Lous and the Yakuza

About

Congolese-Belgian singer and rapper who rose to fame with the release of her debut single "Dilemme" in September 2019. A year later, she followed-up with her debut album Gore in October 2020. She posts professional updates and promotes her work on her lousandtheyakuza Instagram account, where she has over 440,000 followers.

Before Fame

Her first single went viral, receiving more than 20M streams on Spotify and 8.9M views on YouTube. It topped Spotify Italia's Viral 50 chart. 

Trivia

In February 2020, she modeled for the French luxury fashion house Chloé for Paris Fashion Week. She is also a writer and artist, creating manga and graphic novel illustrations. In 2000, she and her family fled to Belgium during the Second Congo War.

Family Life

She was born in Lubumbashi, Zaire to a Congolese father and a Rwandan mother. Both her parents were prominent doctors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Associated With

Her debut album was produced by El Guincho, known for his work on Rosalía's single "Malamente."