50:
216:
Her father was very strict and wouldn't let Pongo and her sisters have a social life. Finding it hard to endure these difficulties, at 12 years old she threw herself from the seventh floor of the building where she lived, sustaining injuries and breaking a leg. During the initial phases of her
295:
of the song "Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)". To help raise her sisters, Pongo worked in menial jobs after her father abandoned the family. One day, while working as a housecleaner, she heard "Wegue Wegue" playing on the radio and then decided to return to focusing on her career.
213:. In the new country, her mother worked as a maid and her father worked as a construction laborer. She lived in a shelter room for five years with the other four members of her family, sharing a bed with her two sisters.
645:
591:
742:
456:
747:
574:
222:
509:
737:
752:
319:, when she became known as the "Diva of Kuduro". In 2020 she launched her second EP, "Uwa" (a word that means "step" in
272:
for the song "Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)", written and recorded by her. This song was part of the soundtracks of the games
537:
244:
group Denon Squad performing on the street. After her recovery, she started dancing with the group and singing
732:
273:
308:
240:
sessions across the city, in a neighborhood with
African immigrants, Pongo saw for the first time the
727:
182:
620:
264:. She performed on a stage for the first time with them in 2008 in the Music Box concert venue in
288:
261:
570:
210:
237:
316:
20:
218:
697:
49:
721:
672:
300:
312:
564:
701:
646:"Artista portuguesa PONGO Ă© vencedora dos Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 2020"
482:
249:
425:
292:
229:
who had endured a period where she couldn't walk because of an unsuccessful
125:
299:
Pongo's career recovery was accelerated in 2018 by the launch of her first
320:
269:
206:
566:
Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of
African Popular Music
281:
277:
24:
592:"Pongo, celle qui a relancé le kuduro et fait danser Brigitte Macron"
304:
265:
241:
226:
202:
198:
194:
130:
111:
100:
673:"Luta, superação e conquista dentro da "Baia" de Pongo, o novo EP"
230:
457:"Pongo, a cantora angolana que conquistou a presidĂȘncia francesa"
315:, official residence of the French presidency, being hosted by
245:
323:, one of Angola's official languages). In 2020 Pongo won the
291:
for two years, then left the group for disputes relating to
569:(illustrated ed.). Chicago Review Press. p. 134.
217:
recovery, she couldn't walk and her father nicknamed her
260:
Pongo's participation in Denon Squad led her to meet
159:
142:
118:
107:
84:
74:
64:
59:
40:
614:
612:
303:, "Baia", and in 2019 by her participation in the
532:
530:
31: and the second or paternal family name is
177:(born 10 April 1992), known professionally as
8:
451:
449:
447:
538:"Pongo transforma conflitos em mĂșsica pop"
48:
37:
339:
268:. In the same year, she became known in
417:
252:Pongolove, later abbreviated to Pongo.
619:Hutchinson, Kate (February 17, 2020).
201:, Pongo immigrated with her family to
7:
621:"Pongo Turns Her Struggles Into Pop"
671:Gomes, Wilds (September 22, 2018).
743:21st-century Angolan women singers
590:Magnien, Gaëlle (March 13, 2020).
483:"The Angolan star of kuduro music"
14:
508:Snapes, Laura (August 2, 2020).
280:, and was extensively played on
325:Music Moves Europe Talent Award
284:, with over ten million views.
1:
748:Angolan emigrants to Portugal
367:Launched: September 21, 2018
769:
384:Launched: February 7, 2020
225:singer very well known in
175:Engracia Domingos da Silva
70:Engracia Domingos da Silva
18:
342:
236:On her way to one of the
47:
16:Angolan-Portuguese singer
563:Tenaille, Frank (2002).
23:, the first or maternal
426:"Le Fast Life de Pongo"
401:Launched: April 1, 2022
185:singer and songwriter.
221:, after the name of a
60:Background information
738:Musicians from Luanda
510:"One to watch: Pongo"
287:Pongo performed with
274:Need for Speed: Shift
311:, performing in the
209:, escaping from the
753:Angolan songwriters
544:. February 20, 2020
432:. February 29, 2020
309:FĂȘte de la musique
289:Buraka Som Sistema
262:Buraka Som Sistema
248:. She adopted the
183:Angolan-Portuguese
135:Progressive Kuduro
489:. August 31, 2021
409:
408:
211:Angolan civil war
169:
168:
760:
712:
711:
709:
708:
694:
688:
687:
685:
683:
668:
662:
661:
659:
657:
642:
636:
635:
633:
631:
616:
607:
606:
604:
602:
587:
581:
580:
560:
554:
553:
551:
549:
534:
525:
524:
522:
520:
505:
499:
498:
496:
494:
479:
473:
472:
470:
468:
453:
442:
441:
439:
437:
422:
340:
238:physical therapy
162:
98:
94:
92:
77:
67:
52:
38:
768:
767:
763:
762:
761:
759:
758:
757:
718:
717:
716:
715:
706:
704:
696:
695:
691:
681:
679:
670:
669:
665:
655:
653:
644:
643:
639:
629:
627:
618:
617:
610:
600:
598:
589:
588:
584:
577:
562:
561:
557:
547:
545:
536:
535:
528:
518:
516:
507:
506:
502:
492:
490:
481:
480:
476:
466:
464:
463:. June 26, 2019
455:
454:
445:
435:
433:
424:
423:
419:
414:
338:
333:
317:Emmanuel Macron
258:
191:
172:
160:
155:
138:
99:
96:
90:
88:
75:
65:
55:
43:
36:
21:Portuguese name
17:
12:
11:
5:
766:
764:
756:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
720:
719:
714:
713:
689:
663:
652:. May 26, 2020
637:
625:New York Times
608:
596:Brain Magazine
582:
575:
555:
526:
500:
474:
443:
416:
415:
413:
410:
407:
406:
404:
403:
402:
394:
390:
389:
387:
386:
385:
377:
373:
372:
370:
369:
368:
360:
356:
355:
352:
349:
345:
344:
337:
334:
332:
329:
257:
254:
190:
187:
171:Musical artist
170:
167:
166:
163:
157:
156:
154:
153:
150:
146:
144:
140:
139:
137:
136:
133:
128:
122:
120:
116:
115:
109:
105:
104:
86:
82:
81:
78:
72:
71:
68:
62:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
765:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
733:Living people
731:
729:
726:
725:
723:
703:
699:
693:
690:
678:
674:
667:
664:
651:
647:
641:
638:
626:
622:
615:
613:
609:
597:
593:
586:
583:
578:
576:9781556524509
572:
568:
567:
559:
556:
543:
539:
533:
531:
527:
515:
511:
504:
501:
488:
484:
478:
475:
462:
458:
452:
450:
448:
444:
431:
427:
421:
418:
411:
405:
400:
399:
398:
395:
392:
391:
388:
383:
382:
381:
378:
375:
374:
371:
366:
365:
364:
361:
358:
357:
353:
350:
347:
346:
341:
335:
330:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
297:
294:
290:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
255:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
214:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
188:
186:
184:
180:
176:
164:
158:
151:
148:
147:
145:
141:
134:
132:
129:
127:
124:
123:
121:
117:
113:
110:
106:
102:
97:(age 32)
95:10 April 1992
87:
83:
79:
76:Also known as
73:
69:
63:
58:
54:Pongo in 2019
51:
46:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
705:. Retrieved
692:
682:September 7,
680:. Retrieved
676:
666:
656:September 7,
654:. Retrieved
649:
640:
630:September 7,
628:. Retrieved
624:
601:September 7,
599:. Retrieved
595:
585:
565:
558:
548:September 7,
546:. Retrieved
541:
519:September 7,
517:. Retrieved
514:The Guardian
513:
503:
493:September 7,
491:. Retrieved
487:Couleur Cafe
486:
477:
467:September 7,
465:. Retrieved
460:
436:September 7,
434:. Retrieved
429:
420:
396:
379:
362:
324:
298:
286:
259:
235:
219:M'Pongo Love
215:
192:
178:
174:
173:
165:2008âpresent
161:Years active
32:
28:
728:1992 births
702:Apple Music
430:dailymotion
331:Discography
233:treatment.
143:Occupations
25:family name
722:Categories
707:2022-04-22
698:"Sakidila"
461:novojornal
412:References
250:stage name
189:Early life
152:songwriter
114:, Portugal
91:1992-04-10
66:Birth name
542:NSC Total
307:festival
293:royalties
223:Congolese
80:Pongolove
677:Bantumen
397:Sakidila
351:Details
321:kimbundo
270:Portugal
207:Portugal
193:Born in
181:, is an
103:, Angola
33:da Silva
29:Domingos
19:In this
343:Albums
282:YouTube
278:FIFA 10
573:
336:Albums
313:ĂlysĂ©e
305:French
266:Lisbon
256:Career
242:kuduro
227:Angola
203:Lisboa
199:Angola
195:Luanda
149:Singer
131:Kuduro
119:Genres
112:Lisbon
108:Origin
101:Luanda
650:Blitz
393:2022
376:2020
359:2018
354:Ref.
348:Year
231:polio
179:Pongo
42:Pongo
684:2021
658:2021
632:2021
603:2021
571:ISBN
550:2021
521:2021
495:2021
469:2021
438:2021
363:Baia
276:and
85:Born
380:Uwa
246:rap
126:Pop
27:is
724::
700:.
675:.
648:.
623:.
611:^
594:.
540:.
529:^
512:.
485:.
459:.
446:^
428:.
327:.
301:EP
205:,
197:,
93:)
710:.
686:.
660:.
634:.
605:.
579:.
552:.
523:.
497:.
471:.
440:.
89:(
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
