Corneille (singer)

Corneille
Corneille performing in 2019
Background information
Born
Cornelius Nyungura

(1977-03-24) 24 March 1977
Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
OriginRwanda
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1993–present

Cornelius Nyungura (born 24 March 1977), known by his stage name Corneille, is a German-Rwandan naturalized Canadian R&B singer. He was born in West Germany to Rwandan parents. He spent most of his childhood in Rwanda, and eventually emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1997. He sings in French and English. His work is greatly influenced by American funk and soul music; he is inspired by Prince, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

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