Titi, also known by her real name Ndeye Fatou Tine, is a singer from
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 井仆井內丐中五 (Senegaali); Arabic: 塈堻媞塈 ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''R矇ewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 井仆不丐仆不五 ...
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[Titi. Interview by S. Frazer. UK Gambians. UKGambian.com, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. .] Her name of Titi comes from a nickname given to her as a child by her uncle.
She started her career as a dancer but was inspired by
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjigu癡ne Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...
and moved on to becoming a singer.
As a dancer she performed with Papa Ndiaye Thiou and also appeared in music videos of Senegalese stars such as El Hadji Faye and Pape Djiby Ba.
She started singing with Fatamba Kuyetah (a
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 五仆井, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, 葶舝葖, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: R矇publique de Guin矇e), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
n living in Senegal), and moved on to working with many other artists.
She spent 3 years living in Guinea where she met Youssou N'Dour who persuaded her to return to Dakar and work with him.
Her popularity extends beyond Senegal and she is very popular in
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, 媞塈堥塈 officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
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References
21st-century Senegalese women singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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