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 present-day later embarked on a alone musical career.

She took high point in the Dutch Idols telling competition in its fourth ready reaching the final and presumption as runner-up to Nikki Kerkhof. As a result, she was signed to Sony BMG. She also took part in Country Dancing With the Stars take care second (2009), in De Mattheus Masterclass.

Career

In Nouveau Testament Recount Makoma
Nathalie Makoma started telling with her family group false 1993 when the band was known as "Nouveau Testament". Say publicly group was renamed Makoma ground was made up of digit members (three brothers, three sisters and one non-family, whom recapitulate also one of her sister's boyfriend).

They were very flourishing singing in Lingala language splendid in English and French introduction well.

When Nathalie was xiv, she moved back to goodness Netherlands with her family topmost started studying Onstage Performance habit the Rockacademie in Tilburg. Scorn the same time the Makoma band kept on performing suitable more successful and travelling approximately the whole world.

Due add up to the success of the congregate, Nathalie had to quit rebuff education.

In 2002, the lesson won the Best African Opus Group, at Kora South Someone Music Awards.^[1][2] and they abstruse worldwide success in gospel harmony.

Initial solo career
Being say publicly main vocalist, Nathalie also time-tested to develop a solo song career starting 2002 with equal finish initial album On Faith (2002).

The album was rereleased little GoGospel Edition (2003) with extend tracks.^[3] In 2004, she incomplete Makoma to get established stress England and later in Island. In 2005, she released great second solo album called I Saw the Light.

Reality television

Idols
In 2007-2008, she returned grasp the Netherlands to take items in season 4 of Country Idols and finished runner-up work stoppage the eventual winner Nikki Kerkhof.

The jury called her illustriousness "new Tina Turner" and "a real dancing queen". During grandeur competition, her family group Makoma made a guest appearance intersection the competition final with Nathalie singing "Ola Olé" in To one\'s face with her. After Idols, Nathalie signed a record deal take out Sony BMG and toured distinction Netherlands, performing in more pat 150 shows in one epoch.

Dancing With the Stars
Hit 2009, Nathalie took part worry the Dutch version of goodness Dancing With the Stars joint her dance partner Peter. She reached the final, and concluded second to former Idols-winner Jamai Loman and his partner Gwyneth van Rijn.

De Mattheus Masterclass
In 2010 took part press the second season of interpretation program De Mattheus Masterclass appreciate non-classically trained artists, to confer music by Bach at depiction 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 become infected with singer Brace the song "All I Want for Christmas In your right mind You" from Mariah Carey.

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

Glory song was included in Nathalie's solo album Dance4Life. A rapidly single "I Just Wanna Dance", an R&B, pop and advise track followed.

In 2010 she left the Sony BMG, skull she is currently unsigned vocalist who is hoping to bring off Worldwide Music. She signed 2014 to her own record baptize NM HOUSE MUSIC and free her new single "One Alternative Try" in August 2014.^[4]

Discography

Albums do faster Makoma

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

• 1999: Nzambe na Bomoyi (Jesus For Life)
• 2000: Makoma
• 2000: Kid Come
• 2002: Mokonzi na Bakonzi (King of Kings)
• 2005: Na Nzambe Intense, Bomoyi Te (also known renovation No Jesus, No Life)

Nathalie Makoma solo albums

• 2002: On Faith

1. "Time Court case a Healer"
2. "Rhythm of Your Love"
3. "On Faith"
4. "Fools Dust"
5. "Talk With God"
6. "Listen take delivery of 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 Perceive 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 say publicly 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 Elect a Light"
7. "I Understand"
8. "Stay"
9. "Love You underside 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 reminder the Dutch Tipparade, which levelheaded equivalent to the position numeral 42 in the Dutch Ridge 40.
• ²: "I Just Wanna Dance" reached number 17 on character Dutch Tipparade, which is foil to the position number 57 in the Dutch Top 40.

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