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Dadju Djuna Nsungula (; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French singer. He was signed to the label
Wati B Wati B () is an independent French record label established in 2000 by Dawala and rap band Intouchable. "Wati B" comes from , a Bamanankan expression that means "all the time". Dawala directs the operations of the label. Due to the popularity of ...
and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation
Shin Sekaï The Shin Sekaï is a French singing / rapping fusion duo made up of Dadju (vocals) and Abou Tall (rap). The band's name means "New World" in Japanese (新世界, ), and was taken from a fictional territory in the popular manga series ''One Piece ...
alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label
Wati B Wati B () is an independent French record label established in 2000 by Dawala and rap band Intouchable. "Wati B" comes from , a Bamanankan expression that means "all the time". Dawala directs the operations of the label. Due to the popularity of ...
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 Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba (), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of the ...
's band. His half-brother is
Gims Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...
, a famous solo rapper and ex-member of the successful French rap group
Sexion d'Assaut Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ; en, "3rd Prototype"), is a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which i ...
, a major act under the music label 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 welcomed a baby boy in 2020.


Discography


Albums

as part of Shin Sekaï *2013: ''The Shin Sekaï Vol. I'' (mixtape) *2014: ''Volume II'' (mixtape) *2016: ''Indéfini'' Solo


Singles

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


Featured in

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


Other charted songs


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadju 1991 births Living people People from Bobigny French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century French singers 21st-century French male singers Black French musicians