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zouk artists

11 published zouk artists, led by Aya Nakamura, Willy William and Angelique Kidjo.

At a glance

11 published zouk artists; 43 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists1 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 8 tier 3
11
Release groups
184
Studio albums
44
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
43
Timeline events
127
Monthly listenerssum across artists
26.5M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
16.1 years
Full biographies
4
Biography words
20,447

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s1
1990s2
2000s3
2010s2
3 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most zouk artists. France leads with 9.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with zouk. The most shared is Afrobeat, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from zouk

43 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Angelique Kidjo has the most release groups (52); Angelique Kidjo the longest career (36 years); Angelique Kidjo the most awards (25).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Angelique Kidjo52
Aya Nakamura37
Jessy Matador34
Willy William23
Rouge15

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Angelique Kidjo36
Jocelyne Béroard25
Rouge17
Willy William16
Aṣa15

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Angelique Kidjo25
Aya Nakamura6
Jocelyne Béroard3
Doc Gynéco1

Most famous zouk artists

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