Corneille

Person · Open Library

Born

1625

Died

1709

Works

115

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Film & TV

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Cornelius Nyungura (born 24 March 1977), known by his stage name Corneille, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was born in West Germany to Rwandan parents, 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…

Known for

• Aya Nakamura au Stade de France — Self : Guest2026
• Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
• Pour toi Céline: La soirée évènement — Self2024
• Après la voix2024
• LEGEND2023
• Le Figaro La Nuit2022
• Une soirée de Qualité au Coconut — Self2021
• Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021 — Self - Host2021
• Star Académie — Self - Guest Artist2021
• Qui sait chanter? — Self - Panelist2021

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

83,309

Total plays

939,539

Corneille (Cornelius Nyungura) is a rhythm and blues French singer. He was born on March 24, 1977, in Freiburg, Germany, to his parents who were completing their University studies there. He lived there for 6 years, until he was brought to live in his country of origin, Rwanda. He lived in a village for a short time, before moving to Rwanda's capitol, Kigali. Corneille developed an interest in music early on, and it was an interest his father supported and encouraged. <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Cornelius

Gender

male

Citizenship

Rwanda

Place of birth

Freiburg im Breisgau

Occupation

songwriter

Genre

contemporary R&B

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.corneilleofficiel.com

Image

Corneille artiste.JPG

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