23 Facts About Fally Ipupa

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In 2007, Fally Ipupa won the Kora Awards for Best Artist or Group from Central Africa.

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In 2010, Fally Ipupa won the MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 for Best Video for "Sexy Dance" and Best Francophone Artist.

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Fally Ipupa won the urban awards for Best African Artist.

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Fally Ipupa was nominated in the Best Live Act category at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.

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Fally Ipupa released an album named Power "Kosa Leka" in 2013.

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Fally Ipupa Nsimba was born on December 14,1977 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo in a large family.

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Fally Ipupa was known for duets with Koffi Olomide in Effrakata especially the track "Effervescent" in 2001.

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Fally Ipupa has been involved in the planning of the commemoration of the band's 30th anniversary, despite having quit the band in 2006.

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Fally Ipupa collaborated with Maddy Munan, Krys, Mokobe of 113 and Ben J of Neg 'Marrons, including songs like Liputa, Orgasy and Sopeka emerging in the DR Congo and other parts of Africa.

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Fally Ipupa got a gold record for having sold more than 100,000 copies.

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Fally Ipupa has received numerous awards and nominations: he won the Cesaire music Male Artist of the Year, in Paris, two Black Music Awards for Male Artist of the Year, Best clip in Benin, and Male Artist of the year in Ivory Coast.

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Fally Ipupa won his second gold drive through this album with over 100,000 copies sold, including 40,000 in one week, a record for a Congolese artist.

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Fally Ipupa collaborated with Bigg masta G on the "Ndoki" remix.

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The instrumental for the remix was modified and parts of Fally Ipupa's vocals was cut out of the song and replaced by Bigg masta G's rap parts.

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On MJ30's remix, Fally Ipupa's vocals are completely excluded; instead, MJ30 herself sings the chorus.

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May 14,2013, Fally Ipupa won the trophy for "Best African Artist" at the first edition of Trace Urban Music Awards.

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Fally Ipupa signed a contract for three albums in April 2013 with Universal.

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Fally Ipupa participated in MTV Africa All Stars on May 18,2013 at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban.

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Fally Ipupa participated in the project "Doc Agric", towards the development of good agricultural practices in Africa to ratings of several African artists D'banj and Tiken Jah Fakoly.

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On May 5,2014, Fally Ipupa posted his new title track "Original" on his Facebook page and YouTube channel.

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Fally Ipupa won the Best Artist category for Central Africa in the Afrimma Awards held in Dallas in July 2014.

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Fally Ipupa then travelled to Washington, DC as part of the US-Africa Summit meeting, for which President Obama had invited 47 African leaders for the period August 4 to 6,2014.

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Fally Ipupa announced this October 17,2022 on the set of the French television channel France 24, the release of his 7th solo album entitled Formula 7.