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Grace Decca
The diva of makossa, from her brother’s backing vocals to the big stage
Born in 1966
Related city : Douala
Related music genre : Makossa
Who are they?
A singer and producer born in Douala in 1966, the sixth of eleven children and the younger sister of Ben Decca. She started out in the early 1980s singing backing vocals for her brother, while pursuing studies in communication in France.
What made them famous
After a first album, “Besoin d’amour” (1989), well received in Cameroon, “Doï La Mulema” (1993) made her a true makossa diva. She followed it with “Appelle-moi Princesse” (1998) and “Donne-moi un peu d’amour” (2001), then founded her own label, GNS Productions.
Key facts
- In 1987 she sang backing vocals on Jean-Jacques Goldman’s “À nos actes manqués”.
- In 2014 she returned with “Mouna”, a gospel album produced in the United States by George Duke, who wrote two of its songs.
- Sung in English, French and Duala, “Mouna” features American musicians such as Sheila E., Jeffrey Osborne and Kirk Whalum.