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Also known as Jérémy Bana Owona, Jérémy Djibril Bana Owona, WéRenoi

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.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1994-01-30
Active to
2025-05-17
french hip hophip hop

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Werenoi
Musical artist.image
Werenoi (3x4 cropped).jpg
Musical artist.caption
Werenoi in the Montreux Jazz Festival, 2023
Musical artist.birth_name
Jérémy Bana Owona
Musical artist.birth_place
Melun, France
Musical artist.death_place
Paris, France
Musical artist.genre
Hip hop
Musical artist.occupation
Rapper
Musical artist.years_active
2021–2025
Musical artist.label
PLR Music, PGP Records, AllPoints

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early and personal life
  • Musical career
  • Death
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • EPs
  • References
  • External links

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.

== Early and personal life == Jérémy Bana Owona was born on 30 January 1994 in Melun. Little was known about Owona's personal life, due to his desire to keep his personal life and his family matters private. He grew up in Montreuil in a family of Cameroonian origin. He was related to the rapper Zequin. He was a Muslim.

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