Inna Modja

Inna Modja
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Background information
Birth nameInna Bocoum[1]
Born (1984-05-19) May 19, 1984 (age 35)
OriginBamako, Mali
GenresPop, dance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsWarner Music Group
Websiteinnamodja.com

Inna Bocoum, also known as Inna Modja, (born May 19, 1984) is a Malian-French female singer and model. "Modja" means "bad, not good" in Fulfulde.[2][3]

Childhood and adolescence

Born on May 19, 1984 in Bamako, Mali, in a Fula family, the sixth of seven children, Inna Bocoum owes her artist name to her mother, who gave her the nickname of Inna Modja, which means "Inna is bad" or "Inna is not good" in Fulfulde. When she was six, her parents enrolled her in a choir. At home, her father encouraged her to progress by playing her some records he liked (artists such as Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Otis Redding, Sarah Vaughan). She was also influenced by her older siblings, who transitioned into Thrash Punk, 80/90's Rap, Heavy Metal periods, in addition to Blues, Soul and Disco. As a teenager, she still alternated between Hard Rock and love songs. She regularly visited her neighbour, Salif Keita, who invites her to be part of the Rail Band of Bamako, a group of swinging old men (Bossa Nova and Jazz), amongst whom he himself debuted.

She speaks against female genital mutilation, as she herself and her four sisters were circumsized without their parents' approval, an event she sang about in one of her songs. She since had reconstructive surgery done. She's also outspoken against violence against women, which she portrayed in the music video of her song "La Valse de Marylore".

2009: Early career and Everyday is a New World

From these experiences, Inna Modja learned to adapt to different rhythms, like Swing or Disco. She finally settled on a Pop/Soul sound. After appearing on a Fête de la Musique special TV show produced by France 2 singing a duet with Jason Mraz on his song "Lucky", Inna Modja opened for Sliimy on several of his shows. She released her first single, "Mister H", which is included on her first album "Everyday is a New World", itself released on October 2009. She supported it with appearances on several TV shows, including "Vivement Dimanche" and "Taratata".

2011–present: Love Revolution

She made a comeback in June 2011 with her new single "French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)". It quickly became one of the biggest Summer hits of 2011 in France and went No. 4 on the SNEP French Singles Chart. She followed this success with "La Fille du Lido", the second single off her second album "Love Revolution" which was released on November 7. She participated to the annual Téléthon, which benefits the French Association Against Myopathies. The music video for the third single, "I Am Smiling" (February 2012), was entirely made from videos from her fans.

She contributed a cover of "Souris Puisque C'est Grave" on Alain Chamfort's cover album "Elles & Lui", and lent her voice to the charity single "Je Reprends Ma Route", to benefit the association "Les Voix de l'enfant".

In 2018 she was part of the re-imagining, at Laurent Ruquier's inspiration, of Claude Bolling's Les Parisiennes.

Discography

Albums

Years Title Positions Certification
FRA BEL
2009 Everyday Is a New World
56
2011 Love revolution
28
98
FRA: Gold
2015 Motel Bamako
55

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(WA)

[4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
SWI
[7]
2009 "Mister H" Everyday Is a New World
2010 "Life" Love Revolution
2011 "French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)" 6 55 4 60
"La fille du Lido" 86 82
2012 "I Am Smiling" 83
2014 "Forgive Yourself" 129 Motel Bamako
"I Want Your Sex" (Inna Modja & the Woodboyz)
2015 "Tombouctou" 147

References

  1. ^ Inna Modja
  2. ^ Les mutilations sexuelles feminines Etat des lieux
  3. ^ The actual word in the Fula language (Fulfulde) is moƴƴa, being a negative form from the root moƴƴ- (good). "Modja" is a Francified transcription.
  4. ^ Wallonia peaks
  5. ^ Canadian peaks
  6. ^ French peaks
  7. ^ Swiss peaks

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