Dadju Alimasi Nsungula (; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French-Congolese singer. He was signed to the label

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and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation

Shin Sekaï The Shin Sekaï is a French singing / rapping fusion duo made up of Dadju (vocals) and Abou Tall (rap). The band's name means "New World" in Japanese (新世界, ), and was taken from a fictional territory in the popular manga series ''One Piece' ...

alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B and released the album ''Indéfini''. The duo announced that they were breaking up so they can each follow solo careers. Dadju released his solo album ''Gentleman 2.0'' in 2017.

Personal life

Dadju comes from a musical family. His father is Djanana Djuna, a Congolese vocalist of

Papa Wemba Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba (), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of ...

's band. His half-brother is

Gims Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in all caps), is a Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Moro ...

, a famous solo singer and ex-member of the successful French rap group

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, a major act under the music label Wati B. His other brothers Bedjik and Xgangs are also rappers in their own right. In 2016, he got married and had a daughter a few months later. He welcomed a baby boy in 2020. On 22 April 2025, performed at the sold-out benefit concert called ''Solidarité Congo'' at the

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. This charitable event featured 30 prominent artists from the

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industry, along with internationally recognized and Congolese musicians to raise funds for children affected by the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern DRC, with proceeds directed to his Give Back Charity.

Discography

Albums

as part of Shin Sekaï *2013: ''The Shin Sekaï Vol. I'' (mixtape) *2014: ''Volume II'' (mixtape) *2016: ''Indéfini'' Solo

EPs

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts

Featured in

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts

Other charted songs

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadju 1991 births Living people People from Bobigny French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century French male singers Black French musicians Black French rappers French male rappers 21st-century male rappers Musicians from Seine-Saint-Denis Democratic Republic of the Congo rappers