Mohamed Guy William Baldé (born 4 April 1971), known as William Baldé, is a singer-songwriter and composer born in

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. In 2008, he became famous with his album ''En corps étranger'' and his single "Rayon de soleil", number-one hit in France and Belgium.

Biography

William Baldé started his singing career with the afro soul band Yuba in which he sang in

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. The group had a contract with EMI

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and released in 1995 a first album entitled ''Everybody Nyani''. Well received in the showbiz, Yuba opened the concerts of

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and

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, among other artists. The soloist career of William Baldé started in the late 2007, when he was first part of the concerts of

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, singing in front of a large audience (over 400,000). In June 2008, he released his first album ''En corps étranger'' and the summer hit "

Rayon de soleil "Rayon de soleil" (English: "Ray of Sunshine") is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the African singer William Baldé. It was his debut single and was released in July 2008 from his album ''En Corps étranger''. It achieved success, becoming a ...

" which was a smash hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia). This single was followed by the second one from this album, ''Sweet Lady''. Baldé is currently nominated for the 2009

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in the category 'French revelation of the year'.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official site
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