nakamura |
"Sucette" (featuring Niska) |
4 | — | — |
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"Oula" | 5 | — | — |
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"Pompom" | 8 | — | — |
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"Ça fait mal" | 13 | — | — | |||
"Whine Up" | 15 | — | — | |||
"Gangster" | 18 | — | — | |||
"Faya" | 21 | — | — | |||
"Gang" (featuring Davido) |
35 | — | — | |||
"Dans ma bulle" | 40 | — | — |
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Aya Nakamura | W9 D'OR - Female Arist most listened[30] | Won |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards - Publlic Choice Awards[31] | Won |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | BET Awards 2019 - Best International Act:France[32] | Nominated |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | AFRIMA 2019 - Best Female West Africa[33] | Pending |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | AFRIMA 2019 - Crossing Boundaries with Music Award | Pending |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | AFRIMA 2019 - Artist of The Year | Pending |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | AFRIMA 2019 - Best Collaboration | Pending |
2019 | "Sucette" ft Niska | AFRIMA 2019 - Best Collaboration | Pending |
2019 | "Pookie" | AFRIMA 2019 - Song of The Year | Pending |
2019 | Aya Nakamura | AFRIMA 2019 - Best Francophone | Pending |
Notes
- ^ "Pookie" (Remix) did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[27]
References
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- ^ Amrani, Iman (23 January 2019). "Aya Nakamura: Afropop's reluctant face of empowerment". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Top Singles (téléchargement streaming)" (in French). SNEP. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Peaks in France:
- All except noted: "Discographie Aya Nakamura". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Journal intime: "Aya Nakamura". www.snepmusique.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Djadja": "Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming)" (in French). SNEP. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Copines": "Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Aya Nakamura". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Aya Nakamura". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Discography Aya Nakamura". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Aya Nakamura". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Les Certifications – Aya Nakamura". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 45, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Aya Nakamura : l'album "Nakamura" certifié triple platine pour 300.000 ventes". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ a b "Aya Nakamura : l'album "Nakamura" certifié platine en France et disque d'or aux Pays-Bas". chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
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- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 37" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "portuguesecharts.com - Discography Aya Nakamura". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – 27, 6 juli 2018" [Weekly chart Heatseeker – Week 27, 6 July 2018] (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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- ^ a b c "Les Disques D'Or/De Platine - Singles 2019". Ultra Top. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hitparade.ch - Swiss Charts. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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- ^ "Goud/Platina". nvpi.nl. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 32, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 45, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Jérôme, Roulet. "W9 d'or 2018 : le palmarès complet avec Lartiste, Maitre Gims, Dadju, Hoshi... [VIDEOS]". Toutelatele (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Musicmoves. "Aya Nakamura | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ BET Awards. "BET Awards 2019 | Best International Act | Nominees". BET.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ DAMOLA, DUROSOMO (7 August 2019). "Here are the 2019 AFRIMMA Nominees". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 8 August 2019.