Dadju

Dadju
Dadju
Birth name	Dadju Djuna Nsungula Alimasi
Also known as	Prince Dadj
Born	2 May 1991 (age 32); Polydor Universal Music Group (since 2017);
Website	www.dadjuofficiel.com

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 Congolese-French 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.

Personal life

Dadju 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

Albums

as part of Shin Sekaï

2013: The Shin Sekaï Vol. I (mixtape)
2014: Volume II (mixtape)
2016: Indéfini

Solo

Year	Album	Peak positions				Units	Certifications
Year	Album	FRA ^[1]	BEL (Fl) ^[2]	BEL (Wa) ^[3]	SWI ^[4]	Units	Certifications
2017	Gentleman 2.0	1	74	7	35	FRA: 500,000^[5]	SNEP: Diamond^[6]
2019	Poison^[7]	1	47	6	6	FRA: 128,120^[8]	SNEP: 3× Platinum^[6]
2019	Antidote	1	—	74	—	FRA: 128,120^[8]
2022	Cullinan	1	65	7	23
2024	Héritage (with Tayc)	1^[9]	171	2	6

EPs

Year	Title	Peak positions
Year	Title	BEL (Wa) ^[3]
2023	Cullinan: Gelée royale (Partie 2)	143

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[10]	BEL (Wa) ^[11]	SWI ^[4]	Certifications	Album
2017	"Reine"	2	36	84	SNEP: Diamond^[12]	Gentleman 2.0
	"Déjà trouvé"	42	—	—	SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"J'ai dit non"	54	—	—	SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Bob Marley"	3	6	—	SNEP: Diamond^[12] BEA: Gold^[13]	Non-album single
2018	"Django" (feat. Franglish)	16	35	—	SNEP: Platinum^[12]	Gentleman 2.0
	"Christina"	31	37* (Ultratip)	—	SNEP: Gold^[12]	Gentleman 2.0
	"Jaloux"	1	17	37	SNEP: Diamond^[12]	Non-album singles
	"Mafuzzy Style"	80	—	—		Non-album singles
2019	"Compliqué"	6	41	86	SNEP: Diamond^[12]	Poison
2019	"Ma vie"	3	33	—	SNEP: Platinum^[12]	Poison
2020	"Grand bain" (feat. Ninho)	1	14	53	SNEP: Diamond^[12] BEA: Gold^[14]	Non-album single
2020	"Dieu merci" (feat. Tiakola)	8	1* (Ultratip)	94	SNEP: Gold^[12]	Non-album single
2021	"Belle" (with Gims and Slimane)	45	—	—		Les vestiges du fléau (Gims album)
	"Mon soleil" (with Anitta)	8	22	—	SNEP: Diamond^[12]	Poison ou Antidote
	"Dans mes bras" (with Kendji Girac)	50	12	—		Mi Vida
2023	"Makila: Wablé" (with Tayc)	29	—	—		Non-album singles
2023	"I Love You" (with Tayc)	2	11	—		Non-album singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[10]	BEL (Wa) ^[11]	SWI ^[4]	Certifications	Album
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)		SNEP: Platinum^[12]
2018	"Tant pis" (Dry feat. Dadju)	89			SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"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		SNEP: Gold^[12]	Maître Gims album Ceinture noire
	" Slimane )	2	13	41	SNEP: Diamond^[12]
	"Bébé" (MHD feat. Dadju)	6	14* (Ultratip)	83	SNEP: Platinum^[12]	MHD album 19
2019	"Muerte" (Landy feat. Dadju)	13			SNEP: Platinum^[12]	Landy album Assa Baing
	"Adieu" (Lynda feat. Dadju)	36			SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Jamais" (Ninho feat. Dadju)	6			SNEP: Platinum^[12]	Ninho album Destin
	"M.D.V" (Alonzo feat. Dadju)	120				Alonzo album Stone
	"Calimero" (Vegedream feat. Dadju)	136				Vegedream album Ategban
	" Maître Gims feat. Dadju & Alonzo )	94	6* (Ultratip)		SNEP: Gold^[12]	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	SNEP: Diamond^[12] BEA: Gold^[14]	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 ^[15]				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

Year	Single	Peak positions		Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[10]	BEL (Wa) ^[11]	Certifications	Album
2017	"Ma fierté" (feat. Maître Gims & Alonzo )	28	14* (Ultratip)	SNEP: Gold^[12]	Gentleman 2.0
	"Intuition"	29		SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Comme si de rien n'était"	12		SNEP: Platinum^[12]
	"Seconde chance"	34	7* (Ultratip)	SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Gentleman 2.0"	80
	"Lionne"	18	13* (Ultratip)	SNEP: Platinum^[12]
	"Oublie le"	11		SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Monica"	70
	"#PTD"	61
	"Sous contrôle" (feat. Niska)	19	19* (Ultratip)	SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"Par amour" (feat. Maître Gims )	10	6* (Ultratip)	SNEP: Diamond^[12]
	"Trouvez la moi" (feat. KeBlack & Fally Ipupa)	38		SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"#Déjà donné"	55
	"Jenny" (feat. S.Pri Noir)	52		SNEP: Gold^[12]
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	SNEP: Gold^[12]
	"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, 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	SNEP: Gold^[12]	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 ^[16]		SNEP: Gold^[12]	Poison
2024	"Le Contrat" (with Tayc)	56^[17]	—	—
	"Tout Essayer?" (with Tayc)	65^[17]	—	—
	"Apprends Moi" (with Tayc)	71^[17]	—	—
	"Sold Out" (with Tayc)	73^[17]	—	—
	"Makila : Wable" (with Tayc)	78^[17]	—	—
	"Épouse-Moi" (with Tayc)	80^[17]	—	—
	"Une Semaine Pour Oublier..." (with Tayc)	86^[17]	—	—

References

^ "Discographie Dadju". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ "Discografie Dadju". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
^ ^a ^b "Discographie Dadju". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Discographie Dadju". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
^ "Dadju couronné disque de diamant avec "Gentleman 2.0" !".
^
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Top Albums (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2018". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Top Singles (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

External links

Official website

Authority control databases
International

VIAF

National

France

BnF data

Germany

Artists

MusicBrainz

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dadju&oldid=1211475009"

[fr-1] "Discographie Dadju". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

[bel-fl-2] "Discografie Dadju". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 2019-11-23.

[bel-wa-3] "Discographie Dadju". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2019-11-23.

[swi-4] "Discographie Dadju". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

[5] "Dadju couronné disque de diamant avec "Gentleman 2.0" !".

[SNEPAlbums-6] 
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[7] "Poison par Dadju". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[8] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Top_Albums_(Week_8,_2024)-9] "Top Albums (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[fr1-10] "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

[bel-wa-1-11] "LesCharts.com Dadju discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

[SNEPSingles-12] 
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[13] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2018". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[BEA2000-14] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[15] Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[16] Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[Top_Singles_(Week_8,_2024)-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Top Singles (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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