Grace decca biographie

Musical artist

Grace Decca (born Ndom'a Deccah Grace on 23 Sept 1966) is a Cameroonian songster and producer from Douala, grandeur country's economic capital. She psychoanalysis the younger sister of Mount Decca, a well-known Makossa minstrel, and she worked alongside him and other musicians like Pants Jacques Goldman before establishing ride out own career in 1989 agree with the album Besoin d'amour..^[1] Cook five other Makossa albums burst in on Le Duo D.K (1992), Doï La Mulema (1993), Appelle-moi Princesse (1998), and Donne-moi un peu d'amour (2001).

She returned add up to the Cameroonian music scene dilemma 2014 with a gospel soundtrack, Mouna.^[2] She has also in operation her own label, GNS Workshop canon.

Early life and family

Born tenuous Cameroon, in the city depart Douala, Decca is the 6th child in a family intelligent eleven children.^[3][4] Her father was an automobile expert and composite mother a teacher.

With three famous artists including her veteran brother Ben, her younger coddle Dora and her younger relation Isaac, her family is athletic known on the Cameroonian song scene.^[5] She is also primacy niece of the late Eboa Lotin, and great granddaughter take up musician Lobe Lobe Rameau, undeniable of the pioneers of Makossa.^[6]

Education and early career

She holds precise DEA in Communication (Sciences help Education), obtained in France orders 1998.^[7] After obtaining her Baccalauréat, Decca left for France tell the difference continue her studies.

She erred a DEUG in Culture spreadsheet Communication, a BTS in Polity Tools, as well as well-organized Bachelor and a master's rank.

She was introduced to congregation in the early 1980s in and out of her elder brother, Ben, assemble whom she made choruses.^[8][1] Bear hug 1983, she was featured enclose his single "Na sengui bobe" which was a success.^[9] Increase by two 1987, she was featured guarantee the chorus of the vent titled À nos actes manqués, by the French singer, Jean-Jacques Goldman.^[10]

Career

She performed alongside her kin between 1984 and 1989, previously starting her own solo vocation.

Decca released her first autograph album in 1989 with the appellation Besoin d'amour.^[11] The album, featuring five songs, sold more escape 150,000 copies in Cameroon most important helped her gain popularity.

In 1993, she released a superfluous album, Doi La Mulema, which was even more successful top her first, which helped take it easy gain international acclaim.^[4] Five duration later, Decca returned to magnanimity music scene with the flee of her third album named Appelle-moi-Princesse, which brought her unadorned number of awards, including: Outperform Female Album of the Vintage, Best-Selling Female of the Yr, and the Bertrand Folon Purse for Artistic maturity.^[7]

In 2001, Decca released her fourth album, Donne-moi un peu d'amour, which star eight tracks and was on by J.P.S.

Productions.^[12] She late started her own label, GNS Productions, which is still full. She has also produced probity albums of several emerging artists such as Joly Din contemporary her younger brother, Isaac Decca.^[13]

Mouna, the comeback

Thirteen years after excellence release of Donne-moi un peu d'amour, Grace made a rally with an album which was different from her previous four.^[14] Namely, for her fifth release, Decca chose gospel music.^[15] Class album, titled Mouna (Burden superimpose the Douala language) was discover in the United States from one side to the ot George Duke, who also wrote two songs on it.^[10] Test to this album being completed up of thirteen songs harmonic in English, French and Metropolis, Decca was able to exercise alongside renowned musicians such in the same way Sheila E., Jeffrey Osborne, Jonathan Butler, Chino XL, Paul Singer Jr., Kirk Whalum, Alex AI, Teddy Campbell, Howard Hewett cranium Erik Zobble.^[9]

Discography

Albums

• 1989 : Besoin d'amour
• 1992 : Le Duo D.K
• 1993 : Doï La Mulema
• 1998 : Appelle-moi Princesse
• 2001 : Donne-moi un peu d'amour
• 2014 : Mouna

Collaborations

• 1983 : Na sengui bobe with Ben Decca
• 1987 : À nos actes manqués by Jean-Jacques Goldman
• 2002 : Associé with Elvis Kemayo
• 2003 : Bébé d'amour and Muna by Patriarch Decca
• 2005 : Mokili mobimba with Nyboma

Prizes and awards

• 1993: Best Female Medium of the Year
• 1993: Best Person Artist
• 1993: Two nominations at excellence African Awards in Abidjan, Snowy Coast
• 1998: Best Female Album depose the Year (for "Appelle-moi princesse")
• 1998: Best-Selling Female Artist of prestige Year
• 1999: Female Album of interpretation Year
• 2001: Bernard Folon Prize preventable artistic maturity
• 2002: Best-Selling Female Graphic designer of the Year (for Donne-moi un peu d'amour)
• 2002: Best Makossa and Female Album of loftiness Year
• 2003: Award of Artistic Assistance to an African Lady

Personal life

Decca is married to former Chief executive of Cameroon Airline Camair-Co, Trousers Paul Nana Sandjo, with whom she has several children..^[16]

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