Inna Modja

Inna Bocoum also known as Inna Modja born May 19 1984 is a MalianFrench female singer and model Modja means bad not good in Fulfulde Born on May 19 1984 in Bamako Mali in a Fula family the sixth of seven children Inna Bocoum owes her artist name to her mother who gave her the nickname of Inna Modja which means Inna is bad or Inna is not good in Fulfulde When she was six her parents enrolled her in a choir At home her father encouraged her to progress by playing her some records he liked artists such as Ray Charles Ella Fitzgerald Otis Redding Sarah Vaughan She was also influenced by her older siblings who transitioned into Thrash Punk 8090s Rap Heavy Metal periods in addition to Blues Soul and Disco As a teenager she still alternated between Hard Rock and love songs She regularly visited her neighbour Salif Keita who invites her to be part of the Rail Band of Bamako a group of swinging old men Bossa Nova and Jazz amongst whom he himself debuted She speaks against female genital mutilation as she herself and her four sisters were circumcised without their parents approval an event she sang about in one of her songs She since had reconstructive surgery done Shes also outspoken against violence against women which she portrayed in the music video of her song La Valse de Marylore From these experiences Inna Modja learned to adapt to different rhythms like Swing or Disco She finally settled on a Pop and Soul sounds After appearing on a Fête de la Musique special TV show produced by France 2 singing a duet with Jason Mraz on his song Lucky Inna Modja opened for Sliimy on several of his shows She released her first single Mister H which is included on her first album Everyday is a New World itself released in October 2009 She supported it with appearances on several TV shows including Vivement Dimanche and Taratata She made a comeback in June 2011 with her new single French Cancan Monsieur Sainte Nitouche It quickly became one of the biggest Summer hits of 2011 in France and went No 4 on the SNEP French Singles Chart She followed this success with La Fille du Lido the second single off her second album Love Revolution which was released on November 7 She participated to the annual Téléthon which benefits the French Association Against Myopathies The music video for the third single I Am Smiling February 2012 was entirely made from videos from her fans She contributed a cover of Souris Puisque Cest Grave on Alain Chamforts cover album Elles Lui 2012 and lent her voice to the charity single Je Reprends Ma Route to benefit the association Les Voix de lenfant In 2018 she was part of the reimagining at Laurent Ruquiers inspiration of Claude Bollings Les Parisiennes Source Article Inna Modja from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30