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Baloji
Belgian musician & rapper
Since 1978
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Baloji (born 1978), also known as MC Balo, is a rapper, singer, and film director. Of Congolese origin, he has lived in Belgium since he was a young child. Known as MC Balo as part of the hip-hop group Starflam, he went on to pursue a career as a solo artist in 2008. His 2023 film Omen premiered at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section, where it won the New Voice Prize, and became an international critical success. It was the Belgian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
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Baloji est un rappeur, chanteur et auteur-compositeur congolo-belge, né le 12 septembre 1979 à Lubumbashi au Zaïre (aujourd'hui en République démocratique du Congo) ayant grandi à Liège. Il est anciennement connu comme MC Balo au sein du groupe Starflam.
En solo, il chante en français. En 2008, il publie son premier album solo, Hotel Impala, certifié disque d'or et doublement récompensé aux Octaves de la musique. Il est suivi par un deuxième album solo, Kinshasa succursale, en 2010 et d'un EP solo intitulé 64 Bits and Malachite en 2015. En mars 2018 il sort son album 137 Avenue Kaniama. Plus récemment, il est multirécompensé pour son court-métrage Zombies.
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Discography
Albums
- 2007 Hotel Impala
- 2010 Kinshasa Succursale
- 2018 137 Avenue Kaniama
- 2019 Kaniama: The Yellow Version
EPs
- 2016 64 Bits & Malachite
