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, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and established in the Netherlands. It is made up of 6 siblings (3 brothers and 3 sisters):

Nathalie Makoma Nathalie Makoma (born February 24, 1982), is a Congolese Dutch singer-songwriter. She was the lead singer for the group Makoma and she later embarked on a solo musical career on her own. She took part in the Dutch '' Idols'' singing competition ...

, Annie Makoma, Pengani Makoma, Tutala Makoma, Duma Makoma, Martin Makoma and a non-family member, Patrick Badine. They mainly sing in

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left the group in 2004 and has her solo career after ending as runner-up during the Dutch ''

Idols 4 Idols 4 was the fourth season of the Dutch version of '' Idols'' hosted by Martijn Krabbé & Wendy van Dijk and held in 2007-2008. The winner was Nikki Kerkhof, with Nathalie Makoma as runner up. Summaries Contestants (''ages stated are at ti ...

'' in 2007-2008. In the final she sang with her brothers and sisters "Ola Olé", a definitive hit of the Makoma band. Makoma were back with a new album in 2012 called ''Evolution'' containing 10 new songs. The lineup is the same, except for Nathalie Makoma who decided starting 2006 to concentrate on her own solo career.Nollywood Gossip: Kora Awards winning group Makoma making a big comeback after a 6-year break
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Career

The group Makoma was established by Tutala Makoma in 1993, and started performing in public as a group in 1995. The name of the band was "Nouveau Testament" (translated as New Testament"). The family left Democratic Republic of Congo formerly known as Zaire because of political strife and established in the Netherlands, later in Germany to return in 1996 to reside in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The band was renamed Makoma (the name of the family) after establishing in Europe. They record at the Westcoast Studios, also owned by Tutala Makoma in Rotterdam. Annie Makoma designs most of the group's stage attire, and Martin Makoma doubles up as the group's choreographer. Their debut album was released in 2000 entitled ''Nzambe Na Bomoyi'' followed in 2002 entitled ''On Faith''. The same year they won the Best African Group at the Kora African Music Awards. They have toured many countries including many European countries, Africa, the Caribbean and Canada.

, born on 24 February 1982 in

became, a well-known Dutch-Congolese singer in her own right, . Nathalie Makoma left the band and established in England and later in Ireland. She released ''On Faith'' in 2003 and ''I Saw the Light'' in 2005. In 2007-2008, she returned to the Netherlands and participated in ''

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. The group Makoma made a guest appearance on the ''Idols'' final with their sister Nathalie singing ''Ola Olé'' in English with her. She is signed to

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Awards

*2002: Best African Group at the Kora Awards *2005: Best Group

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Discography

Albums

*1999: '' Nzambe na Bomoyi'' (Jesus For Life) **Tracks: #Napesi #Butu Na Moyi #Mwinda #Moto Oyo #Natamboli #Nzambe Na Bomoyi *2002: '' Mokonzi na Bakonzi'' (King of Kings) **Tracks: #Mokonzi Na Bakonzi #Nasengi #Bana #Naleli #Nzambe Na Ngai #Tolingana *2005: ''

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'' (also known as ''No Jesus, No Life'') **Tracks: #Nakobina #Ola Olé #Yo Wuti #Asala #Ezali Mawa #No Jesus, No Life #Bolingo #Tolingana *2012: '' Evolution'' **Tracks: #Evolution #Alingi Biso #Yo Ozali #Ndeko #Mokonzi #Se Ye #Maboko Likolo #Mokili #Sosola #Nguya Na Ye

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