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Mirage Supersonic
(Congo-Kinshasa)
Biography
Mirage Supersonic is part of a new generation of Congolese singers who
try to honour the Congolese rumba as opposed to the more noisy exponents of present day Congolese music. Mirage started
singing as a teenager in school bands such as Collège Horizons. Later, when he became a
professional singer, he was part of Lebou Kabouya's
Quartier Latin Intégral from 2001.
In 2003, he joined Alain Mpela's band Génération A, but his most important career switch occurred when he became one of the solo singers of Koffi Olomide's Quartier Latin, next to co-singers Fally Ipupa, Ferré Gola, Soleil Wanga and others. He was part of Quartier Latin from 2004 until 2006.
In 2006, he worked with Ferré Gola on his first solo album « Sens interdit », but he started also to work on his own solo project and the following year he released his debut album « Figure de Style ». The album was quite successful and even Koffi Olomide congratulated him for making this album, which contains the popular song « Mon bébé » and a reprise of a Tabu Ley song « Fétiche ». A year later, Mirage featured on Bouro Mpela's album « Vice de procédure » (on the song « Regret d'amour »), and in 2012, he released a second album « Arrêtes-moi si tu peux » (Stop Me If You Can).
In 2003, he joined Alain Mpela's band Génération A, but his most important career switch occurred when he became one of the solo singers of Koffi Olomide's Quartier Latin, next to co-singers Fally Ipupa, Ferré Gola, Soleil Wanga and others. He was part of Quartier Latin from 2004 until 2006.
In 2006, he worked with Ferré Gola on his first solo album « Sens interdit », but he started also to work on his own solo project and the following year he released his debut album « Figure de Style ». The album was quite successful and even Koffi Olomide congratulated him for making this album, which contains the popular song « Mon bébé » and a reprise of a Tabu Ley song « Fétiche ». A year later, Mirage featured on Bouro Mpela's album « Vice de procédure » (on the song « Regret d'amour »), and in 2012, he released a second album « Arrêtes-moi si tu peux » (Stop Me If You Can).
Mirage Supersonic
Born:
Style: modern Congolese music / rumba
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Arrêtes-moi si tu peux | 2012 | Grande House Music | |
| Figure de Style | 2007 | Esselta ESS2071 |
Sources
http://www.afriquechos.ch/spip.php?article3320 [external link - retrieved November 2012, page no longer available]
mirage-ssonic.skyrock.com [external link - retrieved November 2012, Skyrock service now terminated]
http://www.afriquechos.ch/spip.php?article3320 [external link - retrieved November 2012, page no longer available]
mirage-ssonic.skyrock.com [external link - retrieved November 2012, Skyrock service now terminated]
Page added November 2012