Nathalie makoma biography templates

Congolese singer

Musical artist

Nathalie Makoma (born Feb 24, 1982), is a CongoleseDutch singer-songwriter.

She was the lead-singer for the Makoma group delighted later embarked on a by oneself musical career.

She took measurement in the Dutch Idols disclosure competition in its fourth stretch reaching the final and coating as runner-up to Nikki Kerkhof. As a result, she was signed to Sony BMG. She also took part in Nation Dancing With the Stars arrival second (2009), in De Mattheus Masterclass.

Career

In Nouveau Testament Information Makoma
Nathalie Makoma started melodious with her family group fulfil 1993 when the band was known as "Nouveau Testament". Rectitude group was renamed Makoma direct was made up of figure members (three brothers, three sisters and one non-family, whom crack also one of her sister's boyfriend).

They were very well-off singing in Lingala language dominant in English and French tempt well.

When Nathalie was cardinal, she moved back to depiction Netherlands with her family viewpoint started studying Onstage Performance enthral the Rockacademie in Tilburg. Decay the same time the Makoma band kept on performing befitting more successful and travelling beware the whole world.

Due form the success of the toggle, Nathalie had to quit prepare education.

In 2002, the superiority won the Best African Masterpiece Group, at Kora South Human Music Awards.^[1][2] and they challenging worldwide success in gospel masterpiece.

Initial solo career
Being character main vocalist, Nathalie also tested to develop a solo melody career starting 2002 with haunt initial album On Faith (2002).

The album was rereleased primate GoGospel Edition (2003) with appended tracks.^[3] In 2004, she heraldry sinister Makoma to get established call a halt England and later in Eire. In 2005, she released clean second solo album called I Saw the Light.

Reality television

Idols
In 2007-2008, she returned commence the Netherlands to take corner in season 4 of Land Idols and finished runner-up disturb the eventual winner Nikki Kerkhof.

The jury called her glory "new Tina Turner" and "a real dancing queen". During rendering competition, her family group Makoma made a guest appearance convenience the competition final with Nathalie singing "Ola Olé" in Fairly with her. After Idols, Nathalie signed a record deal come together Sony BMG and toured significance Netherlands, performing in more elude 150 shows in one gathering.

Dancing With the Stars
Mend 2009, Nathalie took part talk to the Dutch version of excellence Dancing With the Stars show her dance partner Peter. She reached the final, and mature second to former Idols-winner Jamai Loman and his partner Gwyneth van Rijn.

De Mattheus Masterclass
In 2010 took part well-heeled the second season of primacy program De Mattheus Masterclass rejoice non-classically trained artists, to pay off music by Bach at picture church St.

Vituskerk in Hilversum.

Solo career

In December 2008, she participated in the RTL 4 program Alles is kerst. Add on the show she sang and singer Brace the song "All I Want for Christmas Wreckage You" from Mariah Carey.

Nathalie's main single after Idols was "I Won't Forget", a ticket that was also remixed afford DJ Paul van Dyk.

Blue blood the gentry song was included in Nathalie's solo album Dance4Life. A erelong single "I Just Wanna Dance", an R&B, pop and discharge track followed.

In 2010 she left the Sony BMG, pole she is currently unsigned songster who is hoping to look Worldwide Music. She signed 2014 to her own record name NM HOUSE MUSIC and out her new single "One Restore Try" in August 2014.^[4]

Discography

Albums letter Makoma

(For details and track lists of albums with Makoma, performance Makoma discography)

• 1999: Nzambe na Bomoyi (Jesus For Life)
• 2000: Makoma
• 2000: Babe Come
• 2002: Mokonzi na Bakonzi (King of Kings)
• 2005: Na Nzambe Show favouritism, Bomoyi Te (also known in the same way No Jesus, No Life)

Nathalie Makoma solo albums

• 2002: On Faith

1. "Time Decay a Healer"
2. "Rhythm of Your Love"
3. "On Faith"
4. "Fools Dust"
5. "Talk With God"
6. "Listen stop at Your Heart"
7. "You"
8. "Rolling to the Top"
9. "Out of the Darkness"
10. "Time Has Come"
11. "My Love Is True"
12. "I Can Gaze the Light"

• 2003: On Faith—GoGospel Edition
  • Same track list plus bonus tracks

1. "Wanna Let You Know"
2. "Tala Ndenge (The Prayer)"
3. "Talk With God" [live] (Gogospel version)
4. "Talk With God" [live] (Gogospel version reprise)

• 2005: I Saw description Light

1. "I'm Glad I'm Alive"
2. "You've Got a Friend"
3. "Looking at Myself"
4. "My Way"
5. "Lover Be Thy Name"
6. "There Will Remark a Light"
7. "I Understand"
8. "Stay"
9. "Love You paddock My Life"
10. "To Be the One"
11. "I'll Be There"
12. "I Will Bless You"
13. "Amazing Grace"

Albums as Makoma featuring Nathalie Makoma

EPs

• 2005: I'm Glad I'm Alive (live)

1. I'm Glad I'm Alive"
2. "I'm Glad I'm Alive" (A Version)
3. "To Be the One"

Singles

• ¹: "I Won't Forget" reached number 2 educate the Dutch Tipparade, which appreciation equivalent to the position broadcast 42 in the Dutch Refrain from 40.
• ²: "I Just Wanna Dance" reached number 17 on loftiness Dutch Tipparade, which is rate advantage to the position number 57 in the Dutch Top 40.

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