Yamê

Biography

Emmanuel Sow (born 19 April 1993), known professionally as Yamê, is a French-born Cameroonian singer, rapper and songwriter. He is known for his single "Bécane" which reached No. 10 on Billboard's Luxembourg Songs chart, number 9 on the French Singles Chart and at number 11 on the Belgian Ultratop Wallonia Chart.

Early life

Emmanuel Sow was born on 19 April 1993 in Cergy-Pontoise, France, to a Senegalese-Cameroonian father. His stage name "Yamê" is from a language in Mbo which means "The Verb". Yamê had access to several instruments in the home music studio from an early age. Emmanuel Sow used to engage himself with his father's music, a Senegalese-Cameroonian musician known as M'backé Ngoup'Emanty, without researching the theory.

Career

In 2020, Yamê released a mixtape titled Bantu Mixtape Vol. 1 following an extended play titled Agent 237 in 2021. On 1 June 2023 The Colors Studios called Yamê to perform his song “Bécane” and promote his debut album Elowi. The singer is also recognised for his missing teeth. Due to the attention, American producer, Timbaland composed an instrumental on Yamê's song "Quête". In January 2024, Yamê released a music video for "Bécane" which was directed by Mateo Da Silva. In February 2024, Yamê won Best Male Newcomer at the Victoires de la Musique awards.
Yamê's song "Bécane" went viral on social media after his performance on Colors Show. The song also charted No. 12 on Billboard's France Songs, No. 94 on Canadian Hot 100, No. 199 on Billboard Global 200 and many more.