Ferré Gola, also Ferre Gola, whose full name is Hervé Gola Bataringe, is a

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lese

recording artist A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

. He at one time was a member of legendary Congolese bands,

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and

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Background

He was born on 3 March 1976, in

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, the largest city and capital of the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. From an early age, he was passionate about becoming a professional musician. Ferré Gola began his career in a band in Bandalungwa commune called "Rumba des Jeunes" before making his historic entry in "Wenge Musica" in 1995. At the split of this group, Ferré Gola joined Werrason in Wenge Musica Maison Mère for 7 years, before creating with Bill Clinton Kalonji and JDT Mulopwe "Les Marquis de Maison mère". But, "Les Marquis" burst out a few months later after the triumphant release of the opus "Miracles", best album at the KORA awards 2005 in South Africa.

Career

In 1995 during at a talent fair in

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, one the city of Kinshasa's

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, he was spotted and recruited by Werrason into the group ''Wenge Musica 4*4''. When that band broke up, Gola, Werrason, Didier Masela, and Adolphe created the group ''Wenge Musica Maison Mère'' where he spent seven years from 1997 to 2004. He left the group Werrason in 2004 to found ''The Marquis de Maison Mère'' with JDT Mulopwe and Bill Clinton Kalonji who also left Werrason. In 2005, Gola joined the group Quartier Latin International, of

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, leaving for a solo career in 2006, the same year

Fally Ipupa Fally Ipupa N'simba (born December 14, 1977), known by his stage name Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist and producer. From 1999 until 2006, he was a member of Quartier Latin International, the music ...

left. While at Quartier Latin, one of the memorable hits he produced was the son
Sisi Silvie Remix
where he collaborated with Olomide.

His music

With his real name Hervé Gola Bateringe, Ferré has made an exceptional artistic journey which has earned him his current success. He is well known for his work, and is surrounded by a team of young ladies and gentlemen who are well-established both in his administration and in his orchestra, among others: Chikito, Kunzardo, Charly Solo, Mark House, Guy Digital, De Gaulle and others. Before embracing the solo career, Ferré Gola produced five songs including Vita Imana, Victime d'amour
100 Kilos
Amour Intèret, Insecticide and others.

Discography

Since the debut of his solo career, Gola released three full-length albums: * Sens Interdit (2007) * Lubukulukumu - Maxi (2008) * Qui Est Derrière Toi ? (2009) * Avant Goût - EP (2012) * Boîte Noire (2013) * Dérangement - EP (2014) * QQJD (2017) * Dynastie (2022)

With WMMM

* Force D’Intervention Rapide (1998) * Solola Bien (1999) * Terrain Eza Miné (2000) * Kibuisa Mpimpa (2001) * À La Queue Leu-Leu (2002) * Tindika Lokito (2003)

With Les Marquis

* Miracles (2004)

With Quartier Latin

* Boma Nga N’Elengi (2005) * Danger de Mort (2006)

Awards

WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (commonly abbreviated as a WAMVA) is an award presented by the TV channel WatsUp TV to honor the best in the African music videos scene. The award was launched in Accra, Ghana in September 2016 coupled with th ...

, - , 2016 , Tucheze , Best Central African Video , , -

Canal Dór Awards

, - , 2016 , Tucheze , Best African Artist , , -

References

External links

Ferre Gola Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gola, Ferre Living people 1976 births People from Kinshasa 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo male singers Democratic Republic of the Congo songwriters Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians Soukous musicians Quartier Latin International