Dadju Alimasi Nsungula (French pronunciation: [dadʒu dʒuna ɛnsunɡula]; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French-Congolese singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation Shin Sekaï alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B 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.
Dadju | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dadju Djuna Nsungula Alimasi |
| Also known as | Prince Dadj |
| Born | 2 May 1991 Melun, Île-de-France,  France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Labels |
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| Website | www |
Personal life
editDadju comes from a musical family. His father is Djanana Djuna, a Congolese vocalist of Papa Wemba's band. His half-brother is Gims, a famous solo singer and ex-member of the successful French rap group Sexion d'Assaut, 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
editAlbums
editas part of Shin Sekaï
- 2013: The Shin Sekaï Vol. I (mixtape)
- 2014: Volume II (mixtape)
- 2016: Indéfini
Solo
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Units | Certifications | |||
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| FRA [1] |
BEL (Fl) [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
SWI [4] | ||||
| 2017 | Gentleman 2.0 | 1 | 74 | 7 | 35 |
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| 2019 | Poison[7] | 1 | 47 | 6 | 6 |
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| Antidote | — | 74 | — | ||||
| 2022 | Cullinan | 1 | 65 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 2024 | Héritage (with Tayc) |
1 | 171 | 2 | 6 | ||
EPs
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) [3] | ||
| 2023 | Cullinan: Gelée royale (Partie 2) | 143 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [10] |
SWI [4] | ||||
| 2017 | "Reine" | 2 | 36 | 84 | Gentleman 2.0 | |
| "Déjà trouvé" | 42 | — | — |
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| "J'ai dit non" | 54 | — | — |
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| "Bob Marley" | 3 | 6 | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2018 | "Django" (feat. Franglish) |
16 | 35 | — |
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Gentleman 2.0 |
| "Christina" | 31 | 37* (Ultratip) |
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| "Jaloux" | 1 | 17 | 37 |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Mafuzzy Style" | 80 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Compliqué" | 6 | 41 | 86 |
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Poison |
| "Ma vie" | 3 | 33 | — |
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| 2020 | "Grand bain" (feat. Ninho) |
1 | 14 | 53 | Non-album single | |
| "Dieu merci" (feat. Tiakola) |
8 | 1* (Ultratip) |
94 |
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Non-album single | |
| 2021 | "Belle" (with Gims and Slimane) |
45 | — | — | Les vestiges du fléau (Gims album) | |
| "Mon soleil" (with Anitta) |
8 | 22 | — |
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Poison ou Antidote | |
| "Dans mes bras" (with Kendji Girac) |
50 | 12 | — | Mi Vida | ||
| 2023 | "Makila: Wablé" (with Tayc) |
29 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Love You" (with Tayc) |
2 | 11 | — | |||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts
Featured in
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Certifications | Album | ||
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [10] |
SWI [4] | ||||
| 2015 | "Sans rétro" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju (of The Shin Sekaï)) |
184 | Maître Gims album Mon cœur avait raison | |||
| 2017 | "Enfants d'Afrique" (KeBlack feat. Dadju) |
162 | KeBlack album Premier étage | |||
| "La paix n'a pas de prix" (Alonzo feat. Dadju) |
53 | Alonzo album 100% | ||||
| "Fuego" (Aya Nakamura feat. Dadju) |
119 | Aya Nakamura album Journal Intime | ||||
| "Moi je vérifie" (Naza feat. Dadju & Aya Nakamura) |
185 | Naza album Incroyable | ||||
| "C'est pas bon" (Abou Debeing feat. Dadju) |
58 | 29* (Ultratip) |
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| 2018 | "Tant pis" (Dry feat. Dadju) |
89 |
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| "Tout se passe après minuit" (Black M feat. Dadju) |
20* (Ultratip) |
Black M album Éternel insatisfait [Réédition] | ||||
| "Tu ne le vois pas" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju) |
13 | 49 |
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Maître Gims album Ceinture noire | ||
| "Bella ciao" (Naestro feat. Maître Gims, Dadju, Vitaa and Slimane) |
2 | 13 | 41 |
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| "Bébé" (MHD feat. Dadju) |
6 | 14* (Ultratip) |
83 |
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MHD album 19 | |
| 2019 | "Muerte" (Landy feat. Dadju) |
13 |
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Landy album Assa Baing | ||
| "Adieu" (Lynda feat. Dadju) |
36 |
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| "Jamais" (Ninho feat. Dadju) |
6 |
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Ninho album Destin | |||
| "M.D.V" (Alonzo feat. Dadju) |
120 | Alonzo album Stone | ||||
| "Calimero" (Vegedream feat. Dadju) |
136 | Vegedream album Ategban | ||||
| "10/10" (Maître Gims feat. Dadju & Alonzo) |
94 | 6* (Ultratip) |
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Maître Gims album Ceinture noire (Transcendance - Ré-édition) | ||
| 2020 | "Comme ça" (Franglish feat. Dadju) |
23* (Ultratip) |
Franglish album Monsieur | |||
| "Meleğim" (Soolking feat. Dadju) |
2 | 26 | 52 | Soolking album Vintage | ||
| "Piquée" (Kaaris feat. Dadju) |
26 | Kaaris album 2.7.0 | ||||
| "Sécurisé" (Rohff feat. Dadju) |
40 | Non-album release | ||||
| 2022 | "Dançarina (Remix)" (Pedro Sampaio feat. Anitta, Nicky Jam, Dadju, Mc Pedrinho) |
33 [14] |
Anitta album Versions of Me | |||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [10] | ||||
| 2017 | "Ma fierté" (feat. Maître Gims & Alonzo) |
28 | 14* (Ultratip) |
Gentleman 2.0 | |
| "Intuition" | 29 |
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| "Comme si de rien n'était" | 12 |
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| "Seconde chance" | 34 | 7* (Ultratip) |
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| "Gentleman 2.0" | 80 | ||||
| "Lionne" | 18 | 13* (Ultratip) |
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| "Oublie le" | 11 |
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| "Monica" | 70 | ||||
| "#PTD" | 61 | ||||
| "Sous contrôle" (feat. Niska) |
19 | 19* (Ultratip) |
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| "Par amour" (feat. Maître Gims) |
10 | 6* (Ultratip) |
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| "Trouvez la moi" (feat. KeBlack & Fally Ipupa) |
38 |
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| "#Déjà donné" | 55 | ||||
| "Jenny" (feat. S.Pri Noir) |
52 |
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| 2018 | "Mon cœur à ta taille" (feat. Kalash) |
71 | |||
| "Apollonia" (Dadju & Sofiane) |
48 | 93 Empire | |||
| "Sans thème" | 25 | ||||
| "Comme à chaque fois" | 180 | ||||
| "Escort" | 171 | ||||
| "Tu n'es pas moi" | 124 | ||||
| 2019 | "Confessions" | 20 | Poison | ||
| "Paire d'As" (feat. Nekfeu) |
10 | ||||
| "TPB" (feat. Koba LaD) |
11 | ||||
| "Je ne t'aime plus" | 12 | ||||
| "Bobo au cœur" | 19 | 43 |
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| "Ma faute" | 27 | ||||
| "Perdu" | 30 | ||||
| "Toi d'abord" | 31 | ||||
| "Mémoire courte" | 34 | ||||
| "Robe" (feat. Damso) |
38 | ||||
| "Papa" | 45 | ||||
| "Jure-le" | 50 | ||||
| "Please" (feat. Tayc) |
53 | ||||
| "Wouli liya" (feat. Kaly, Soolking & Aymane Serhani) |
67 | ||||
| "Ma Woman" | 118 | ||||
| "Donne-moi l'accord" (feat. Burna Boy) |
131 | ||||
| "Normal" | 153 | ||||
| "Back It Up" | 159 | ||||
| "Cette femme" | 164 | ||||
| "Promesse" | 181 | ||||
| "Maamou" | 185 | ||||
| 2020 | "Amour toxic" | 14 | 34 |
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Non-album release |
| "Va dire à ton ex" | 18 | ||||
| "Elle me demande" | 20 | ||||
| "Le mâle honnête" | 55 | ||||
| "Provoquer" | 56 | ||||
| "La roue tourne" | 111 | ||||
| "Piqûre de rappel" | 135 | ||||
| "Tout ou rien du tout" (feat. Ocevne) |
87 | ||||
| 2022 | "Toko Toko" | 17 [15] |
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Poison | |
| 2024 | "Le Contrat" (with Tayc) |
56[16] | — | — | |
| "Tout Essayer?" (with Tayc) |
65[16] | — | — | ||
| "Apprends Moi" (with Tayc) |
71[16] | — | — | ||
| "Sold Out" (with Tayc) |
73[16] | — | — | ||
| "Makila : Wable" (with Tayc) |
78[16] | — | — | ||
| "Épouse-Moi" (with Tayc) |
80[16] | — | — | ||
| "Une Semaine Pour Oublier..." (with Tayc) |
86[16] | — | — | ||
| 2024 | "Terminal 2F" (with Gims) |
26[17] | — | — | |
References
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- ^ "Dadju couronné disque de diamant avec "Gentleman 2.0" !".
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- ^ "Poison par Dadju". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Min, 27 Janvier 2020 | 10 H. 34 (2020-01-27). "Top Albums : Maes entre directement N°1 avec 'Les derniers salopards'". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-27.
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- ^ a b c "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
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- ^ a b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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- ^ "Top Singles (Week 20, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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- ^ "Top Singles (Week 35, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2024.