Aya Nakamura was born in Bamako, Mali and emigrated to France with her family, growing up in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
12 Facts About Aya Nakamura
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Aya Nakamura later launched into music with the stage name Aya Nakamura, after the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC Heroes science fiction drama series.
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Aya Nakamura released her debut album Journal intime in 2017, followed one year later by its follow-up Nakamura, which was certified Diamond in France.
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Aya Nakamura was awarded a Victoires de la Musique award for her 2020 album Aya, and won an NRJ Music Award and received multiple nominations for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act.
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Aya Nakamura Coco Danioko was born in Bamako, Mali on May 10,1995.
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Aya Nakamura comes from a family of griot, West African storytellers, praise singers, and poets of oral traditions.
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Aya Nakamura took the stage name Nakamura from the character Hiro Nakamura of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, which aired 2006 to 2010.
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Aya Nakamura shared the stage with OumouSangare and other Malian artists such as Cheick Tidiane Seck, Lassana Hawa or Mokobe among others.
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Aya Nakamura became the first French female artist to reach number one in the Netherlands since Edith Piaf with "Non je ne regrette rien" in 1961.
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On 2 November 2018, Aya Nakamura released her second album Nakamura.
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In 2021, Aya Nakamura was featured in the music video for 'Sans Moi,' a track in the Franglish's album Vibe, and in the music video for 'C'est Cuit' by Major Lazer.
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Aya Nakamura's cover of Vogue France was chosen as the favorite cover of 2021.