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Black French musicians

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Angelique Kidjo

Beninese musician

Malian-French singer

Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany ( ), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.

Élie Thitia Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper.

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

French virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor, and fencing master

Malian-French female singer and model.

Tamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as '''Shy'm' , is a French singer and actress. She released her first album, Mes fantaisies, in 2006 and has since released six more albums. She had three Platinum albums, including her number-one 2012 album, Caméléon''.

French DJ, record producer, and singer (born 1981)

Ottawan are a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste and formerly Annette Eltice, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger.

Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982), known professionally as Aṣa ( , , ), is a French-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer, lyricist, percussionist and music producer (born 1958)

Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM in 1989 along with Kool Shen.

French rapper, singer and songwriter

Youssoupha Mabiki (; born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French and Congolese rapper.

French-Guinean rapper and singer-songwriter

French-Haitian rapper, singer and actor

Youssef Soukouna (born 20 April 1981 in Goutte d'Or, Paris), better known by his stage name Sefyu (, his first name in verlan), is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis of which is located within the northern suburbs of Paris. Sefyu originally aspired to become a professional soccer player, but his dream was derailed after he sustained an injury whilst playing for English club Arsenal. He emerged upon the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s to commercial and critical acclaim.

Gibson Brothers

France-based musical group

Jérémy Bana Owona (; 30 January 1994 – 17 May 2025), known professionally as Werenoi (), was a French rapper. He was voted the male revelation of the year at the Les Flammes ceremony in 2023. Werenoi held the number 1 position in album sales in France in 2023 and 2024. He released four studio albums and two EPs.

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

French singer-songwriter and model

French musician

Passi () is a hip-hop artist who became famous in the mid-1990s with the group Ministère AMER, which included himself, Doc Gyneco and Stomy Bugsy. He is most widely known, however, as a solo artist, as well as a participant in many other groups, such as Bisso Na Bisso and Dis l'heure 2 zouk.

French-Capeverdean rapper

Wanani Gradi Mariadi (born 28 November 1990), better known by his stage name Gradur (), is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey.

French singer-songwriter and actress

'''Sérigne M'Baye Gueye (; born 28 March 1978), better known by his stage name Disiz (formerly Disiz la Peste''', ), is a French rapper and actor. Born to a Senegalese father and French mother, he grew up listening to hip hop music.

Congolese rapper

French rapper and singer

William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (; born 2 April 1996) is a French rapper and singer.

Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1980 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career with two album releases Mon Afrique in 2007 and Africa Forever in 2011.

Satchela Evrard Djedje (born 25 August 1992 in Orléans), better known by the artistic name Vegedream, is a French hip hop, R&B and urban pop singer-songwriter of Ivorian origin. He is signed to Universal Music France and is best known for his 2018 hit single Ramenez la coupe à la maison (Bring the cup back home) that topped the French SNEP Singles Chart, and was the France national football team's unofficial song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He released his debut studio album Marchand de sable (Sandman) in 2018. Since his breakthrough, he has released three studio albums, all of which reached

Cédric Matéta Nkomi (born 30 January 1992), known professionally as KeBlack, is a French rapper and singer of Congolese origin. He is signed to the record label Bomayé.

Kalash Criminel

Congolese rapper

French rapper, singer and dancer

Geoffroy Mussard (; born 11 March 1966), known by his stage name '''Shurik'n''', is a French rapper from Marseille. He is one of the members of the hip hop group IAM, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage (Raphaël Mussard), he also is a member of the group La Garde.

French-Congolese singer

Tété is a French musician, born in Dakar, Senegal on 25 July 1975. His mother is from Martinique and his father is from Senegal.

French rapper of Guinean origin

French rapper, actor and film producer

Jacques Schwarz-Bart

French jazz saxophonist

Smartzee (born 1980) is a French rapper and singer born in Benin.

'''Bedaya Singuila N'Garo (born 19 September 1977 in Suresnes), better known by his stage name Singuila''' (), is a French singer of Congolese and Central African origins. Singuila means "thank you" in Sango, a main language spoken in Central African Republic.

French singer-songwriter and poet

French rapper (born 2000)

Mélissa Nkonda

Samuël Adebiyi, better known by his stage name Féfé (formerly Féniksi), is a French singer and rapper.

Clarisse Albrecht