Dadju

Dadju
Dadju
Birth name	Dadju Djuna Nsungula
Also known as	Prince Dadju
Born	2 May 1991 (age 33); Bobigny, France
Genres	Soul; R&B; Rap;
Occupation	Singer
Labels	Wati B (2012-2016); Polydor; Universal Music Group (since 2017);
Website	www.dadjuofficiel.com

Dadju Djuna Nsungula (French pronunciation: [dadʒu dʒuna ɛnsunɡula]; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadju, is a French singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation Shin Sekaï alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B and released the album Indéfini. The duo announced that they were breaking up so they can each follow solo careers. Dadju released his solo album Gentleman 2.0 in 2017.

Personal life

Dadju comes from a musical family. His father is Djanana Djuna, a Congolese vocalist of Papa Wemba's band. His brother Gims, a famous solo rapper and an ex-member of the successful French rap group Sexion d'Assaut, a major act of Wati B. His other brothers Bedjik and Xgangs are also rappers in their own right. In 2016, he got married and had a daughter a few months later. He recently welcomed a baby boy during the first lockdown.

Discography

Albums

as part of Shin Sekaï

2013 : The Shin Sekaï Vol. I (mixtape)
2014 : Volume II (mixtape)
2016 : Indéfini

Solo

Year	Album	Peak positions				Units
Year	Album	FRA ^[1]	BEL (Fl) ^[2]	BEL (Wa) ^[3]	SWI ^[4]	Units
2017	Gentleman 2.0	1	74	7	35	FRA:500 000^[5]
2019	Poison^[6]	1 ^[7]	47	6	6	FRA: 128,120^[8]
2019	Antidote	1 ^[7]	—	74	—	FRA: 128,120^[8]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions			Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[9]	BEL (Wa) ^[10]	SWI ^[4]	Album
2017	"Reine"	2	36	84	Gentleman 2.0
	"Déjà trouvé"	42	—	—
	"J'ai dit non"	54	—	—
	"Bob Marley"	3	6	—	Non-album single
2018	"Django" (featuring Franglish)	16	35	—	Gentleman 2.0
	"Christina"	31	37* (Ultratip)	—	Gentleman 2.0
	"Jaloux"	1	17	37	Non-album singles
	"Mafuzzy Style"	80	—	—	Non-album singles
2019	"Compliqué"	6	41	86	Poison
2019	"Ma vie"	3	33	—	Poison
2020	"Grand bain" (with Ninho)	1	14	53	Non-album single
2020	"Dieu merci"	8	1* (Ultratip)	94	Non-album single

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions			Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[9]	BEL (Wa) ^[10]	SWI ^[4]	Album
2015	"Sans rétro" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju (of The Shin Sekaï))	184			Maître Gims album Mon cœur avait raison
2017	"Enfants d'Afrique" (KeBlack feat. Dadju)	162			KeBlack album Premier étage
	"La paix n'a pas de prix" (Alonzo feat. Dadju)	53			Alonzo album 100%
	"Fuego" (Aya Nakamura feat. Dadju)	119			Aya Nakamura album Journal Intime
	"Moi je vérifie" (Naza feat. Dadju & Aya Nakamura)	185			Naza album Incroyable
	"C'est pas bon" (Abou Debeing feat. Dadju)	58	29* (Ultratip)
2018	"Tant pis" (Dry feat. Dadju)	89
	"Tout se passe après minuit" (Black M feat. Dadju)		20* (Ultratip)		Black M album Éternel insatisfait [Réédition]
	"Tu ne le vois pas" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju)	13	49		Maître Gims album Ceinture noire
	"Bella ciao" (Naestro feat. Maître Gims, Dadju, Vitaa and Slimane)	2	13	41
	"Bébé" (MHD feat. Dadju)	6	14* (Ultratip)	83	MHD album 19
2019	"Muerte" (Landy feat. Dadju)	13			Landy album Assa Baing
	"Adieu" (Lynda feat. Dadju)	36
	"Jamais" (Ninho feat. Dadju)	6			Ninho album Destin
	"M.D.V" (Alonzo feat. Dadju)	120			Alonzo album Stone
	"Calimero" (Vegedream feat. Dadju)	136			Vegedream album Ategban
	"10/10" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju & Alonzo)	94	6* (Ultratip)		Maître Gims album Ceinture noire (Transcendance - Ré-édition)
2020	"Comme ça" (Franglish feat. Dadju)		23* (Ultratip)		Franglish album Monsieur
	"Meleğim" (Soolking feat. Dadju)	2 ^[11]	26	52
	"Piquée" (Kaaris feat. Dadju)	26			Kaaris album 2.7.0
	"Sécurisé" (Rohff feat. Dadju)	40			Non-album release

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[9]	BEL (Wa) ^[10]	Album
2017	"Ma fierté" (feat. Maître Gims & Alonzo)	28	14* (Ultratip)	Gentleman 2.0
	"Intuition"	29
	"Comme si de rien n'était"	12
	"Seconde chance"	34	7* (Ultratip)
	"Gentleman 2.0"	80
	"Lionne"	18	13* (Ultratip)
	"Oublie le"	11
	"Monica"	70
	"#PTD"	61
	"Sous contrôle" (feat. Niska)	19	19* (Ultratip)
	"Par amour" (feat. Maître Gims)	10	6* (Ultratip)
	"Trouvez la moi" (feat. KeBlack & Fally Ipupa)	38
	"#Déjà donné"	55
	"Jenny" (feat. S.Pri Noir)	52
2018	"Mon cœur à ta taille" (feat. Kalash)	71
	"Apollonia" (with Sofiane)	48		93 Empire
	"Sans thème"	25
	"Comme à chaque fois"	180
	"Escort"	171
	"Tu n'es pas moi"	124
2019	"Confessions"	20		Poison
	"Paire d'As" (feat. Nekfeu)	10
	"TPB" (feat. Koba LaD)	11
	"Je ne t'aime plus"	12
	"Bobo au cœur"	19	43
	"Ma faute"	27
	"Perdu"	30
	"Toi d'abord"	31
	"Mémoire courte"	34
	"Robe" (feat. Damso)	38
	"Papa"	45
	"Jure-le"	50
	"Please" (feat. Tayc)	53
	"Wouli liya" (feat. Kaly, Soolking & Aymane Serhani)	67
	"Ma Woman"	118
	"Donne-moi l'accord" (feat. Burna Boy)	131
	"Normal"	153
	"Back It Up"	159
	"Cette femme"	164
	"Promesse"	181
	"Maamou"	185
2020	"Amour toxic"	14	34	Non-album release
	"Va dire à ton ex"	18
	"Elle me demande"	20
	"Le mâle honnête"	55
	"Provoquer"	56
	"La roue tourne"	111
	"Piqûre de rappel"	135
	"Tout ou rien du tout" (feat. Ocevne)	87

References

^ "Discographie Dadju". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ "Discografie Dadju". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
^ "Discographie Dadju". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Discographie Dadju". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
^ {{cite web|url=https://www.mouv.fr/rap-fr/dadju-couronne-disque-de-diamant-avec-gentleman-2-0-346114}
^ "Poison par Dadju". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Top Albums (Week 47, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ Min, 27 Janvier 2020 | 10 H. 34 (2020-01-27). "Top Albums : Maes entre directement N°1 avec 'Les derniers salopards'". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ "Top Singles (Week 9, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

External links

Official website

[fr-1] "Discographie Dadju". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

[bel-fl-2] "Discografie Dadju". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 2019-11-23.

[bel-wa-3] "Discographie Dadju". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2019-11-23.

[swi-4] "Discographie Dadju". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

[5] {{cite web|url=https://www.mouv.fr/rap-fr/dadju-couronne-disque-de-diamant-avec-gentleman-2-0-346114}

[6] "Poison par Dadju". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[7] "Top Albums (Week 47, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[8] Min, 27 Janvier 2020 | 10 H. 34 (2020-01-27). "Top Albums : Maes entre directement N°1 avec 'Les derniers salopards'". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[fr1-9] "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

[bel-wa-1-10] "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[11] "Top Singles (Week 9, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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