William Baldé

Mohamed Guy William Baldé (born 4 April 1971), known as William Baldé, is a singer-songwriter and composer born in Guinea. In 2008, he became famous with his album En corps étranger and his single "Rayon de soleil", number-one hit in France and Belgium.

William Baldé
Birth nameMohamed Guy William Baldé
Born (1971-04-04) 4 April 1971[1]
Kindia, Guinea
OriginGuinea
GenresPop, Reggae
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, composer
Years active1995–present
WebsiteOfficial site

Biography

William Baldé started his singing career with the afro soul band Yuba in which he sang in English. The group had a contract with EMI record company and released in 1995 a first album entitled Everybody Nyani. Well received in the showbiz, Yuba opened the concerts of Jamiroquai and The Eagles, among other artists.

The soloist career of William Baldé started in the late 2007, when he was first part of the concerts of Christophe Maé, singing in front of a large audience (over 400,000). In June 2008, he released his first album En corps étranger and the summer hit "Rayon de soleil" which was a smash hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia). This single was followed by the second one from this album, Sweet Lady.

Baldé is currently nominated for the 2009 NRJ Music Awards in the category 'French revelation of the year'.

Discography

Albums
Year Title Chart[2] Certification (FR)
FR BEL (WA) SWI
2008 En corps étranger 3 31 84 —

Singles
Year Title Chart Certification (FR)
FR FR (DD) BEL (WA) SWI
2008 "Rayon de soleil"[3] 1 2 1 24 —
"Sweet Lady" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

References
  1. "William Baldé: Von der Straße in die Charts | DW | 04.06.2010".
  2. En corps étranger, track listing and peak positions Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 1, 2008)
  3. "Rayon de soleil", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 1, 2008)
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