Youssou N'Dour

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Birthday:

1 October 1959, Dakar, Senegal

Youssou N'Dour was born on October 1, 1959 in Dakar, Senegal. He has been married to Aida Coulibaly since 2006.

Special thanks to my friend Peter Gabriel for all that he has done for me and for music in general. Africa thanks him for being the biggest ...Show more »

Special thanks to my friend Peter Gabriel for all that he has done for me and for music in general. Africa thanks him for being the biggest promoter of music without frontiers. Show less «

There were a few good albums, but too often those companies had too much influence. I think that's what helped cause the friction with the b...Show more »

There were a few good albums, but too often those companies had too much influence. I think that's what helped cause the friction with the big labels like Virgin who'd signed me to a big contract thinking that in no time I'd be selling just like Phil Collins. And so there were experiences that didn't go too well. Show less «