Youssou N’Dour Yuusu Nduur, also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour, was born on 1 October 1959 and is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, sporadic actor, businessman, and politician.
In Senegal and most of Africa, according to Rolling Stone magazine, he is “perhaps the most famous singer alive.” In Senegal, he served as the Minister of Tourism from April 2012 to September 2013.
Youssou N’Dour children: Meet Ndeye Sokhna N’Dour, Birane N’Dour, St. Louis N’Dour, Venus N’Dour, Thioro N’Dour, Segui N’Dour,Ibrahima Nelson Mandela N’Dour, Mary Aida Coulibaly N’Dour
Youssou’s 8 children have been identified as Ndeye Sokhna N’Dour, Birane N’Dour, St. Louis N’Dour, Venus N’Dour, Thioro N’Dour, Segui N’Dour, Ibrahima Nelson Mandela N’Dour, and Mary Aida Coulibaly N’Dour. We, unfortunately, do not have much information about them.
Youssou N’Dour joined Super Diamono at the age of 15, and the two of them went on a West African tour together in 1975.
N’Dour signed a contract in 1976, at the age of 16, to perform with Ibra Kasse’s Star Band at Kasse’s Miami club in Dakar, where he would go on to become famous.