pop urbaine artists
9 published pop urbaine artists, led by Aya Nakamura, Gims and Ninho.
At a glance
9 published pop urbaine artists; 22 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 7 tier 3
- 9
- Release groups
- 192
- Studio albums
- 22
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 22
- Timeline events
- 43
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 49.3M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 11 years
- Full biographies
- 2
- Biography words
- 13,369
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (3 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 3 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most pop urbaine artists. France leads with 6.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with pop urbaine. The most shared is French contemporary R&B, with 6 artists in both.
Covers from pop urbaine
22 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Destinée Supremacy
Aya Nakamura · 2026
Destinée
Aya Nakamura · 2025
DNK
Aya Nakamura · 2023
AYA
Aya Nakamura · 2020
Nakamura
Aya Nakamura · 2018
Journal intime
Aya Nakamura · 2017
LE NORD SE SOUVIENT
Gims · 2024
Les dernières volontés de mozart (Symphony)
Gims · 2022
Le Fléau
Gims · 2020
Ceinture noire
Gims · 2018
Mon cœur avait raison
Gims · 2015
Subliminal
Gims · 2013
Leaders
Gims has the most release groups (108); Gims the longest career (20 years); Aya Nakamura the most awards (6).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Gims | 108 |
| Aya Nakamura | 37 |
| Dadju | 36 |
| Wejdene | 11 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Gims | 20 |
| Aya Nakamura | 9 |
| Dadju | 8 |
| Wejdene | 7 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Aya Nakamura | 6 |
| Dadju | 3 |
| Shay | 1 |
| Naps | 1 |
Most famous pop urbaine artists

Aya Nakamura
France · Person · born 1995
reggaeton, Afrobeat, zouk, pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B
16.5M listeners · 44 wikis

Gims
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Person · born 1986
pop music, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, pop rap, pop urbaine
17.8M listeners · 37 wikis

Ninho
France · Person · born 1996
trap music, pop urbaine, French hip-hop
8.3M listeners · 7 wikis

Dadju
France · Person · born 1991
pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B, French hip-hop
6.6M listeners · 11 wikis

Wejdene
France · Person · born 2004
pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B
8 wikis
Shay
Belgium · Person · born 1992
trap music, pop rap, French pop, Afrobeat, pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B, French hip-hop
7 wikis
Imen Es
France · Person · born 1998
French pop, pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B, raï, French hip-hop
6 wikis

Soso Maness
France · Person · born 1987
gangsta rap, pop urbaine, French hip-hop
5 wikis
Naps
Algeria · Person · born 1986
pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B, French hip-hop
3 wikis